All Consider Biking members and "prospective" members are invited to join us this Thursday, July 30, from 5-7:30 PM at Cafe Bella for happy hour. (Don't worry, we define "prospective" broadly, i.e. if you're not a Consider Biking member, you are by definition a "prospective" member.)
Cafe Bella is located at 2593 North High Street, just north of Hudson. We'll be out back on the patio so ride/drive around back to the parking lot where we'll have a secure place for the bikes.
If you've not been to Cafe Bella, you're in for a treat. The proprietor, Vince, is an engineer by training who prefers cooking great Italian food and pioneering an amazing urban gardening concept that he will explain to us. It's not just a concept.......he has raised and given away thousands of vegetable plants through the food pantry to lower income families. He's also working on an aquaculture system that he will also give away to lower income families so that they can homegrow fish.
Cafe Bella doesn't have a liquor license, but Vince allows his customers to bring in beer and wine to eat with their meals (and doesn't even charge a corkage fee!) Like the old Nancy's, Vince doesn't have a set price.......you pay what you can afford and feel the meal was worth (he does have "suggested" prices which are very reasonable.)
My good friend, Dale Crandell, and I are donating all the beer and wine for the happy hour, but we are asking cyclists to contribute $10 per person to pay Vince for the great appetizers he is going to prepare for us........all in all a pretty good deal, I think.
This event is brought to you by Consider Biking (which isn't making a dime on it).....consider it a "member benefit." If you're not already a member of Consider Biking, I would be grateful if you would consider becoming a member. Our mission is simple...........to get more butts, I mean people, on bikes in central Ohio. We're making a real difference by advocating for bicycling, working on the Bicentennial Bikeway Plan, updating the city traffic code, creating bicyle maps, sponsoring and helping with organized rides, like the Ride of Silence, and providing information on all things biking to our community. We have a very puny budget and are always dreaming of the things we could do with more resources. You can check us out (and sign up for a membership) at www.considerbiking.org.
I hope you can join us on Thursday! (Please rsvp to me at dmorgan@calfee.com asap so we can get a headcount to give to Vince so he knows how much food to prepare.)
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