Friends For Life Bike Rally - A Benefit for the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation

e-News: August 27, 2008

CONTENTS
1. Reunion Party – September 10th, 2008
2. 2008 Participant Feedback Survey
3. 2009 Call to Action Meeting – September 17th, 2008
4. Hit us with your best shots!

1. Reunion Party – September 10th, 2008

Date
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 7:00 PM to ???

Location
FLY Nightclub, 8 Gloucester Street (at Yonge)
Fire on the Eastside entrance

Still wallowing in the post-Bike Rally blues? Chatting and making Friend requests on Facebook not enough of a fix for you? Continuing to yell “On your left” every time you pass someone? Then come out to the Bike Rally Reunion Party on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008. See your Bike Rally friends and share your stories while viewing some of this year’s pictures.

Hope to see you there! Family, friends and former participants welcome!

2. 2008 Participant Feedback Survey

Calling all those with something to say... the 2008 Participant Feedback Survey is launched and ready to go. Over the next few days you will receive an e-mail with a link to the survey. Please take the time to let the 2008 Steering Committee and the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation how they did for the 10th Annual Friends For Life Bike Rally. It is also your opportunity to provide valuable ideas to the 2009 Steering Committee. If you do not receive the e-mail with the link to the survey, please contact Stefanie McQuaid at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

3. 2009 Call to Action Meeting

Date
September 17th, 2008, 6pm - 8pm

Location
The 519 Community Centre
519 Church St, Main Flr, New Building

Are you raring to go for next year’s Bike Rally? Fascinated by the logistics of this huge event? Then we need you! Planning is already underway for the 11th Annual Friends for Life Bike Rally and we need volunteers. If you want to take part in organizing next year’s event, here is your chance to find out what’s involved and where you can help!

This evening will be an information-gathering session – you do not have to commit to anything right away. Whether you are interested in leading or volunteering on a committee or just helping out in general with one-time tasks, we’ll have the answers to your questions.

Below is a list of the committees and other volunteer opportunities that we will discuss in more detail at the meeting. We’ll have forms available that you can fill out with your areas of interest. Please note that you can sign up for more than one committee if you so choose.

If you want to volunteer but cannot attend the meeting, please contact Todd Ross at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . The form and committee information can also be accessed in Word format.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 26th, 2008.

After the meeting there will be the “usual” Bike Rally Social to keep the conversations going.

• Crew Committees
  • Food/Nutrition
  • Roadies (Rubbermaid Rustlers)
  • Road Safety
  • Mechanics (Part of Road Safety)
  • Route Markers (Part of Road Safety)
  • Wellness
• Rider Committees
  • Rider Recruitment
  • Rider/Crew Development
  • Team Leaders Committee
• Crew/Rider Committees
  • Events and Social
  • Fundraising
  • Public Relations/Media
  • Sponsorship
  • Website/Communications
• Other volunteer opportunities
  • Graphic and web design assistance and production
  • Assistance with assessing various communication materials and strategies
  • Distribution of outreach material (e.g. brochures)
  • Assembly and mailing of registration kits
  • Database entry of pledges (especially during months of May through July)
  • Assistance with pick-up of supplies on Pick-Up Day
  • Assistance with unloading on Return Day.

4. Hit us with your best shots!

Pardoning the Pat Benetar reference, we're updating the photo gallery on the Bike Rally site and would love to include your pictures! Send us a maximum of 10 of your favourite shots from the Bike Rally and we'll add them to the 2008 Gallery.

Please make sure you label your files to indicate which day of the ride the shot was taken. Email your pics to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .