HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Wheels for Change went to Victoria for Earth Walk for Earth Day!

Lots of interest - a few new cyclists signed up for the full tour, and many more for the final day in Victoria!

Here is our booth, being manned by Mutang Urud of the Victoria team...

Vernon Campaign Coordinating Group

Here are some of us in the Vernon campaign coordinating group, at our meeting held on April 15th, at Mary's place. From left to right: Brian, Terry, Celia, Karl, Nonie, Mary. Robin and Cathy are missing because they went home early...! We are holding up another small banner made for us by the Katimavik group.

First Victoria Meeting

Here is the first meeting of the Victoria group, already with their helmets on and raring to go! This group had a great meeting on Wednesday, April 11^th, to plan the final day of the bike tour (Sunday, July 22). On this day, the main group of cyclists will be coming over to the Island on the ferry, gathering with local cyclists at the ferry terminal, and then cycling into the city centre. The group are also making plans for the Grand Finale event at the end of the ride! More to come… If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Natasha Blanchet-Cohen at: nbciicrd@uvic.ca

‘Wheels for Change’ Fundraiser
Friday, May 18^th, 2007, All Day Event in Vernon

Join us for a day of games, art, music and silent auction to raise money for the environmental campaign "Wheels for Change"

1^st Event : 3:30-5:00 pm, in Polson Park
‘Capture the Flag’ game for kids and families, organized by Katimavik

2^nd Event: 5:30-9:30 pm, in the Vernon Art Gallery
An evening of art, music, food, silent auction, and more, organized by Wheels for Change and Katimavik

• 5:30-6:30 Take part in an eco-friendly pop-art project where Laurent Gagnon and other artists will teach us how to create beautiful art from recyclable ‘waste’.

• 7:00-9:30 Enjoy an evening of music featuring the acoustic tunes of local artists:
• Robin Genthon- opening with drum and chant song
• Paul Emerson - soulful sounds sung with spirit
• Jayme McKillop- 'folksy' lady
• Barry (Lo-Fi) Clarke- post modern singer/songwriter
• Devaki Thomas- powerful emotional sensual sounds
• Rod Neufeld- Canadiana singer/songwriter

• Serving Celia’s delicious buffet meal and Café Feminino coffee by donation.

• Silent Auction throughout the evening, with lots of wonderful items donated by local businesses!

3^rd Event: 10:00 onwards, Fandango Farm
Dance featuring DJ Adham Shaikh, organized by Wheels for Change.
Tickets for this event are $15.00 at The Bean Scene, $20.00 at the door.

Thank You, KATIMAVIK!

The Katimavik group, based here in Vernon from February to May, have been amazing!

Mary and Celia met with them in February to tell them about Wheels for Change, and as a result they decided to make our campaign their Community Involvement Project (the Katimavik programme requires them to do one big group project in the community for each of their three month stays)!

They have been helping out in all sorts of ways, from making a beautiful banner (see photo), to making a Wheels for Change booth, to taking the booth to different events to publicize the campaign, to holding a big fundraiser for the campaign on May 18th (more on this later).