Nominate your bicycle travel heroes!

As you are traveling through the country on your bike this summer, take a few minutes to acknowledge those people who helped you along the way.  Who organized your first group bicycle tour? When your chain broke in the middle of nowhere, which bike shop set you on your way again? Who was that extraordinary trail angel who gave you a dry place to wait out the storm on your last bike tour?

Adventure Cycling Association would like to honor these people!

We are seeking nominations for our 8th annual Bicycle Travel Awards. Celebrating the heroes of bicycle travel in the U.S., awards include the Pacesetter Bicycle Travel Award, the June Curry Trail Angel Award, the Braxton Bike Shop Award, and the Adventure Cycling Volunteer-of-the-Year Award.

"Adventure Cycling's national awards program acknowledges individuals and organizations in America who work to improve conditions for bicycle travelers," said Membership and Marketing Coordinator Amy Corbin.

The Pacesetter Bicycle Travel Award recognizes the efforts of those who have supported or promoted bicycle travel in the U.S. in an exemplary way. This award is named after Charlie Pace (Columbus, OH), who has spent decades creating and supporting bicycle-travel opportunities.

The June Curry Trail Angel Award thanks a generous individual or group that has made a traveling cyclist's journey easier or possible in some significant way. The award is named after June Curry (Afton, VA), the famous "Cookie Lady" of the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Over the course of three decades, Curry has brightened the journey of more than 11,000 touring cyclists by providing them with refreshments near her home.

The Sam Braxton Bike Shop Award honors a bike shop that has promoted the bike-travel cause and built enthusiasm for bike touring in its community. Braxton Bike Shop (Missoula, MT), the inaugural winner of this award, was integral to the success of BikeCentennial ?76, the event that kick-started Adventure Cycling Association.

The Adventure Cycling Volunteer-of-the-Year Award is presented to an outstanding volunteer who has furthered the organization's goal of inspiring and empowering people to travel by bicycle.

Winners will be featured in Adventure Cyclist magazine and on the Adventure Cycling blog. They will receive a free year of membership, a framed certificate, and a gift certificate to Cyclosource, the Adventure Cycling online store.

Nominations for 2012 awards will be accepted through September 30, 2012. Acts of kindness need not have happened in 2012 to be accepted for the 2012 awards. To make your nominations, visit www.adventurecycling.org/awards

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MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS is typically posted every other Friday by Amy Corbin, Membership and Marketing Coordinator. Membership Highlights spotlights the various benefits of membership,our accomplishments thanks to member support, and even interviews with some of our most passionate and dedicated members, both individual and organizational.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/07/nominate-your-bicycle-travel-heroes.html

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