LACBC Commemorates Kaiser Grant by Distributing Helmets and Lights

November 10, 2009 at 4:14 pm | Posted in Bike News | Leave a comment
Tags: Campaigns, city of lights

To celebrate receiving a 25,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente, Urban Programs Coordinator Allison Mannos helped coordinate LACBC giving out 25 helmets and 25 lights to day laborers on Monday. LACBC Executive Director Jennifer Klausner, Jose Veliz from CARECEN, Councilmember Ed Reyes, Kaiser Med Ctr.’s CEO, Mark Costa, and Cesar Herrera, one of the day laborers, all spoke about the importance of bicycle safety and how this grant can help realize that goal. Aurisha Smolarski and Reyes’ staff also did a presentation on the effects of the bike plan and how to weigh in on it (you can view LACBC’s comments here).

Urban Programs Coordinator Allison Mannos installs a light, Courtesy of Beth Coller, Kaiser

The event was covered by a few media outlets, including Univision, Hoy, KCRW, KPCC, and ABC. Check out what other people have written about the event: Reyes’ blog from November 8 and 9, or this Daily News article.

We’ll keep you updated on how the grant is put into effect.

Executive Director Jennifer Klausner, Councilman Ed Reyes, and day laborer cyclists

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