South
Dakota Bicycle Coalition
Michael
Christensen
Sioux
Falls, SD
West River Trails Coalition
Attn: Alex DeSmidt
Rapid City, SD
West River Trails Coalition:
For the past year SDBC has sought to distribute its funds to
a group that aspires to organize a state bicycle organization. This information
has been posted on www.southdakotabicyclecoalition.org
for more than a year and advertised monthly through Facebook.
No group has stepped forward to ask for the funds.
I am under direction to distribute the remaining funds to
three organizations. West River Trails is one. RASDAK (Ride Across South
Dakota) and Adventure Cycling are the others. Please find enclosed a check for
986.60 which is 1/3rd of our remaining funds and represents a few
more dollars than we predicted when we wrote our plan in October 2013.
It is of course disappointing that South Dakota has struggled
to gain traction with a statewide organization but hope remains alive here. We
are pleased RASDAK, heading into its third tour, organized as a 501c3 this
year. Many of the community minded riders near me have caught a new vision for
the state as well.
Stay tuned.
Thank you West River Trails for the inspiring work that you
do.
Michael Christensen, Treasurer
South Dakota Bicycle Coalition
Hi! I messaged your facebook page, but I'm not sure of the best way to contact you....basically, I'm one of the founders of Brookings Bicycle House (https://www.facebook.com/brookingsbicyclehouse), and I think we could use your help. If you're willing. Could you email me at mingstephens@gmail.com so we can talk more?
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