I'm pretty excited about possibly forming a LUNA Chix mountain biking team in the Harrisburg area.
I hope this is what my husband was referring to when he chose to put LUNACHICK! on my ABC Mug Club mug. Hmm...
Attention
all women who love to get active outdoors!
I am assembling a group of women who would love to get together, promote
an active lifestyle and help raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Team LUNA Chix
brings together women interested in being healthy, learning new sports and
giving back to their communities — mixing equal parts fun, fitness
and philanthropy.
I am interested in starting a Mountain Biking LUNA
Chix team in the Harrisburg area. Women of all ages and fitness levels are
welcome. Don’t be intimidated by the
Mountain Biking part, we could do easy, intermediate and harder trails or maybe
even a road ride. We welcome women at
any fitness level, whether you’re working towards your very first bike ride or
a seasoned athlete with some mad skills to share. The Team’s goal is simple -inspire, motivate
and connect women through sport, while also supporting LUNA’s non-profit
partner, the Breast Cancer Fund.
The season
would run approximately April through October.
During that time, together as a team we would:
- Host two no-drop
workouts a month — open to any and all women who want to get out there
and have a good time.
- Host two
skill-based clinics during the season. (Examples include shoe-fitting clinics
for runners or a demonstration on “How to Change a Flat” for cyclists.)
- Promote the team at
two local women-based events, either through an on-site booth or other
activity. (LUNA helps with costs/materials.)
- Maintain a team web
page at teamlunachix.com where
photos and calendar listings can be shared. We ask that the team also
contribute two blog posts per month to highlight all your exciting activities!
- Distribute 1,000
LUNA samples per month. (This is the easy one — LUNA Bars practically give
themselves away!)
There’s also a
Team LUNA Chix Summit March 30-April 1 in Berkeley, California that you could
attend with the team. The summit is a weekend for LUNA Chix teams to get
together for clinics, rides, seminars, good food and wine. For more information about joining the teams check
out: http://www.teamlunachix.com/tlcprogramnews/application-details
Feel free to email me
( jendownie[at]aol.com) with any questions. Please contact me by
November 18th if you are seriously interested in participating (Harrisburg PA area). Skills other than mountain biking that could be
helpful: sports background, mentoring, volunteering, fundraising, technology,
marketing, and accounting. Keep in
mind that right now, I’m just gathering contact information of women who would
love to join the team. I do have to
apply to LUNA Chix and hope they choose to start a team in our area. I hope you will join me in this journey!
Cross your fingers!