Long Beach: Free “Street Savvy” Bicycle Safety Class Sunday May 5th in Bixby Knolls
From: Melissa Balmer - Editor/Program Director Women on Bikes SoCal - Tel (562) 221-9672 email: wobsocal@gmail.com
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9:34 PM PDT on April 28, 2013
For Immediate Release
Tuesday April 23, 2013
From: Melissa Balmer – Editor/Program Director Women on Bikes SoCal – Tel (562) 221-9672 email: wobsocal@gmail.com
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Long Beach CA – Saturday May 5th from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Women on Bikes SoCal will host a free introductory “Street Savvy” adult bicycle safety class for 12 participants. This completely hands on short 2-hour course will give you the skills and confidence you need to ride safely and securely for errands, exercise and fun! The class begins and ends at The Workshop 4242 Atlantic Blvd. Long Beach 90807 in beautiful Bixby Knolls. In order to take the class you need both a bike and a helmet in good working order. RSVP’s required by Sat 5/4 at 5:00 pm. Emailwobsocal@gmail.com or call (562) 221-9672 to confirm. Women on Bikes SoCal will be hosting more Street Savvy classes throughout Long Beach this summer. Learn more at: http://www.womenonbikessocal.org/street-savvy-bicycle-safety/. ###
About Women on Bikes SoCal
Women on Bikes SoCal marries traditional active living advocacy with a dynamic and evolving new media communications platform via our website and social media outreach. We are a program of the non profit bicycle advocacy organization Bikeable Communities. Our mission is to encourage, engage and empower women and girls of all ages, races and walks of life in the Southern California region in the beauty and benefits of bicycling, and to help double the number of women and girls actively riding bikes here within 2017. Learn more atwww.womenonbikessocal.org.
Women on Bikes SoCal marries traditional active living advocacy with a dynamic and evolving new media communications platform via our website and social media outreach. We are a program of the non profit bicycle advocacy organization Bikeable Communities. Our mission is to encourage, engage and empower women and girls of all ages, races and walks of life in the Southern California region in the beauty and benefits of bicycling, and to help double the number of women and girls actively riding bikes here within 2017. Learn more atwww.womenonbikessocal.org.
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