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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Jennifer
Gooden</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Program Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Homeless Alliance</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Jerry Church-ACOG
[mailto:jchurch@acogok.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:07
AM<BR><B>To:</B> ACOG News Release<BR><B>Subject:</B> Central Oklahoma Bike to
Work Day Scheduled for May 18<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ASSOCIATION OF
<st1:place w:st="on">CENTRAL OKLAHOMA</st1:place> GOVERNMENTS
(ACOG)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">21 E. Main Street,
Suite 100</SPAN></FONT></st1:Street><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, <st1:City w:st="on">Oklahoma City</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">OK</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">73104</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></FONT></st1:address><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">www.acogok.org<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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RELEASE<U><o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For Immediate Release: May 9,
2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Media contact: Jerry Church,
234-2264
<B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RIDE YOUR BIKE TO
WORK! BIKE to WORK DAY SCHEDULED for MAY
18<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bike to Work Day will be celebrated
May 18 this year throughout the <st1:place w:st="on">Central
Oklahoma</st1:place> region. The Association of Central Oklahoma
Governments (ACOG), and the cities of <st1:City w:st="on">Oklahoma
City</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Edmond</st1:City>, Guthrie, <st1:City
w:st="on">Norman</st1:City> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Yukon</st1:State></st1:place> are helping to coordinate the third
annual event.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bike to Work Day 2007 is part of a
national campaign to promote bicycling as a healthy and efficient transportation
alternative. The League of American Bicyclists has recognized the month of
May as National Bike to Work Month since 1956, and National Bike to Work Day
annually offers metropolitan areas the opportunity to call attention to the
benefits of bicycling and to increase safety awareness among bicyclists and
motorists.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The primary event of Bike to Work
Day includes group rides in all five sponsoring communities. The rides in
each respective city should wrap up at 8:30 a.m., when speakers will make
presentations and celebrate the day. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Over the past two years, the group
rides have grown larger, with the bicycling community taking the lead advocacy
role in the initiative. With gasoline prices at an elevated level, and
people having a keener awareness of fitness and health, biking to work is
becoming a more tangible option for short commutes and traveling in good
weather.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ACOG is also asking citizens to
participate in a survey focused on bicycling. Hard copies of the survey have
been distributed to area bicycle shops and
libraries.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The survey can be taken online at
ACOG’s Web site through May 18. The ACOG site, <B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">www.acogok.org</SPAN></I></B>,
also includes complete details and route information about Central Oklahoma Bike
to Work Day<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </SPAN></I>2007.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Call <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Lisa
Kehoe</st1:PersonName> or Jerry Church at ACOG, 234-2264 for more
information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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