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A Message From the Director |
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Wednesday, 27 August 2008 |
Dear Fellow Texas
Cyclist,
Your past support has been the basis for many BikeTexas
successes, and we will continue to depend on your support to meet two major
goals.
First, we want to effectively meet the challenges today to cycling
in Texas, like the Safe Passing Act in the
upcoming 2009 Texas
legislative session.
Second, we seek to
build a stronger organization to meet the challenges facing the next generation
of Texas cyclists. We have come far beyond the foundation that our
predecessors built in the 1990s. And
bigger things lie ahead.
The BikeTexas funding model is similar to a large public
organization like PBS in that it rests on three legs: grants, business and
private donors, and members.
Since 1998, we have honed our ability to win and manage hundreds
of thousands of grant dollars annually from state and federal agencies for bike
safety, trails and outdoor programs.
We
have
asked a wide range of business donors, past supporters and new
prospects
to give us the stability of multi-year commitments. They have stepped
up to the plate and some have even quadrupled their previous generous
commitments to advocacy to advance our
very ambitious state and federal legislative agendas.
But grants require matching dollars, and business donors
want to know what the core members, the cyclists of Texas, are doing for their part to support
our mission.
We offer our sincere thanks for your generous support in the
past. Now, we ask "members like you" to
offer a multi-year commitment of support in the future.
We have learned that multi-year commitments give us a better
ability to plan and execute our agenda than a one-time check. And your money will go farther, as we will
spend less funds and staff time on constant renewal notices. We are asking you to sign up for a modest
monthly membership deduction from your credit or debit card. You can stop your membership at any time with
an email to us.
Thank you,
Robin Stallings, Executive Director
Texas Bicycle Coalition / BikeTexas
If you have been a $25 annual member, please switch to $5 a month. At $50 annually, consider $10 a month. And $100 annual members, please commit to $20 a month. (Note: New members who join at the $20/month level or higher will receive one of our popular BikeTexas Jerseys as a Thank You.)
Also, you can be an advocate as you drive down the road with the BikeTexas "Share the Road" Plate. Our bike safety education programs currently receive $22 of the $30 fee for this plate. The remaining time on your current registration tag is pro-rated and the reliability of income for BikeTexas is very valuable. If you already have a plate, thank you!
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