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TRAVEL TALK!
Pedaling While Parenting
When: Wed 1/8, 7-8:30 PM
Where: Arts Riot, Pine St.
Does long distance bike touring have to end with the birth of children? Dustin Rand puts that issue to rest in his talk about bike touring the North Country with kids.
Dustin shows how, with a little flexibility, bike touring can be a great family activity regardless of a child's age. Read more about the talk here.
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"United We Ski"
Comes to OGE
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When: Thurs 1/16, 8 PM
Where: Outdoor Gear Exchange, Church St.
United We Ski is a documentary by T-bar Films that tells the story of Vermont's small town ski areas. Check out the trailer here.
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Save the Date: Benefit Bake @ Flatbread!
When: Tues 2/4, 5-9 PM
Where: American Flatbread, Saint Paul St.
What an evening! Delicious flatbread, good company and a warm fire. Not to mention,
$4 from every flatbread goes to support Local Motion! Stop by from 5-9pm, or just pickup takeout.
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Front Porch Forum Opens Doors to all VT
B ig news -- Front Porch Forum is now available in every Vermont community! Acting as a virtual community bulletin board, FPF is an easy way for local residents to connect with their neighbors. It's free. It's local. And it's friendly.
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Giving & Wrenching: New Volunteer Mechanic Classes at BRV!
Know a little about bike repair? Want to learn more?
BRV is currently seeking folks with beginner to intermediate mechanical skills who are willing and able to participate in a seven session volunteer "mechanic-in-training" course. The fee for the course is $70 ($35 for low-income individuals). Participants who complete the full 30 volunteer hours have the option of getting a refund of the course fee.
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Sign Up Today for the VerMontreal Tour
Want to take a unique two-wheeled vacation through a premiere bicycle touring region? How about a vacation where the profits go to support one of your favorite organizations?
If so, sign up today for VerMontreal 2014. On this four-day adven ture you'll enjoy world-class cycling along Vermont's Island Line Trail, the Lake Champlain Islands and Quebec's Route Verte network. On the final day of the tour, participants even get to ride in Montreal's Tour de l'Ile celebration!
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Bellows Falls for Bike Recycling
We're psyched to hear that the Bellows Falls Community Bike Project is moving full steam ahead after receiving two recent grants! Modeled after Bike Recycle Vermont and community bike shops around the country, The BF Community Bike Project serves both youth and adults and seeks to increase awareness about the benefits of bicycling and provide access to affordable bikes as well as bike repair skills.
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Photo courtesy of the Brattleboro Reformer
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Their "Earn A Bike" program provides volunteers who contribute 5-10 hours a donated bicycle that they fix themselves with the help of staff.
"We hope that by learning to put their own bikes together, people will gain a greater sense of ownership and responsibility for the bikes," says program Director Bonnie Anderson, "along with heightened self sufficiency and self-esteem."
The next big event for the BF Community Bike Project?
A community-wide planning meeting on January 15th. "We want to get input on how we can best serve the community," Bonnie says, "that's what we need to move forward."
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Wintervale's Back & Better than Ever! 
Winter is here and so is skiing in Burlington's Intervale! Enjoy 3 miles of groomed XC ski trails in the Intervale when weather permits throughout the winter, as well as "pop-up" Wintervale events with
demos, free ski and snowshoe rentals, kids activities, food and more!
Wintervale will take place two Sundays this winter (dates TBD) from 10am - 2pm, weather permitting. To ensure we get one good day in, February 16th is scheduled rain-or-shine!
A big thanks to the Intervale Center, The Intervale Community Farm, Burlington Parks & Recreation, SkiRack, the Intramural Nordic Gentlemen of Burlington and the volunteer groomers for making this possible!
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We've Hired a New Executive Director!
You may have seen the news in our recent press release, but in case you missed it over the holidays, we're delighted to announce that Emily Boedecker will be Local Motion's next leader. Emily comes to us from The Nature Conservancy of Vermont, where she has worked for the past decade. She brings a wealth of experience in non-profit management and fundraising as well as a passion for walking and biking.
 Emily succeeds Local Motion's founder, Chapin Spencer, who recently became Director of Public Works for the City of Burlington. As Chapin put it, "Emily is clearly the right choice for Local Motion's next chapter. Local Motion is in good hands." Please join us in welcoming Emily to the Local Motion family! She will start on March 3rd. In the meantime, you can send her a note at
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The Summit is Approaching: Saturday, March 29, 2014
Do you know someone who deserves to be acknowledged for their contributions to better walking and biking?
Have an inspiring presentation idea?
The Vermont Walk/Bike Summit will be accepting nominations and presenters until January 24th, so click on the links below nominate or propose a presentation topic!
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Happy Trails!
From the LM Crew: Brian, Charlene, Dan, Don, Jason, Katelin, Kevin, Leslye, Lou, Marion, Martel, Mary Catherine, Phil, Stu and Thomas.
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