Bike the Ridge: October 1, 2023

Summer may be ending, but UCE members can look forward to Evanston’s fall event: Bike the Ridge.  On Sunday, October, 1st from 9:00-1:00pm, Ridge Avenue between Howard and Church will be closed to vehicular traffic for “Bike the Ridge.”

This event is an excellent community building opportunity for UCE. Hundreds of people will be biking by UCE’s doorstep; let’s give them a UCE welcome!  We will have a tent set up on Ridge.  Here UCE members can greet bikers, supply them with water, and provide information about our congregation. We need lots of friendly faces on Ridge to represent UCE!

Please consider biking to service that day.  Having Ridge closed to vehicular traffic is an excellent opportunity to support environmental sustainability.

For both our community members and UCE members, there will be bike decorating on the front lawn.  Anyone who stops by can decorate their bikes with streamers, pipe cleaners, or ribbons.

With us again this year will be members of The Recyclery Collective.  The Recyclery is an educational bike shop that provides a space for empowerment through education, transportation, and community building.  The shop offers Open Hours, Volunteer Hours, Spanish Open Hours, and Youth Programming.  There is an “Earn a Bike” program where anyone can log volunteer hours to earn a reconditioned bike.  Otherwise reconditioned bikes can be purchased through the shop and a number of bikes are designated for those who cannot afford them.  Please stop by and meet our friends from The Recyclery.

Please volunteer for this community-building event!  We need the following:  1) volunteers to help decorate bikes,  2) volunteers to greet bikers, distribute water and information about our congregation on Ridge or 3) contributions of materials—streamers, pipe cleaners, old playing cards, scotch tape, water, etc.

There is a Sign-Up Google Doc here, otherwise, feel free to contact Rev Susan Frances to volunteer or with any questions.