Friday, 23 May 2014
Support June 4th Moving Madness fundraiser for the Community Bicycle Network Toronto's original community bike service
Community
Bicycle Network: Moving Madness Fundraising Party
TORONTO, Ontario All bicycle
enthusiasts are encouraged to come out to the Moving Madness Fundraising Party
to support CBN during their search for a new home.
The Fundraising Party will take
place on Wednesday June 4, 2014 from 7:00p.m. – 11p.m. The event will be hosted
at Round Venue, 152 Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market. Members, supporters, and alumni will
spend the evening raising funds to purchase or rent any new space that CBN might
find. The Fundraising Party will have special
speakers, door prizes a silent auction and more. “There will definitely be some
cool silent auction prizes up for grabs!” says CBN’s Board Chair, Adrian Currie
This Fundraiser comes during a difficult time for CBN, as the non-profit
organization will likely find itself homeless before the end of this year’s
cycling season. The old church at Queen Street West and Euclid Avenue was
recently sold to a developer, and with that the organization has had to start
looking for a new home. Having a space to implement CBN’s programming is
central to the organization’s mission, but its future remains uncertain.
Nonetheless, the Moving Madness Fundraiser will be an important event in
the 21st anniversary season for CBN. It began with the Toronto
International Bicycle Show in early March, and will continue with historical
bike tours of Toronto (a joint venture with Heritage Toronto) and the 3rd
annual Toronto Vintage Bicycle Show. “Not only will we be trying to raise funds for any
potential move to a new location, but we will highlight the fact that we need
to support the existing 'infrastructure' that we have in
Toronto,” Currie says.
Since 1993, CBN has been working to make cycling a more accessible form
of transportation in Toronto by providing cyclists with the necessary skills
and tools to maintain their bicycles. Offering expert repairs, workshops, a DIY
space and discounted parts, CBN empowers and educates cyclists, while reducing
congestion and the number of bikes going to landfills through sustainable cycling
practices.
For more information about the Moving Madness
Fundraising Party or to support CBN in their search for a new location, please
contact Adrian Currie by phone at 416-504-2918 or by email: info@communitybicyclenetwork.org
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