For Immediate Release
08-20-08
Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Director
markeller@imba.com
303-545-9011
IMBA'S International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
IMBA clubs and patrols around the globe will celebrate the fifth annual National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. The event provides a great opportunity to help kids have fun. All you need to do is visit IMBA's website, register your ride and plan an excursion. Whether you bring a few kids -- or a few hundred -- outdoors on their bikes you'll be helping the next generation gain an appreciation for the healthy, low-impact activity of mountain biking.
Register your event.
IMBA has a tradition of leadership in youth-oriented mountain biking programs. Leaders in the field gathered at this summer's IMBA World Summit and discussed strategies for expanding and improving youth programs.
Corporate Sponsors Onboard for Fifth Year
This year's celebration marks the fifth edition of Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. Click here to find out more about last year's gatherings.
Once again, longtime IMBA corporate supporter Schwinn will donate prizes --including 10 youth-sized bikes -- for a drawing of registered events. The good folks at CLIF ZBaR will again donate healthy snacks for all registered events. Smartwool and the National Park Service will provide additional support for the celebration.
Trips for Kid provides valuable assistance for Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. Trips for Kid has been helping disadvantaged kids discover mountain biking since 1988. Trips for Kids chapters nationwide make a difference in kids' lives by opening their world to mountain biking.
Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews to Attend Events in ID, MA
The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews will be participating in two huge events. Kelly and Collins will join the New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) at Middlesex Fells Reservation near Boston, and Anna and Jason will be partnering with the Southwest Idaho Mountain Bike Association (SWIMBA) at the Idaho Velodrome Park in Boise. Both events promise to be some of the most exciting celebrations of the year. Organizers are expecting close to 100 participants each, and numerous VIPs will be in attendance ‹ big names like Gary Fisher, Eric Carter and Randy Drielling.
