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Jun21Tue6:00 pm Rainier Valley Greenways monthly... @ Virtual via ZoomRainier Valley Greenways monthly... @ Virtual via ZoomJun 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJun22Wed6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingJun 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Check Facebook for monthly meeting information: https://www.facebook.com/BFGreenways/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJun23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryJun 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S. FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkJun 23 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJun24Fri6:45 pm Pride Month Rainbow Ride on Lake...Pride Month Rainbow Ride on Lake...Jun 24 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pmFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/463019132253481Join Bob and Clara for a Rainbow Ride to celebrate Pride Month!We’ll be gathering queer friends and allies for a rainbow of people wearing a rainbow of colors for a casual, no drop bike ride / roller skate on … Continue reading
Tag Archives: chuck ayers
Will Cascade ditch election advocacy? Members and the Board will decide this month
Cascade Bicycle Club members will gather twice in the next week to discuss a proposal from the Board of Directors to end direct candidate election advocacy. As we have reported previously, the club is considering moving to a non-profit charity … Continue reading
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Tagged 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), cascade bicycle club, chuck ayers, elizabeth kiker, save cascade
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Meet the candidates for Cascade’s Board
There are 14 candidates for the nine soon-to-be-vacated seats on the Board of Directors for Cascade Bicycle Club. Aside from reading about candidates online, members can meet the candidates at the Seattle Bike Expo and at the Candidate Forum March … Continue reading
Cascade board will resign after March elections
In a move that will hopefully bring an end to the turmoil at Cascade Bicycle Club, nearly all members of the club’s Board of Directors will offer their resignations after the March 22 elections. The club has been in something … Continue reading
Cascade Director: If I get fired for protecting my staff, then so be it
The Cascade Bicycle Club members meeting last night got a little ugly. But through the yelling and demands, it came out that the club’s Board had advised Executive Director Chuck Ayers to fire Advocacy Director David Hiller, and Ayers decided … Continue reading
Ousted director reportedly back at Cascade, at least in the interim – UPDATED
Though I could not get any official confirmation or denial from Cascade, Publicola (with more investigation by Biking Bis) reports that ousted Executive Director Chuck Ayers is back in charge at Cascade after a rough split from the organization. Originally, … Continue reading
Cascade Director change proves a little rocky: The Board and Ayers explain their rough split
Cascade Bicycle Club has been knocked off-balance this week after the Board of Directors ousted 13-year Executive Director Chuck Ayers, launching speculation, accusations and uncertainty around the 13,000-member politically-powerful club. I spoke with Tim Hennings, interim Vice-President of the Board, … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, chuck ayers, david hiller, puget sound business journal, the stranger, tim hennings
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How much advocacy do we want from our area’s largest bicycle club?
In the wake of Cascade Bicycle Club’s ousting of Chuck Ayers as Executive Director, Ayers told Mike Lindblom at the Seattle Times that differences between him and the club’s board revolve somewhat around the role of advocacy in the club’s … Continue reading
Cascade Bicycle Club director asked to resign – UPDATED
Publicola reports that Chuck Ayers, director of Cascade Bicycle Club, has resigned at the request of the board effective immediately. He has been the director since 1997. In a statement to Publicola, Cascade board chair Chris Weiss said:
