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(10.16.01)
Bikes Belong Gives $50,000 to League of American Bicyclists to Support National Bike Summit and National Bike Month

Bikes Belong Coalition is providing a grant of $50,000 to the League of American Bicyclists to support the Leaguešs 2002 National Bike Summit(R) and its National Bike Month promotional campaign. Gary Sojquist, Bikes Belong board member, announced the grant at the Interbike/Bicycle Retailer & Industry News Awards Dinner on October 1 in Las Vegas. The League will use the grant to support its National Bike Summit(R), to be held in Washington, DC March 6-8, 2002, and for press and public relations efforts to promote cycling during the Leaguešs National Bike Month.

The League's Executive Director Elissa Margolin said, "We are very grateful to Bikes Belong and its member companies for their support. The involvement of the industry is crucial in the 2002 Summit as we gear up for reauthorization of TEA-21, the legislation that provides federal funding for bicycle facilities in the United States. We are also looking forward to turning up the volume on our promotional efforts during National Bike Month." The National Bike Month promotional campaign will focus on some of the wide range of lifestyle benefits bicycling has for both the individual cyclist and the community at large, including improved health and fitness, the reduction of air pollution, and reducing traffic.

At the 2002 National Bike Summit(R), the League will convene all of the major advocacy organizations, including the Bikes Belong Coalition. The reauthorization of TEA-21 and a national Safe Routes to School program are important items on the Summitšs agenda.

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