The hope is for 1000 tickets to be sold @ $15.00 a pop, and 1 container of bikes to be shipped to Havanah, then onto the more inland city of Camaguey (a Madison sister city @ 78 degrees longitude//21 degrees latitude) in central cuba.
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Madison Camagüey
Sister City Association
Bikes for Cuba Announcement
For Immediate Release
August 22, 2005
Contact Trisha Crinkley or Dr. Bernie Micke, Coordinators, Bikes for Cuba Project, at pager 550-1175 or [EMAIL PROTECTED].
Gasoline prices in the U.S. are skyrocketing but that isnt a concern in Cuba. Dodging hurricanes and frequent blackouts are in the headlines there. 1950s Fords, Chevys and Plymouths are the latest models on the street and they are in scarce supply. Besides walking, bicycles are the most important means of transportation in the country and every one of the 11 million Cubans could use one.
Bikes for Cuba is the most recent humanitarian project initiated by the Madison Camagüey Sister City Association with the assistance of Budget Bicycle Center of Madison. We have the opportunity to provide 300 bicycles to our sister city and are reaching out to the citizens of Madison and especially the local biking community to help us in this endeavor says Ricardo Gonzalez, Association founder. A concert and raffle is being held to help raise funds for this project.
Concert and Raffle
On the afternoon of Sunday September 25, 2005, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, Nelson Graham & Company will be performing in concert at The Barn in Fitchburg. Nelson Graham is a local singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His work in agriculture has taken him to Camagüey, Cuba, several times and has inspired his music. Other local musicians, Johnny Widdicombe, string bass, and Tom Dehlinger, acoustic and dobro guitars will join him. Graham & Company have become recognized as one of the areas favorite folk trios.
The concert will be in the dairy barn at the Conzemius' farm on Adams Road in Fitchburg (5949 Adams Rd.). Visit Graham & Company Music at www.nelsongraham.com for additional information. Says Trisha Crinkley, Project Coordinator, we set the concert ticket price and raffle at $15 because that is the cost of sending a bicycle to Cuba. Tickets may be purchased at Budget Bicycle Center (1124 Regent St. store only) and Machinery Row Bicycles (601 Williamson St.) or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope and $15 for each ticket to MCSCA, P.O. Box 608, Madison, WI 53701. Concert tickets include raffle participation and provide the opportunity to win a Trek® Hybrid and other prizes. There is no limit on the number of raffle tickets an individual can purchase. The raffle drawing will occur at the concert and ticket holders need not be present to win. For further information visit www.madisoncamaguey.org.
About MCSCA
The Madison-Camagüey Sister City Association (MCSCA) was established in 1994 in response to a growing desire on the part of many Madisonians to learn more about Cuba. Through the Association the people of Madison have had the opportunity to get to know the people of Camagüey as individuals, as members of their community, and as citizens of their country. In Camagüey, we have made many friends among the people and government officials. MCSCA has helped with the restoration of a childrens amusement park, the rehabilitation of the citys famed municipal concert band, and brought much-needed equipment and supplies to the pediatrics hospital. In a small way, through our Association we are trying to bridge the gap that has separated our two nations for too long, says Gonzalez. s
Executive Director
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
106 E. Doty Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 1224
Madison, WI 53701-1224
Phone: 608-251-4456
Fax: 608-251-4594
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: www.bfw.org
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