International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA) celebrated the third annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday Oct. 7 2006. Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebrates the life of an avid teenage mountain biker from North Carolina who had a true passion from the sport from an early age but pass away in 2002. […]
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Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
Gene Howe Elementary has Bike Lanes
Yes, there are bike lanes in Gene Howe neighborhood and the students want to know how to use them safety. That’s why PE teacher Janet Sheen asked Texas Bicycle Coalition Local Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham to conduct a Bike Safety day for all 543 Gene Howe students. Sheen met the LOCs at […]
Thin Mint Challenge 2006
By Jeff Frazer Caprock High School, Amarillo AP Government/ U.S. History I got into the bicycling projects by accident. Several years ago, the Amarillo Library was having its International Week with the featured country being France. The students got extra credit for each activity that they went to. One activity that year was a bike […]
2nd Annual Thin Mint Challenge
The Girl Scout’s Thin Mint is growing in popularity. The second annual Thin Mint Challenge was held Sunday, September 10, 2006, at the Girl Scout Camp Kiwanis bicycle trails. “It was a very enjoyable event and no one got hurt!” was the comment by Maria Stickel, Executive Director of the Girl Scout Five Star Council. […]
Beef Up Bicycle Safety
Upon entering Hereford you will see a billboard announcing , giving you a picturesque image of this friendly Texas panhandle town. That friendliness was extended by Deaf Smith County Extension Agent Dawn Watson and Amalia Mata of the Blue Water Garden Learning Center. Watson invited Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham to provide a […]
Kohl’s Safe Kids Fair
Kohl’s department store wants to let Amarillo know that their Kohl’s Cares for Kids is not just a program, it’s a promise. They have partnered with Northwest Texas Health Care System’s Children’s Hospital to provide hope for a brighter, healthier future for kids in our community. On August 26, 2006, Joyce Cunningham and . The […]
Amarillo Schools Celebrate Safe Kids Week
National Safe Kids Week was May 6 through 13. School activities highlighting the importance of gun, water, fire, animal, home, poison, motor vehicle, and bicycle safety were presented to Amarillo area students throughout the week. One elementary school, Avondale, was selected to host a safety fair for all their students on Friday, May 13. More […]
Coalition Staffers Judge School Science Fair
Texas Bicycle Coalition Amarillo Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham were invited to help judge Caprock High School’s 11th Annual Cluster Intermediate School Science Fair. On Friday, May 19, 2006, nine elementary schools in the Caprock cluster participated in the event. More than 1,200 students prepared 335 projects for judging in the Activity Center. […]
Welcome to Generation 2000 – Families Enjoy Children’s Fair
The Children’s Fair was presented by Clear Channel Radio at the Amarillo Civic Center – North Exhibit Hall on Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, 2006. More than 2,000 kids from around the Amarillo area to attended the two day event. Booths with free of charge activities included Imagination Station (arts & crafts), miniature […]
Boy Scout Troops Take on Bike Safety
Boy Scout Troop 80 was joined by two other troops to attend a bicycle safety education clinic led by Texas Bicycle Coalition Outreach Coordinators Martinez and Cunningham last Monday evening. Many exciting stories were told in response to the question, “Have you had a bicycle accident before?” Margaret Wills Elementary School allows the group to […]
Amarillo TBW2SD
Thursday, April 27 will remain in many Amarillo Independent School District staff, students, and parents minds as a phenomenal day. Out of 20 Amarillo area schools, Lamar Elementary was chosen for the center of attention for this first annual Texas Bike & Walk to School Day. PTA parents were assigned four staging areas to gather […]
Highland Park & Sanborn Students Learn Important Skills
As the end of school approaches, teachers are doing their best to prepare students for the summer. Children leave their homes on bicycles to explore a world where adventure awaits them. They don’t understand that a bicycle is not a toy. It is their first vehicle and they must be responsible in its use. After […]
NonStop Launch
The Count Down was over and the Power Launch was on at Westgate Mall. On Friday, April 21, 2006, the Coalition of Health Services announced one of the most important children’s health programs of the year. It’s called NonStop. Amarillo became the first city in the nation to encourage physical activity and smart nutritional choices […]
Girl Scout Day 2006
More than 500 girls and troop leaders gathered for Girl Scout Day on Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Civic Center. Girl Scout Day serves as an annual reunion for recognizing award recipients. This year, the group recognized one award recipient, Kathryn Morrison of Troop 144. She sold 3,144 of the 269,682 boxes of cookies […]
Amarillo Kiwanis Club Supports BikeTexas: Nunc Kee-wanis
Joyce Cunningham and Fernando Martinez, local outreach coordinators for Texas Bicycle Coalition gave a presentation to the Amarillo Downtown Kiwanis club on April 17, 2006. This presentation was to ask for support of the BikeTexas Safe Routes to School program. The PowerPoint presentation was well received and members were eager to do what they can […]
Amarillo Cub Scouts Learn Bike Safety & Maintenance
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church housed a pack of Amarillo Cub Scouts on the evening of Thursday, April 6. A presentation on Bicycle Safety and Maintenance was presented by Texas Bicycle Coalition’s Amarillo Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham. After a few quiet comments of “My bike doesn’t look like that” the kids settled down […]
Amarillo YMCA Celebrates 15th Annual Healthy Kids Day
Amarillo Family YMCA, along with many YMCAs across the nation, dedicated Saturday April 8 to promoting fun fitness to improve health and wellness. An estimated 500,000 children and families chose to “Put Play in Their Day” as they gathered at community-based events that celebrated healthy living, encouraged families to embrace a more active lifestyle and […]
Texas Bicycle Coalition Recognized by City of Amarillo
The BikeTexas Safe Routes to School program has been recognized by the City of Amarillo for the contributions the program has made to that community. Mayor Debra McCartt selected Texas Bicycle Coalition as the Amarillo Nonprofit of the Month for March 2006. The Coalition was also recognized with the Most Interactive Award for its exhibit […]
Coronado Does It Again
Coronado Elementary School is On the Go for Bicycle Safety. Vice-Principal Delores Scott and Physical Education teacher Jerry Smith invited Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham of Texas Bicycle Coalition to demonstrate some of the Texas SuperCyclist Curriculum activities. On Friday, March 24, the third, fourth and fifth grade students participated in the importance of wearing […]
Parenting: The Underdeveloped Skill
Who knew that parenting would be so hard? Well, there’s help in the Amarillo area. Amarillo and Canyon Independent School Districts and the Council of Parent Teacher Associations hosted the 19th annual day-long seminar on Parenting: The Underdeveloped Skill. Downtown Amarillo Civic Center housed more than 45 exhibits and 60 classes with Amarillo College CUEs […]