Pedal4Prizes Hands Out Treats

Submitted by Kathryn Latour, Kathryn Latour


On Friday, March 23, the Pedal4Prizes chairs and assistants, Kathryn Latour, Steve Hubbell, Jeff Dean, Penny Ellson, Linda Baker, Renu Virdi, and Calvin Latour, were armed with Rice Krispy treats in anticipation of a flurry of bike riding since the skies were blue, clear, and glorious. Thank you, assistants! Alas, our biking numbers for the day were a bit on the low side since we tallied only 453 bikes. One student explained that there was a huge band field trip scheduled which meant that many students elected to drive rather than balance their heavy instruments on their bikes. That would account for some, but not the total dip in our statistics for this time of year. (It also makes the P4P team aware that perhaps our students could benefit from some instruction on how to make use of bike baskets that can accommodate these instruments.)

If you are a Gunn student and chose not to ride your bike on Friday, March 23, we would like to know what prevented you from using this environmentally-friendly mode of transportation on that day, especially if you normally bike to school. Please email P4P Co-Chair Steve Hubbell at hubbellsj@gmail.com and help us to understand what factors motivated your choice. The more information the P4P team has about reasons why students choose not to bike, the better we can address them.

Our next P4P event will be on Monday, April 16 when we team up with the Green Team to celebrate Earth Week. A raffle will be held for prizes such as gift cards from Sprinkles, iTunes, and Vans. If you bike, walk, or bus, you may collect your raffle ticket on the morning of April 16. Winners will be chosen at our Earth Day
events during lunch period in the Quad.

P4P Team