Hi Bike Durham community,
In tumultuous (to say the least!) times such as these, it is more important than ever to come together with others - for comfort, for security, for solidarity, for sanity. At Bike Durham, we are trying to build an organization where you and everyone can feel a part of something bigger, and where you can find your spot in this community. I hope you’ll see in today’s newsletter more opportunities to find your place.
We’ve been creating more opportunities for hands-on volunteering, like the bus stop bench building that we’ve done for Transit Equity Day. We’re going to continue projects like this as well as bus stop and bike lane cleanups throughout the year.
On Friday the 13th of February, we’re holding a member gathering at Ment Beverage in the American Tobacco Campus. We hope you’ll come to eat, drink, and meet someone new. Please register below.
Our next community meeting will be on February 23rd with a bike ride beforehand (weather permitting). We’ll introduce our adult and teen bike class program that launches its 2026 season in March. See more below.
Finally, at the end of December, we said goodbye to board member Angela Hollowell who helped guide our internal work as treasurer and key supporter in developing our employee policies and health benefits package for the past two and a half years. Angela has moved back to live with family in Alabama. We wish her well and will miss her.
Then, last week we said farewell to Kelsey Graywill, our Communications Specialist for the past two and one-half years. We will miss Kelsey’s energy and her talents for graphic designs and fun social media reels. If you haven’t seen her good-bye post on Instagram, you should check it out here. It’s really beautiful.
