Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Have a safe holiday
For the 3 people who actually read this blog, happy holidays.
Everyone else...
Be safe. When taking off stop your mail and your newspaper. Stop mail by visiting the US Postal Office's web site to hold your mail. If you are a subscriber to the Washington Post, go to their subscriber webpage (you may need to register) and get them to stop delivery. The last thing you need to do is alert criminals to the fact that you're gone with a stack of newspapers and mail.
For the 3 people who actually read this blog, happy holidays.
Everyone else...
Be safe. When taking off stop your mail and your newspaper. Stop mail by visiting the US Postal Office's web site to hold your mail. If you are a subscriber to the Washington Post, go to their subscriber webpage (you may need to register) and get them to stop delivery. The last thing you need to do is alert criminals to the fact that you're gone with a stack of newspapers and mail.
Friday, December 19, 2003
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1. BICYCLE REPAIR CLASSES FOR ADULTS
2. CHAIN REACTION WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
3. USED BIKES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
4. VOLUNTEER NIGHTS CONTINUE...
5. SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER NEEDED
1. BICYCLE REPAIR CLASSES FOR ADULTS
This Basic Bike Repair course follows the Park Tool-School curriculum, with
six
sessions:
Jan 6: Tubes and Tires: learn the pro's tricks for fixing flats.
Jan 13: Drive-train Removal, Cleaning, and Installation.
Jan 20: All About Brakes.
Jan 27: Adjusting Shifters, Derailleurs, and Gears.
Feb 3: Adjusting and Overhauling Ball Bearing Systems.
Feb 10: The Science and Art of Wheel Truing.
Classes run from 7pm to 9pm. The class size is small so students get lots
of individual attention.
The full six week course costs $90 and includes a folding allen tool, patch
kit and tire levers -- or you can take just one class for $20.
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED, so sign up now. Email: sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net
Phone: (202) 265-2019.
2. CHAIN REACTION WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
The shop will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 5, when we will resume our
regular winter hours: W/Th/F 1pm - 6pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm.
3. USED BIKES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
Now we have bicycles available for sale every day! Come check out the
selection. Call David at 202.265.0179 for details.
4. VOLUNTEER NIGHTS CONTINUE...
Wednesday nights, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, you can find dedicated Chain
Reactions volunteers organizing the shop and refurbishing bikes. Sounds
like fun, right? If it’s your first time, join us at 6:30 for volunteer
orientation. As a bonus, volunteers earn time to work on their own bikes in
our repair stands or take repair classes for free. Call David for more
information 202.265.0179.
5. SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Chain Reaction needs a Spanish-speaking person to assist with our
Earn-A-Bike (EAB) program starting Monday, January 26 and ending Monday,
March 1. This person would assist 2 teenage ESL students through Chain
Reaction's EAB Lessons. No bike skills needed.
The Shaw EcoVillage Project, a community based 501(c)(3), engages young
people in making their neighborhoods cleaner, greener and more livable.
Shaw EcoVillage has two main goals, to develop leadership skills and job
readiness in young people, and foster the growth of expertise in
environmental stewardship, smart growth and equitable development on the
local level. We accomplish this through two programs, the EcoDesign Corps
and Chain Reaction.
In EcoDesign Corps, high-school students, ages 14 - 19, design and implement
projects that make the Shaw and nearby neighborhoods of Washington, DC
cleaner, greener and more livable for all residents. Students participate
in internships and fellowships where they apply their critical thinking
skills to solve real-life community issues. Participants focus on issues of
: Clean Water, Air and Land · Community Pride and Identity · Health and
Wellness · Equitable Development · Public Space · Transportation
Chain Reaction educates young people about the role of the bicycle in
sustainable communities and provides the residents of Shaw with safe,
affordable, and pollution-free transportation. Chain Reaction trains youth,
ages 9-19, in bicycle mechanics and safe riding skills through educational
programs; and provides job training and promotes bikes as affordable,
healthy transportation in its community bike shop. Our programs provide
young people with invaluable professional skills including project research,
problem solving, consensus building, action planning, implementation,
evaluation and presentation.
For more information please contact us at: Shaw EcoVillage, 1701 6th St.,
NW, Washington, DC 20001, phone: 202.265.2019 or 202.265.8899, fax: 202.
265.2842, email: sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net
, web: www.shawecovillage.com
#####
1701 6th Street, NW * Washington, DC 20001 * 202.265.8899 *
www.shawecovillage.com
Contributions are accepted and are tax-deductible.
Contribute through the Combined Federal Campaign, Designate #7606
1. BICYCLE REPAIR CLASSES FOR ADULTS
2. CHAIN REACTION WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
3. USED BIKES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
4. VOLUNTEER NIGHTS CONTINUE...
5. SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER NEEDED
1. BICYCLE REPAIR CLASSES FOR ADULTS
This Basic Bike Repair course follows the Park Tool-School curriculum, with
six
sessions:
Jan 6: Tubes and Tires: learn the pro's tricks for fixing flats.
Jan 13: Drive-train Removal, Cleaning, and Installation.
Jan 20: All About Brakes.
Jan 27: Adjusting Shifters, Derailleurs, and Gears.
Feb 3: Adjusting and Overhauling Ball Bearing Systems.
Feb 10: The Science and Art of Wheel Truing.
Classes run from 7pm to 9pm. The class size is small so students get lots
of individual attention.
The full six week course costs $90 and includes a folding allen tool, patch
kit and tire levers -- or you can take just one class for $20.
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED, so sign up now. Email: sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net
Phone: (202) 265-2019.
2. CHAIN REACTION WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
The shop will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 5, when we will resume our
regular winter hours: W/Th/F 1pm - 6pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm.
3. USED BIKES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
Now we have bicycles available for sale every day! Come check out the
selection. Call David at 202.265.0179 for details.
4. VOLUNTEER NIGHTS CONTINUE...
Wednesday nights, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, you can find dedicated Chain
Reactions volunteers organizing the shop and refurbishing bikes. Sounds
like fun, right? If it’s your first time, join us at 6:30 for volunteer
orientation. As a bonus, volunteers earn time to work on their own bikes in
our repair stands or take repair classes for free. Call David for more
information 202.265.0179.
5. SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Chain Reaction needs a Spanish-speaking person to assist with our
Earn-A-Bike (EAB) program starting Monday, January 26 and ending Monday,
March 1. This person would assist 2 teenage ESL students through Chain
Reaction's EAB Lessons. No bike skills needed.
The Shaw EcoVillage Project, a community based 501(c)(3), engages young
people in making their neighborhoods cleaner, greener and more livable.
Shaw EcoVillage has two main goals, to develop leadership skills and job
readiness in young people, and foster the growth of expertise in
environmental stewardship, smart growth and equitable development on the
local level. We accomplish this through two programs, the EcoDesign Corps
and Chain Reaction.
In EcoDesign Corps, high-school students, ages 14 - 19, design and implement
projects that make the Shaw and nearby neighborhoods of Washington, DC
cleaner, greener and more livable for all residents. Students participate
in internships and fellowships where they apply their critical thinking
skills to solve real-life community issues. Participants focus on issues of
: Clean Water, Air and Land · Community Pride and Identity · Health and
Wellness · Equitable Development · Public Space · Transportation
Chain Reaction educates young people about the role of the bicycle in
sustainable communities and provides the residents of Shaw with safe,
affordable, and pollution-free transportation. Chain Reaction trains youth,
ages 9-19, in bicycle mechanics and safe riding skills through educational
programs; and provides job training and promotes bikes as affordable,
healthy transportation in its community bike shop. Our programs provide
young people with invaluable professional skills including project research,
problem solving, consensus building, action planning, implementation,
evaluation and presentation.
For more information please contact us at: Shaw EcoVillage, 1701 6th St.,
NW, Washington, DC 20001, phone: 202.265.2019 or 202.265.8899, fax: 202.
265.2842, email: sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net
#####
1701 6th Street, NW * Washington, DC 20001 * 202.265.8899 *
www.shawecovillage.com
Contributions are accepted and are tax-deductible.
Contribute through the Combined Federal Campaign, Designate #7606
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Please join Bloomingdale Civic Association, Inc. for its annual holiday meet and greet.
Bloomingdale Civic Association , Inc.
Holiday Meet and Greet
Monday December 15, 2003
7:00 pm
St. George's Epeiscopal Church
160 U Street, NW
Come meet new neighbors and old friends. The Bloomingdale Civic Association is asking each guest to bring a wrapped shoebox that includes toilet articles, socks, scarf/hat/ gloves, cologne, comb/brush, underclothes, soap, deodorant, tooth/paste/toothbrush. Mark shoebox male/female.
or
A unwrapped toy for infant/youth no violent toys or toys with small object that can be easily swallowed, stuff or furry toys.
A Holiday Meet and Greet to remember shoebox gifts will be donated to SOME and toys to Childrens Hospital.
Happy Holidays
Cleopatra Jones,
President, Bloomingdale Civic Association, Inc.
Regrets only (202) 234-5399 (202) 387-2497
Bloomingdale Civic Association , Inc.
Holiday Meet and Greet
Monday December 15, 2003
7:00 pm
St. George's Epeiscopal Church
160 U Street, NW
Come meet new neighbors and old friends. The Bloomingdale Civic Association is asking each guest to bring a wrapped shoebox that includes toilet articles, socks, scarf/hat/ gloves, cologne, comb/brush, underclothes, soap, deodorant, tooth/paste/toothbrush. Mark shoebox male/female.
or
A unwrapped toy for infant/youth no violent toys or toys with small object that can be easily swallowed, stuff or furry toys.
A Holiday Meet and Greet to remember shoebox gifts will be donated to SOME and toys to Childrens Hospital.
Happy Holidays
Cleopatra Jones,
President, Bloomingdale Civic Association, Inc.
Regrets only (202) 234-5399 (202) 387-2497
