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NEWSLETTER 10
2015
FEBRUARY EDITION
WE’RE GOING BACK TO NORWAY THIS SUMMER! FOLLOW OUR TRIP ON FACEBOOK!
“Every day we seize and decline opportunities,
however a TWV Trip is truly life changing
and is definitely a smart move for anybody’s future.
On top of that, TWV Trips are extremely fun.
I really feel alive and in the present moment when on a bicycle trip.”
– SAM BROWN, TWV TRIP PARTICIPANT
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bikes
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classes
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80
volunteer
hours
Thank you to Calgary Coop for sponsoring our snack
(including pizza for graduation) for Bike Club this year!
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volunteers
supporters, believers, friends, funders, difference makers
Two Wheel View has been lucky to receive support from the following groups and individuals:
Southwood Library, St Helena School, Sir Winston Churchill Pool, Calgary AfterSchool, Ridley’s Cycle, Rod Garossino,
Social Venture Partners, Kevin Fougere, Neville Jugnauth, Harold Huber, Craig Maurice, Michael Gallant, Chelsey Dawes.
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On the Road: Adult Argentina
On March 1st, Rick and a group of travellers will embark
on our annual Adult Argentina Ride. As they pedal through
a number of diverse landscapes, the group will experience
the authentic culture of the region, eating traditional foods
and meeting local people. The trip includes 11 nights of
accommodation in country estates, B&B’s and family run
hostels; one night camping at a trout farm in the Calchaquí
mountains, three sight-seeing days in Salta, Cafayate and
Tafi de Valle; all group meals, and pre-trip support and
instruction for getting ready.
Rick is getting ready to lead another adult trip to Argentina in support of TWV.
We are already accepting registrations for this popular
experience for March 2016. Your participation on this trip
supports the mission of Two Wheel View and a portion of
your program fee is eligible for a charitable tax receipt. This
experience has sold out the last two years so it’s advised to
sign up early. For more information about this unique travel
opportunity, please visit our website www.twowheelview.org
We’ll be keeping up with Rick and the group regularly during
their trip. Follow along on our Facebook page, facebook.
com/twowheelview.
One of the best things about TWV Trips – eating good food with great friends!
Trip Leader Training
The year may have only just started but at TWV we are already thinking about summer. Right now our trip leaders are going through a
series of leadership development workshops to build their skills so they can provide the best possible experiences for the youth we take on
trips. They will meet monthly until the summer to brush up on bike mechanics, trip logistics, emergency response procedures and day-today activities of all the trips. We want to set our students up for success so we start by setting our leaders up to be successful too. We are
always looking for potential ride leaders so if you would like to be considered for our ride leader training program, please contact our Trips
Manager Colin at [email protected] to find out more.
Social Venture Partners Encore Fellowship
In January we were pleased to welcome Colleen McCrea to TWV as a part of the Social Venture Partners Encore Fellowship
Program. Encore Fellowships are structured programs that place highly-skilled, experienced professionals into social purpose
organizations, where they help non-profits build capacity, and ultimately, have a greater impact on their communities. Colleen
will spend the next year as our Chief Operations Officer, helping us conduct an organizational analysis to identify opportunities
for development and aiding us in creating strategies to strength our operations. We look forward to working with Colleen to build
a stronger TWV that will ultimately change more kids’ lives from the seat of a bike. Welcome to TWV Colleen!
>> VISIT OUR BLOG AT WWW.TWOWHEELVIEWBLOG.WORDPRESS.COM AND READ ALL ABOUT IT.
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Volunteer Mechanics Night
Thank you to everyone who has come out to wrench with us over the past few
months and to the Good Life Community Bike Shop for sharing their amazing space!
All the bikes that we tune up go directly to youth graduating from our Earn-a-Bike
programs. Volunteer Mechanic Nights are a great opportunity to spend time with
a great crew sharing new mechanic skills – including wheel truing, replacing brake
and shifter cables and housing, overhauling and repacking hubs – learning about
TWV’s bike expedition program and growing our cycling community. So all you
bike mechanics and Two Wheel View supporters out there, join us next time!
Volunteer Mechanics Night at the Good Life Community Bike Shop will take
place on the first Tuesday of each month, the next night will be: March 3, 2015,
6:00-9:00pm
Thanks again and hope to see you March 3, swing by anytime between 6:00-9:00pm!
Other Volunteer Opportunities
We have a number of other opportunities coming up in the next couple of months
where we could use your help! Please contact either Laura ([email protected]) or Sasha ([email protected]) to sign up.
March 28th and 29th – Calgary Bike Show We’ve been fortunate that they given
us a free booth at this event. We need volunteers to help us talk about TWV to the
attendees. Let us know what time you are able to donate and we will add you to our
schedule. Hours are 9:30am-9:30pm on the 28th and 9:30am-6:30pm on the 29th.
May 1st – Vehicle for Change Fundraiser Party We need help during the event
and the next day for cleaning up after the fun. We have a variety of activities and
short shifts for those who would like to contribute as well as join us for the fun!
Two Wheel View Trips 2015
There are so many opportunities to travel with Two Wheel View! Sign up as an individual
or group and get ready for a life changing travel experience.
Quebec/Alberta Youth Exchange: May 9-17, 2015 (Quebec) & June 6-14, 2015 (Alberta)
Argentina for Students: July 7-24, 2015 Norway for Families and Friends: July 25-August 8,
2015 Badlands to Banff: August 9-18, 2015 Okanagan / Kettle Valley for Adults: Fall 2015
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TEN WAYS
TO SUPPORT US
1. Volunteer to help at
an Earn-a-Bike program
2. Pay it forward and
donate your old bike at
the Good Life Community
Bike Shop
3. Train the future by
sponsoring an Earn-aBike program in your
community
4. Host an expedition
recruitment presentation
at your school or
community hall
5. Join our Two Wheel
View Facebook Page
and Twitter and spread
the word
6. Encourage success
by volunteering to
assist a youth with
their fundraising goal
7. Participate in and tell your
friends about our annual
Vehicle for Change
Fundraiser in the spring
8. Sign up for one of our
adult rides and raise
funds for a youth
9. Empower a youth by
donating to Two Wheel
View on our website
10. Share our vision of
changing more kids’ lives
by the seat of a bike!