<div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hi, </p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Bike Durham is coordinating the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://waytogodurham.com/" target="_blank">Way to Go Durham</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sustainable Transportation Expo at the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.dprplaymore.org/299/Earth-Day-Festival" target="_blank">Earth Day Festival</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>this year, and we need your help. On Sunday, April 24th at Durham Central Park, we will be hosting a traffic garden for young people learning their bicycle safety skills and providing bike valet services for attendees at the festival.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The event runs from noon to 5pm, with set-up occurring as early as 9am and break-down until 5:30 or so. We have set up multiple shifts to give you lots of opportunities to volunteer. You can<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://signup.com/go/CLwFXUg" target="_blank">sign up here</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>or with the button below to help with either the Traffic Garden or the Bike Valet.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Traffic Garden set-up requires following a guide to lay out tape and chalk on the asphalt to create a mini street for youth to learn how to bike safely on our streets. Each intersection requires a volunteer to guide the young people on bikes. Valets will check-in and check-out the bikes of festival attendees.</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Other activities during the Expo will include test rides of e-bikes from<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ebikecentral.net/" target="_blank">eBike Central</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>and test rides of e-scooters from<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://helbiz.com/" target="_blank">Helbiz</a>. You can also check out<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://godurhamtransit.org/" target="_blank">GoDurham</a>'s newest electric bus and get information about the City's projects to improve safety for walking, biking, and using transit.<br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please join us for the fun by volunteering at this first Way to Go Durham Sustainable Transportation Expo at this year's Earth Day Festival.<br></p><table align="center" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><div><a href="https://signup.com/go/CLwFXUg" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(53,125,189);color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;line-height:50px;height:50px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;width:280px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px">VOLUNTEER</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Be well,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">John</p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">-- </span><br></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">John Tallmadge (he/him/his)<div>Executive Director<div>Bike Durham</div><div>919.672.3862</div><div><br></div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1RPTE-tZXSiYc6mzyTqtKRjKFwj28iKn4&export=download" width="96" height="96"><br></div><div><div style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Support our work with a tax-deductible donation today!</span></span><br></div><div style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(31,31,31);font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><a href="http://bikedurham.org/donate" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bikedurham.org/donate</a> <img alt="🚲" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f6b2" style="margin:0px 0.2ex;vertical-align:middle;max-height:24px"><img alt="🚌" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f68c" style="font-size:14px;margin:0px 0.2ex;vertical-align:middle;max-height:24px"><span style="font-size:14px"> </span><img alt="🚶" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f6b6" style="font-size:14px;margin:0px 0.2ex;vertical-align:middle;max-height:24px"></div></div></div></div></div></div>