Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Bend Rocks!
The Bend cycling community is awesome. Last night we threw a little party/fundraiser for our friend and co-worker Andrey Yarbrough. He was hit by a truck 4 weeks ago and will be out of work for quite a while, so we figured he could use a little help getting through the next few months while he is rehabbing and not able to work.
Well, at least 150 people showed up and enjoyed great beers from Cascade Lakes Brewing Company (Thanks Chris) and great music by the Sweet Harlots (Thanks Laurel & Amy). Many who didn't even know Andrey, but just wanted to help a fellow cyclist. It's good to see the community come together like that. I saw owners and employees from Bend Bike 'n' Sport, Sunnyside Sports, and Sagebrush Cycles (and possibly other shops, I just don't know everyone from every shop).
We raffled off a bunch or door prizes from a whole lot of different companies-unfortunately I don't have a list of all of them because I was out getting more beer when we gave them away, but I know we had some stuff from Broken Top, Wade@Vulture Cycles, Edge Composites bars from Beverly @ BBNS, a helmet from Sunnyside, a cool handmade bowl from Andrey's friend Ryan, a massage from Cinda @ Recharge Massage Therapy, Cog Wild swag, race entries from Central Oregon Racing, and a weekend @ the Lara House from Lay It Out Promotions. Thanks to the Source & the Bulletin for helping us get the word out.
We also sold a butt load of raffle tickets for the big frame giveaway - we'll be raffling off a Niner EMD frame AND a custom hardtail from Warren Rice @ Realm Cycles. That raffle will take place @ the next WebCyclery Movie Night @ Mcmennamins. You DO NOT need to be present to win one of the frames.
So I'd like to thank everyone for coming out last night. The cycling community in Bend is a very special group of people and I am proud to be a part of it. It definitely makes me appreciate Bend even more than I already do.
Andrey has only been working here for about 7 or 8 months, but he has become a huge asset to our business. We miss his sense of humor and quality work that he does @ the shop. Hopefully he will be back soon.
Well, at least 150 people showed up and enjoyed great beers from Cascade Lakes Brewing Company (Thanks Chris) and great music by the Sweet Harlots (Thanks Laurel & Amy). Many who didn't even know Andrey, but just wanted to help a fellow cyclist. It's good to see the community come together like that. I saw owners and employees from Bend Bike 'n' Sport, Sunnyside Sports, and Sagebrush Cycles (and possibly other shops, I just don't know everyone from every shop).
We raffled off a bunch or door prizes from a whole lot of different companies-unfortunately I don't have a list of all of them because I was out getting more beer when we gave them away, but I know we had some stuff from Broken Top, Wade@Vulture Cycles, Edge Composites bars from Beverly @ BBNS, a helmet from Sunnyside, a cool handmade bowl from Andrey's friend Ryan, a massage from Cinda @ Recharge Massage Therapy, Cog Wild swag, race entries from Central Oregon Racing, and a weekend @ the Lara House from Lay It Out Promotions. Thanks to the Source & the Bulletin for helping us get the word out.
We also sold a butt load of raffle tickets for the big frame giveaway - we'll be raffling off a Niner EMD frame AND a custom hardtail from Warren Rice @ Realm Cycles. That raffle will take place @ the next WebCyclery Movie Night @ Mcmennamins. You DO NOT need to be present to win one of the frames.
So I'd like to thank everyone for coming out last night. The cycling community in Bend is a very special group of people and I am proud to be a part of it. It definitely makes me appreciate Bend even more than I already do.
Andrey has only been working here for about 7 or 8 months, but he has become a huge asset to our business. We miss his sense of humor and quality work that he does @ the shop. Hopefully he will be back soon.
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