May 17     12:30 pm - 3 pm

city hall war memorial circle/steps       

RALLY/  FRIENDS & FAMILY RIDE /  FREE RAFFLES – HEALTHY SNACKS – SERVICES/ and the NATE ARONOW NEXTET

1 pm    rally

              mayor david cohen

              nicole freedman, city of boston,

                                dir of bicycle programs

              david watson, mass bike, exec dir

              george kirby, chair, newton

                                bicycle/ pedestrian task force           

2 pm   friends & family ride - 3.5 mi.

             followed by ice cream and

             raffle of teen membership to w suburban ymca,

                                bikes donated by international bike, harris cyclery; gift certificates - landry’s, harris cyclery      

Sponsors

green decade newton, harvard pilgrim health care foundation

Endorsers                                

mayor david cohen, sen. cynthia creem, rep. ruth balser, rep. kay khan, newton tab, newton bicycle & pedestrian task force, lwv/newton,  activate! newton, newton dept health & human services, newton community farm, phillip herr, newton schools safe routes task force; aldermen brandel, danberg, fischman, freedman, hess-mahan, linsky, parker, swiston; school comm. members kusiak, laredo, sokoloff, yeo; mayoral candidates balser, parker, warren, als therapy development institute, massbike

Donors

village bank, wainwright bank, west suburban ymca, dutch bicycle co., harris cyclery, eastern mountain sports, international bicycle center, farina’s, landry’s, newton conservators, coldwell banker residential re, trader joe’s, whole foods, clif bar, jp licks, allegra print & imaging, hightech signs

photos: Margaret Ford, Sean Roche