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
