May 17 (Sun)     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, director

                      of bicycle programs

             David Watson,

                      Mass Bike, exec director

                 George Kirby, newton bicycle/ pedestrian

                       task force, chair

2 pm     Friends & Family Ride - 3.5 mi.

             followed by ice cream and raffle, including teen membership to w suburban YMCA, Bikes donated by International Bicycle Center, Harris Cyclery, Gift Certificates - Landry’s, Harris cylery      

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 Bike, Farina’s Bicycle Center, Landry’s Bicycles, 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