Fourth annual Pedal Medal Award celebration honors people who make Savannah better for bicycling

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The fourth annual Pedal Medal Award Celebration, presented by SouthCoast Health, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 5-7:30 p.m. at ThincSavannah.

The Pedal Medal Award honors individuals who are working to make Savannah better for bicycling. Past winners are Sean Brandon of the City of Savannah, Connect Savannah editor Jim Morekis and Jane Love of the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization.

This year’s Pedal Medal honoree is John Pinkerton of Moon River Brewing Company. John is the originator and driving force behind our annual Matt’s Moon River Cruise event. The event is held in memory of Matt Kohler and aims to educate drivers on safely sharing the road with people who ride bikes.

Louisa Winsor Williams and John Wesley Norvell will be recognized as SBC’s volunteers of the year. Dr. Daniel Piatkowski, assistant professor of urban studies and planning at Savannah State University, will give the keynote address. Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

A silent auction will feature exciting items including a beach cruiser from Tim’s Beach Gear, a stay at Ocean Lodge on St. Simons Island, a Club at Savannah Harbor golf package and more!

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Celebrate National Bike Month in Savannah

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May is National Bike Month and we are are offering a wide array of events to help you make the most of it.
The National Bike Challenge starts in May and continues until Sept. 30. Join the SBC team or start your own!

May 10: Skidaway Island Bike Rodeo

May 11: SpokeModels Second Annual Cyclofemme Ride

May 15: Pedal Medal Awards Celebration

May 16: Bike to Work Day

May 21: Volunteer Appreciation Day/May Cycle Social

 

 

 

Third Annual Pedal Medal awards honor those who make Savannah better for bicycling

pedalmedal2014The 2014 Pedal Medal awards celebration is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at ThincSavannah, 35 Banard St. (Third Floor). The annual awards, held since 2012 recognize individuals who are working to make Savannah safer, friendlier and more convenient for people who ride bikes.

This year’s Pedal Medal award winner is Jane Love, a transportation planner at the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization. Love coordinates the annual pedestrian and bicyclist counts and is working to update the much-anticipated Chatham County Bikeway Plan.

Also presented at the Pedal Medal Awards Celebration is the Volunteer of the Year award. This year’s recipient is Jen Colestock, who has led Spokemodels mechanics nights, aimed at teaching basic bicycle repair and maintenance skills.

The awards celebration features drinks and hors d’ oeuvres and a silent auction. This year’s speaker is SCAD architectural history professor Robin Williams, Ph.D. He will talk about the role of the League of American Wheelmen (now the League of American bicyclists) in lobbying for the first paved roads in America, the design of Savannah’s streets, and our city’s history of innovation in street design and construction.

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