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Programs, Rodeos & Assemblies Group Health Basics of Bicycling The Group Health Basics of Bicycling is an elementary school PE curriculum for 3rd-5th graders. This hands-on, bicycling skills and safety course is designed to give young students "a foundation of knowledge and skills in traffic-wise bicycling." The 10 to 14 age group suffers from the highest number of bicycle collisions - nearly twice that of any other age group. The Basics of Bicycling teaches children entering this age group to negotiate or avoid those high hazard situations that contribute to this high rate of injury or death. Sponsored by Group Health, Group Health Community Foundation, and a CDC/Public Health Seattle-King County grant to oversee curriculum, bike maintenance and bike transportation. Bicycle Skills Rodeo Cascade Bicycle Club does not provide staffing for rodeos. A fun, 2-hour event for schools, police and fire departments, community groups or youth organizations interested in conducting a "one day" bicycle safety course for children age four to twelve. Cascade Bicycle Club provides:
Youth Zone: Bike Skillz and Thrillz Events FREE!! Come learn new skills, improve on old ones and have fun with a wide range of bike activities. Cyclefest will have a Tour de Magnuson Treasure Hunt and a Bike Parade. Bikemania and Spawning Cycle will have our Rodeo Stunt Course which includes mock traffic safety situations and how to ride through them, plus stunts like balance boards, a bike teeter-totter, and mini jumps, with spotters standing by. REI will do a Bike Check station to make sure bikes are in shape. We also have bike games like "Wheelie of Fortune" and great prizes.
Thanks to our partners: Clif Bar, REI, Trips for Kids Seattle, Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club, Single Track Minds, Rad Racing, Safeco, Team Group Health and Group Health Community Foundation. School Assembly Information Sprocket Hero Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation Sprocket Hero, Cascade Bicycle Club's safe-cycling superhero, offers school assemblies and large groups of young riders information on safe cycling practices. To request a Sprocket Hero assembly program, please have several workable dates available. Submit your request well in advance of when you would like your assembly. Sprocket Heroes are busy, and are not available at all locations or all times. Brian Bartlett Inspirational Speaker and Downhill Mountain Bike Racer (who happens to have one leg) This Red Bull sponsored athlete is a true inspiration. He has invented his own bionic leg which enables him to compete with able bodies racers. Never before has an amputee been able to jump a bike, let alone stand and pedal. He gives the two legged racers a run for the money. He can come in and talk about racing, show his gear and explain how his leg works. Fluidride Trials Bike Demo by Zeb Tingey Zeb Tingey manages a Fluidride bike shop here in Seattle. They are a full service shop that also gives instruction to people wanting to take there riding to the next level or just feel more confident on the weekend group ride. He rides Trials mostly for fun but he also likes to compete when he gets a chance. Observed Trials is a cycling discipline that involves riding your bike through a predetermined section without putting your foot down. There aren’t a lot of competitions locally, so it becomes more of a hobby than a sport. It’s really about having fun, making friends, and setting goals and pushing yourself to learn things you thought you couldn’t do. BikeKnight Bicycle Safety Program Contact: G.Robin Smith The proper use of bicycle helmets would reduce the amount of death, disability and financial loss suffered by thousands of children, teens and adults each year by 80%. Eighty Percent! The BikeKnight program inspires riders to “Wear Their Armor” by making it cool. Simply, we offer an exciting interactive program featuring real armor that can travel to shopping malls, schools, boys and girls clubs, fairs and any gathering place of families and people who ride bikes. We can attract and maintain a large crowd with our presentations on Medieval Knight's Armor featuring the opportunity to actually handle and "try-on" our chain mail, helmets and body armor pieces. Then, our program links the "cool" factor of our armor to bike helmets, pads, etc. along with the necessity for a "BikeKnight" to maintain their steed (bike). We can bring hundreds of dollars worth of bike repair equipment to share basic bicycle maintenance tips for parents and kids as well while we drive home the point of the necessity of proper bicycle helmet wear. Our skill with presenting this engaging program is unique and thorough. We have been presenting interactive education programs for over 20 years. See www.InteractiveHistory.net for examples of some of our other programs. Willie Weir The Actors Group Speaker:From board rooms to classrooms to lecture halls, Willie Weir entertains, motivates and inspires. His programs appeal to anyone with a love for adventure and desire for challenge. Program Details:With a style and flair that comes from years as a professional actor, Willie Weir weaves tales of his travels with stunning slides and music.
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