A Special Thanks To The Freiker Sponsors

The following sponsors have supported the Freiker program at Almond School this year. Some of them gave money and some gave merchandise but all have contributed whatever they could to to make this fun and rewarding for the students. If you are in need of any of the products or services that they offer, I ask you to shop with them first this summer.

Without the donations of the following 3 sponsors, this program would have never happened! I think we all appreciate what they have done for the school and I, for one, am a committed customer (and have been for many years).

• The Bicycle Outfitter
• Palo Alto Bikes
• Monta Vista Velo Cycling Club (MVV)
  

The following sponsors should be recognized for their more than generous donations. It takes a lot to fuel the Almond Freikers. Without pizza and ice cream they could never have walked or ridden 9,000 miles!

• Baskin-Robbins on State St. in Los Altos donated 475 ice cream cones!
  
• Spot Pizza on Main St. in Los Altos donated 60 large pizzas!
  

The following sponsors have given to the program in various and important ways and have made it just that much more special for everyone!

• Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SBVC) for all of the bike to work bags! These make great shopping bags as well.
• REI for donating some water bottles and gifts for the Bag-O-Goodies!
• Rick's Cafe for helping with some much need funding along the way.
• JambaJuice for helping with some much needed funding along the way.
• Specialized Bicycles for all those cute little Freiker water bottles!

And, of course, I'd like to thank the folks at Freiker.org for giving us such a cool program to work with and helping me get through the last 3 months. Great job everyone!

It's been a fun 3+ months for me and (I hope) for the kids at Almond School. Please say thank you to our sponsors when you are in the area - we need them all back next year :)

Here is your summertime challenge... If you find yourself about to hop in your car to drive downtown - take a moment and ask yourself, "Is this errand something that I could do on my bike?" If the answer is yes, just do it! It's fun, it good for you and it's good for the planet. Besides, it sets a great example for the kids that are working hard at this already.

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Every Ride Counts!