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City Communications Office
City of Kansas City, Mo.
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CONTACT: Mary Charles, City Communications Officer, (816) 513-1356
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 12, 2008
MEDIA ALERT
Choose 2 Bike Challenge award winners to be named Aug. 14
WHAT: An event to announce the four winners of the Choose 2 Bike Challenge
WHO: City of Kansas City, Mo., Public Works Department staff
Winners of the contest
Representatives from contest co-sponsors
WHEN: Aug. 14, 9 a.m.
WHERE: In front of the Freedom of Speech Circle at Illus Davis Park, Locust and 10th streets
WHY: The City of Kansas City, Mo., partnered with five area bicycle businesses and retailers to sponsor the Choose 2 Bike Challenge to get residents to take their bicycle on short trips. Contest winners each receive a bicycle, a bicycle helmet and lock. Choose 2 Bike Challenge sponsors include the City, localcycling.com, Epic Bike and Sport, Bike Source, Family Bicycles and Cycle City.
CONTACT: Media inquiries about the contest, and the City’s bicycle and pedestrian initiatives should be directed to Dennis Gagnon, public information officer for the City’s Public Works Department, (816) 513-2659.