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IMBA Canada News – MEC Partners with Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, Get Involved

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March 13, 2013 – IMBA Canada believes that Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day can be much more than just one day on the calendar each year. To achieve this goal, we’ve partnered with Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) for 2013! Together we intend to make each and every day Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day.

As Presenting Sponsor, MEC has pledged to supply gear and prizes for Canadian events, as well as promote the Take A Kid program, and wherever possible, attend official events.

October 5, 2013 marks the tenth annual celebration of Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day, and with MEC’s support, it is our goal to grow the program to at least 40 events in Canada (a 25% increase over last year) and also to have every province represented on the events calendar.

During the month of March 2013, MEC is also running the You Vote Your Cause campaign, pledging to donate $1 for each vote in its Board of Directors election. IMBA Canada’s Take A Kid program was selected, along with the Canadian Avalanche Centre and Leave No Trace Canada. Funds raised from this campaign will support Take A Kid event programming for 2013.

Take a Kid Registration Now Online
2013 is the 10th Anniversary of Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day and we’re celebrating!

It’s our goal to get as many kids on bikes as possible this year. Find new resources, posters, and a revamped event planning toolkit on our website.

With a dedicated staffer running the program, clubs hosting events will see their official events on our national map, as well as receive goody packages as early as April 2013.

And while the official international date falls on Saturday, October 5, 2013, we’re encouraging clubs and partners to host events throughout the year.

Register your event HERE.

‘You Vote, Your Cause’ Campaign Supporting TKMBD
As a national Partner of Mountain Equipment Co-op, IMBA Canada has been selected for the ‘You Vote, Your Cause’ campaign.

MEC members are invited to vote in the 2013 Board of Directors election. As a thank you for participating, MEC has pledged to donate $1 per vote to a community project of your choosing – this includes IMBA Canada, the Canadian Avalanche Centre, and Leave No Trace Canada.

Funds from MEC will support IMBA Canada’s Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day events, part of the world-wide celebrations which pledge to put 30,000 kids on bikes in 2013!

Read more HERE.

Take Action
Want to help support the future of our trails? Get kids on bikes.

Here are three ways you can take action today:
1) Plan an official Take A Kid event and register it online HERE.
2) MEC members can vote in the 2013 Board of Directors election and choose to support IMBA. Click HERE.
3) Donate to the Trail Love Campaign HERE – a portion of this year’s proceeds will be directed to developing more resources for youth




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