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 …
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”? …
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. …
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. …
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 …
CYCLING SEMINAR AND OTHER ORGANIZATION EVENTS
To all, CYCLING SEMINAR AT BERNARDS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY-Thanks to Chinmoy for sharing this. There will be a talk on “The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey” at Bernards Township Library Tuesday Sept 20 7-8pm. Check attached link for more info. https://www.bernardslibrary.org/eventcalendar#/events/YDl3MlNwUg/instances/Bki22VdKuP/ SPELLBOUND CENTURY-This past Sat TNT Cycling Club held their annual Spellbound Century …
SPECIAL EVENT POST RIDE CELEBRATION
As a ride leader if you would like to celebrate a special event like a birthday ride, Memorial Day Ride, Tour de France, etc. you can buy refreshments for post ride celebration. Check with Tracy Brown before the event and then send your expenses up to $50 to Merritt Petersen. Thanks again for leading, Manny
