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MAFW September 2022 newsletter

Hi Freewheelers, Watch the website to see information on upcoming events, communication from our club president and ride coordinator, and ride guidelines. Our Social Coordinator, Mary Nacius, is always in need of your help for a number of our activities. Please email if you are interested: social@mafw.org MAFW has 2 main guidelines or mottos that …

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EXPANDING CALENDAR

Sorry to bother you again but I got an inquiry that the Oct picnic rides are not shown on the calendar.  What you need to do is expand the calendar beyond Oct 2 since schedule only shows ~2 weeks.   After logging in go to “Rides” > “Schedule”.  Select small calendar to right of “End Date” …

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FALL PICNIC AND OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTS

FALL PICNIC-MAFW Fall Picnic will be held on Sunday Oct 2 at Pickell Park, Whitehouse Station.   Picnic rides have been posted so you can start signing up for rides.  Don’t forget that you still need to sign up for the picnic via EventBrite.  When you arrive at Pickell Park just a reminder that you need …

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FALL PICNIC AND RIDE LEADER REPORT

Dear Ride Leaders, FALL PICNIC-Our Fall Picnic will be held at Pickell Park on Sunday Oct 2.  I posted proposed rides for the picnic and we need ride leaders for each ride.  Email me if you want to lead one of the rides.  I made up 2 new rides for D+ and D and working …

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RIDE LEADER REPORT

RIDE LEADER AWARDS-After you do a ride be sure to update your ride so your ride gets counted.  Any issues let me know.  To earn this year’s ride leader award you need to lead 12 rides by Sept 30.  Cancelled rides count as ½ ride.  This will earn you a $50 gift certificate and possibly …

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MAFW Magic??

Are you one of the many MAFW members who believes there is some sort of MAFW magic?  Do you think that new ride routes are created by “ride wizards” and just appear on the club website?  Or that fried chicken, cold drinks and paper plates are delivered to the club picnics by a “picnic drone”?  …

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Girls in Gear is Looking for Volunteers

Girls in Gear is looking for enthusiastic volunteers of all biking abilities and gender identities to lead our easy-to-follow curriculum for the fall season riders. Groups meet once a week for eight weeks across Morris County and the surrounding area. Weekly meetings focus on a mix of emotional development, conversations, bike maintenance, and riding skills. …

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Passing of long time member Muriel Mota

Muriel Mota, a longtime member of MAFW, and avid cyclist, died on August 9th at the age of 94.  If you have memories and/or photos of Muriel that you would like to share with the club, please email to our Newsletter Editor, Pat Kipp (newsletter@mafw.org) prior to August 25th for inclusion in the next MAFW Newsletter.   …

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Engage with YOUR bike club

Maybe you’ve been a member of MAFW for years and years, or perhaps you are a relatively new member.  Whichever designation applies to you, just HOW ENGAGED are you with YOUR bike club? Do you join in on club rides as your schedule permits?  Attend our picnics or other social events (now that we’ve resumed …

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