Kim,
Thanks for the invitation! I forwarded it to the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. Two members expressed interest. They are also the two members that plan to staff a booth that Hugh said the Board would be provided at the Employee Fest.
Following are some things we thought of demonstrating: Repairing a flat tire; Proper hand signals; Communicating with body language; Scanning, signaling & negotiating; Proper helmet adjustment; Adjusting derailleurs; Adjusting brakes; Fitting a bicycle.
Demonstrating these things on a stage to a large audience that is distant from the demonstrator would probably be ineffective. What is the maximum number of people you would expect in the audience? Would it be possible to have them move close to the demonstrator(s) and perhaps even surround him/her/them so they could see?
We haven't yet planned what we will have or do in our booth; perhaps demonstrating some or all the things in the above list.
What do you think?
Also, could you please confirm that Employee Fest is May 9?
Frank D. Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board LCI #1703 491 WilsonAvenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
On Mar 21, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Kimberly Zaph wrote:
Hi Frank,
At a recent EmployeeFest committee meeting, Hugh Kierig suggested I contact you to see if your group would be interested in providing some demonstrations. I am working on a schedule of events for these demos, and I'd love to add you to the list.
The plan is for all wellness-related activities/resource tables etc. to be located in the Mountainlair Ballrooms, and the wellness demonstrations will be performed on the stage.
EmployeeFest will be heavily advertised soon, and a website has been created just for this event.
If you'd like to participate in the demos, please provide the following information as soon as possible.
- The name of the demonstration
- Description of what's being demonstrated
- Name of demonstrator/s
- Bio of demonstrator/s
- List of equipment you will be bringing for the demonstration/s
- Time/s that the demo can be performed. We hope to have demos repeated, since the crowd will vary throughout the day. (I'm guessing that some who will perform demos will also be manning the resource booth.) Demonstrations are needed between 11:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The demos can vary in length.
Please call me at your convenience for more information.
Thanks,
Kimberly A. B. Zaph EmployeeFest Committee Member
Kimberly A. B. Zaph, MS, CSCS, ACSM HFS Wellness Program Manager WVU Division of Human Resources P. O. Box 6640 One Waterfront Place Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-8405 (304) 293-7532 (fax) Kimberly.Zaph@mail.wvu.edu http://employeewellness.wvu.edu/