County-wide Bike Map Project seeks support

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Hello A.R.T. Members and Friends,

A.R.T. volunteers have been working on a SARASOTA BIKE MAP for over
three years and the file is finally complete!!  Check it out online at
www.bikewalklive.org.

We are beginning a fundraiser to raise the money needed for a Spring
2009 printing of 10,000 bike maps. They will be distributed for FREE
throughout Sarasota. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
            We need to raise over $6,000, so please do what you can:

-Donate online at www.bikewalklive.org, using JustGive or Paypal.
-Join or renew as a member at http://www.bikewalklive.org/join.html.
-Volunteer to help arrange presentations and/or visit local businesses.
-Take out an ad on the bike map or get a friend’s business to take out
an ad. 
            Great green marketing tool, starting at $100.  Call 726-8800
for more info.

Please help A.R.T. put this map into the hands of the residents and
visitors of Sarasota.

Thanks Aubrey Goodman for starting us off with a generous $100 donation!

Sincerely,

Andrew Noune
Alliance for Responsible Transportation
(941) 726-8800
www.bikewalklive.org
PO Box 1741
Sarasota, FL 34230

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