Volunteers needed to put on bike rodeo at San José elementary school
In celebration of International Bike and Walk to School Day, SVBC will again be partnering with CommUniverCity to put on a bike rodeo on October 12, at Anne Darling Elementary School in San José. This will be part of to the month-long bike and walk to school program in which students will walk and ride their bike to school as a group forming walking school buses and bike trains.
The rodeo will consist of 4 courses that will teach children proper bicycling techniques on how to make right turns, left turns, exit out of a driveway, scan and look over their shoulder, as well as proper helmet use. Previous rodeo experience is not required. Detailed instructions will be provided.
Here’s all the info:
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Time: 8:00 am – 11:30 am
Volunteer shifts available: a) 7:30 - 11:30 b) 7:30 – 9:30 c) 9:30 – 11:30
Location: Anne Darling Elementary (333 North 33rd Street, San José, CA 95133
To sign up, please email ernesto@bikesiliconvalley.org or call 408-287-7259 x221.
Stanford Football Bike Parking
Stanford football is gearing up for a new season! SVBC volunteers have helped guard bicycles at Stanford home games for years, and we are going to continue to provide this service throughout the 2011 season. Volunteers are needed to help us look after thousands of fans' bikes between September October and November.
Help SVBC and Stanford promote bicycle use, have fun, and enter your name to win a Sports Basement gift certificate each time you join us! A sandwich, water, shade/rain protection and a visitor pass will be provided each time you volunteer. Ten to 12 volunteers are needed for each date below.
Email your availability to: ef@ellenfletcher.net to volunteer (please register as far in advance of your volunteer date as possible).
ScheduleSeptember 3 - game time 2 pm (all volunteer spots filled)October 1 - game time 7:30October 8 - game time 4:30
October 22 - game time 5 pm
November 12 - game time to be determined
November 19 - game time to be determined
November 26 - game time 5 pm
Volunteers are required to check in at least one hour before game time.
Game times and opponents are posted at: http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/stan-m-footbl-sched.html
Safe Routes to School assessments
SVBC and Traffic Safe Communities Network (TSCN) of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department are looking for volunteers to help evaluate and assess motor vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycling behaviors in elementary and middle schools throughout Santa Clara County. These assessments will be conducted during the 2011/2012 school year.
As part of the Safe Routes to School assessment volunteers will complete data collection forms for the walkability/bikeability assessment for 30 schools throughout Santa Clara County, as assigned. Walkability/bikeability assessments, as well as surveys, will be administered at project schools to determine baseline levels and changes in travel behaviors. Each school site assessment will consist of 2-3 morning observations, usually (weather permitting) during the same week.
It is a very simple and easy task that will be explained the morning of the event. There are multiple volunteer opportunities that only take about an hour to 1 1/2 hours to complete (per day).
This would be a great opportunity for students who are looking to complete volunteer hours or community members who are interested in helping out schools in their own neighborhoods.
If you are interested or would like to learn more, please contact Jason Gubuan via email at heath-jason.gubuan@phd.sccgov.org.