OCT
2016

 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Racing a semi truck on Fremont's Professional Development Ride! Photo credit: MJ Reed

Welcome to our monthly newsletter! 
One bike ride at a time
This month, our Executive Director discusses early results from our Professional Development Rides in 13 Ohio communities: " I thought we would focus on getting bikes off of streets, but the ride made me think of biking in a different way and that done right, you could ride almost anywhere." Read more!
 
ANNOUNCING!
Who wouldn't want to work alongside this lovely? Photo credit: Ben Ko
WE'RE HIRING!
Yay Bikes! is expanding once again, this time with a full-time Program Coordinator position. Check out the job description and how to apply!
Seeking 2017 Year of Yay! artist & ride leaders
Wanna design next year's Year of Yay! buttons? Find out how to apply! Wanna help lead one of our rides? Let Meredith know!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Goofballs at Highball (2016). 
Oct 8 : Yay Valet! @ OSU v Indiana
We park hundreds of bikes each game, and we need your help to do it!  Sign up for a shift!
Oct 16 : Yay Valet! @ Columbus Marathon
Run don't walk to  sign up for a shift!
Oct 21 & 22 : Drink mixin' @ Highball Halloween
It's a fundraiser for 2017's Ride of Silence: we pour drinks, we earn cash.   Sign up for a Friday shift OR a Saturday shift.
Oct 29 : Yay Valet! @ OSU v Northwestern
We park hundreds of bikes each game, and we need your help to do it!  Sign up for a shift!
UPCOMING RIDES & EVENTS
Cheesin' at Otterbein. Photo credit: Bryan Barr
Oct 8 : Year of Yay! - THE 70s
This month, ride leader Grant Summers leads us on a groovy throwback to places that should evoke some sweet nostalgia: vinyl, roller skating and Star Trek!  Learn more and register for his ride  here ; revisit September's 'Resilience'-themed ride here. If you think you can't handle this ride: yes, you can!  

BIKE LIFE 101
When the going gets tough, bus it up! Photo credit: Columbus Underground
Planning for contingencies
In which we help you figure out how to leave the car behind, even in case of an emergency.  Learn more!
 
ADVOCACY & ENGAGEMENT
Sandusky leadership in a discussion during their Professional Development Ride.
Photo credit: MJ Reed
Yay Bikes! advocacy, September 2016 edition
Each month we compile all our events, earned media, program delivery, meetings and speaking engagements into a handy blog post. Behold, September!

 TIP O' THE HELMET
A group of leads and sweeps vet a wintery Year of Yay! ride. Photo credit: Catherine Girves
Year of Yay! leads & sweeps
Shyra, Jeff, Kathleen (K & O'D), Napoleon, Shirley, David, Rahel, Joel, Cassie, Grant, Darrell, Nik, Craig, Sean, John (B and PC). You guys make Year of Yay! possible. You guys make this ride different from all the rest. And for that, you are loved. Yay you! [ To join this intrepid team for the 2017 ride series, contact Rahel and plan for a training on Oct 30.
 
ABOUT YAY BIKES!
Our mission
Yay Bikes!  helps people replace car trips with bicycle trips  in Central Ohio and beyond.
Our theory of change
Yay Bikes! believes that transportation behavior change happens person-by-person 
in the context of meaningful relationships, culture change, educational experiences, 
fun and love of place. 
Our values
Yay Bikes! embraces the values of kindness, integrity and excellence, which provide the filter through which our team determines who we develop as leaders, what partnerships we pursue and how we approach opportunities and challenges.
Our programming
Yay Bikes! offers bicycle advocacy, cyclist education, urban bicycle adventures, bike culture experiences, event traffic mitigation and subject matter consulting through programs and events including Year of Yay!Yay Valet!How We Roll, Bike the Cbus and Ride of Silence
Membership and support
Yay Bikes! invites you to  help advance our work by joining as a member today!