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Cycle of Hope 2011 The Great River Ride
January 15, 2011
Meet & Greet Posting
Topics• The Habitat Story • Our Family• Registration Status• Ride Planning Progress• Up coming Meet & Greets
The Habitat Story
• Presented by Bob Aldridge– Habitat Winnipeg board member for 6
years– Also currently serves on the Habitat
Canada committee– See the HFH Facts Sheet which will be
posted shortly at robcycles.com for full details
Our Family
Yuseph, Lensa and their four children
The 2011 C0H Planning Team
• Ray and Shirley will be returning for 2011
• Elaine Smith Habitat Special Events• Gord Steindel Chair• Ann Sisler Vice-Chair and Route• Derrick Saedel Secretary• Linda Rubell Rider Recruitment• Linda Clark Accommodations• Rob Vipond Maps and Training
Rides• Syl Parry Driver recruitment • Gerry Pritchard Member at Large• Ray Steen Support Lead• Shirley Mustard Food Support
Registration Status
• 38 of the 50 registrations slots are now spoken for
• If you are interested in participating CoH 2011 register soon
• Registration materials available at:– http://robcycles.com
• Further registration information is available through:– Linda Rubell - [email protected]– Elaine Smith - [email protected]
First Night StopoverNew Hamption, Iowa
Ride Planning• Upcoming ride publicity events
– Please volunteer to ride one of the stationary bikes or staff the information table
– Polo Park Shopping Centre– Sat, Jan 22 • For more details contact Linda Rubell - [email protected]
– St. Vital Shopping Centre– Sat, Jan 29 • For more details contact Rob Vipond -
• Route planning progress– Targeting New Hampton, Iowa for July 1– State and provincial cycling permits being arranged
• Accommodations– Team preparing to start making contacts
• Dinosaurs freshened-up• New apparel options available for 2011
Apparel• Jersey design in progress• As usual Men’s and Women’s styles will be available• Relaxed and “Evolution” fit options will be available this
year• Try-ons on will take place at the Saturday, February 12
Meet & Greet• There will be 4-day window at that time so that the the
Jersey’s can be tried on at the Habitat offices during business hours if you cannot make it to the Meet & Greet
• We are looking into the possibility of providing additional Habitat/Cycle of Hope branded apparel based on rider interest and manufacturer minimum ordering requirements– Cycling shorts (expected cost $60/pair)– Arm warmers (expected cost $25-$30/pair)
Getting Ready for CoH 2011
• Fund-raising– Fund Raising will be the focus topic for February
meeting • Physical
– Cris Laboissiere will be assisting again in 2011– Cris will be participating in the February through May
Meet and Greets– He has prepared a short Cycle of Hope specific video
on the 4 most common exercise areas that cyclists should consider including in there training
– It is posted at the following private link on youtube (it is intentionally no locatable by a simple youtube search)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_92vc9KSKc
Future Meet & Greet Topics
• Fund Raising• Training and nutrition• Bike Clinic – How to change a flat• Packing• Cycling Safety• Departure Preparation
– To take place at Mandatory Meeting
Upcoming Meeting Dates
• February 12 Fund Raising
• March 19 Fitness and TrainingRegistration Deadline
• April 16 TBD
• May 1 TBD
• Wednesday, June 15 Mandatory Meeting
• Note: All Meet & Greets will take place on Saturday’s with the exception of the Mandatory Meeting