Showing posts with label bike rodeo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bike rodeo. Show all posts

Friday, May 31, 2013

9th Annual Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo with more Free Fun! - Saturday, June 1st 2013 from 11am-3pm


We posted about this last year and this year they have added even more free fun to the event! What a great way to honor their son and educate children on bike safety.


" It’s that time of year to remind kids about bike safety and have fun doing it. The Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo will be on Saturday, June 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is located on the backside of Cascade View Elementary School, 34816 SE Ridge Street and the adjacent Snoqualmie Community Park parking lot.

The Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo is a commemoration of seven-year-old Tanner Jeans who was in a tragic bicycle accident in 2004. This event is dedicated to keeping every child safe through bike safety education.

New activities this year include a bicycle parade and performances by the Mount Si High School cheer squad and the Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club. All kids can join the parade by lining up at 10:45 a.m. in front of the Snoqualmie Community Center/YMCA on SE Ridge St. "

All of the following activities are free!
  •  Obstacle courses with bike safety instruction by the Snoqualmie Police Department
  •   Bike helmets inspections; replacement helmets will be provided to those children whose helmet does not pass inspection
  •   Professional bike inspections 
  • Kids bicycle parade – 10:45 a.m. 
  •  Performance by the Mount Si High School Cheer Squad at 12:45 p.m. followed by
    the Snoqualmie Valley Unicycle Club 
  •  Bike stunts by Compass Outdoor Adventures, Snoqualmie Dirt Corps, and Gregg’s
  •   T-shirts and safety certificates for all kids 
  •  Hot dogs, beverages and snacks all day 
  • Bouncy houses and face painters
  •  Legends Car Club antique cars

 
For more info. go here.
 



Friday, July 27, 2012

9th Annual NW SolarFest in Shoreline - Saturday, July 28th 2012 from 10am-6pm





                     This event will feature:
NW SolarFest 2012* Live music: The Not-Its 12pm, Lost Lander 2:30pm, Ravenna Woods 4:30pm, Baby Gramps 6:30pm

* Barter Fair by Backyard Barter

* NW EcoBuilding Guild Workshops

* Graham Kerr, featured speaker

* Bicycle Rodeo, Cascade Bicycle Club

* Electric car display by Seattle Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA)

* Zero Energy House interactive tours

* Beer Garden featuring Sierra Nevada Brewing

          * Over 100 exhibitors and vendors
 
For more info. go here.
 

Saturday, June 9, 2012

8th Annual Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo in Snoqualmie! - Saturday, June 9th 2012 from 11am-3pm


Attend the super fun and educational Tanner Jeans Memorial Bike Safety Rodeo! 
  
Activities will include:

• Bike safety instruction by the Snoqualmie Police Department with age-appropriate obstacle courses
• Bike helmets inspected by police; replacement helmets will be provided to those children whose helmet does not pass inspection
• Bike inspections by members of Dirt Corps and Gregg's Cycles
• Free T-shirts and safety certificates for all participants.
• Free hot dogs, beverages and snacks
• Bouncers, face painters and balloon makers
• Legends Car Club antique car display

This is a free event; however, donations are gladly accepted and will be used for future bike safety rodeo events.

The Tanner Jeans Memorial Foundation was formed due to the tragic loss of then seven year old Tanner Jeans in an unfortunate bicycle accident.  The Foundation is dedicated to teaching kids to “Have Fun, Play Fair and Play Safe” and to ensuring that Tanner’s legacy lives on. 


For more info. call 425-888-3333 or 425-396-4570 or go here.



Friday, April 27, 2012

"Think Outside the Car" (TOC) Event in West Seattle - Saturday, April 28th 2012 from 10am-2pm

April 28-Think Outside the Car Event
Image courtesy of CoolMom



Think Outside the Car (TOC) is a pollution awareness campaign presented to educate and inspire schools and their communities to adopt no-idling practices, walking school buses and bike to school and community programs to improve air quality, save people money, and reduce carbon pollution. This event will have lots of fun, hands-on activities and entertainment for you and your family to enjoy!


Activities include:
    • Cascade Bicycle Club's Bike Rodeo for kids ages 2 to 10 years
    • Bike Works demos- Bike Works will be collecting donated bikes and will perform 'how tos' for those novice bike riders
    • Bike Parade- kids will decorate their own bikes or make a Walking School Bus Vest at the event and ride or walk in one of the parades (11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)
    • Bean Bag Toss- toss a bean bag into our cut out Walking School Bus and win a button
    • Raffle drawing- announced at 1 p.m.
    • Undriver Licensing Station -create your very own Undriver License
    • Live music from BottleRockit
    • Delicious food sold by Lumpia World and Athena's


For more info. go here.



Thursday, July 21, 2011

Frogtastic Kids Fair at Kla Ha Ya Days in Snohomish - Thursday, July 21st from 1-8pm

Frogtastic Kids Fair of the Kla Ha Days festival starts today and features a treasure hunt, bed races, a bike rodeo, kids parades, a pine wood derby, dog races, human frog leap, frog sack races, a wheel barrow race, kids games, plus a mainstage!

Kla Ha Days runs now until July 24th, 2011

For more info. on today's Frogtastic Kids Fair go here.

For more info. on Kla Ha Days go here.