PositiveSpin April 2014

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Photo of Bicycle Valet at Green Households Fair
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 22 Apr '14

22 Apr '14

Attached is a photo of one of our volunteers, Lynn, bicycle valeting at the first ever Green Households Fair this Saturday, April 19, 2014! -Jonathan

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Need a few good volunteers this Saturday
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 15 Apr '14

15 Apr '14

Positive Spin needs a few good volunteers this *Saturday, 10:30am - 1:30pm*. Contact me if you are interested. If you are a WVU student you can count volunteer hours with the WVU CS&L program (iServe). Note - Positive Spin will maintain its normal shop hours of 1-5pm. *What?* Morgantown Municipal Green Team and Morgantown Farmers Market have teamed up to host the first ever Green Households Resource Fair to coincide with the last Winter Farmers Market. "Positive Spin will provide valet bike parking (tips welcome) near the High Street entrance to the Farmers Market church’s gymnasium, while you visit the fair, Positive Spin volunteers will also be available to discuss bike repair, maintenance, and riding safety." [Flyer is attached to this email.] *Where?* Wesley United Methodist Church <http://goo.gl/maps/qEtyv> 503 N. High Street, Downstairs Gymnasium (side door). *Volunteer roles?* 1. Bicycle Valet - Since it is a holiday weekend, turnout most likely will be low, so instead of bringing our bicycle event racks, bicycles will be carefully leaned against the wall adjacent to the entrance and vigilantly monitored. Identification tags will be utilized, and flyers about Positive Spin will be handed out. About 1-2 volunteers should sufficient. 2. Repair Demo/Educational Table - We are being provided space on a table and/or the stage. Given that the event only runs for two hours, every volunteer may want to focus on one area of repair interest. As an example my strategy will be demostrating how to repair bicycle tubes, and I will encourage fair participants to try it out themselves. Also, I want to point out that reusing bicycle tubes really fits well into the objectives of the fair which is about living sustainably (see my discussion about tube repair below). *How much we can accomplish in this short time frame will be determined by the number of partipants at the fair, and the number of volunteers from Positive Spin, so please contact me if you are interested!* *Why recycle a tube? *When it comes to the bicycle, the wheel is where the majority of repairs occur, and of those repairs, the one you will personally end up experiencing the most will concern fixing flats. Ofcourse, from there on you can climb up the ladder of skills in regards to wheels, which include, spoke replacements, truing, fixing axels, replacing cassettes or freewheels, rebuilding wheels and the list goes on. Recycling tubes fits right into the objectives of Earth Day month. I purchase bulk quantities of patches and rubber glue in cans from craft stores. In the process, not only are a significant numbers of bicycle tubes saved from the landfill, but it is better for the environment than purchasing individual patch kit in plastic containers, and as an added bonus, the rubber glue lasts much longer after it is opened. O.k., I have "spoke"n enough. :) -Jonathan

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Wanted: Used iPad, iPhone or Android
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

As of this season we can now receive credit card payments with a PayPal Here swipe device. This new shop feature is quite popular with patrons, and now represents a significant percentage of our funding from sales of recycled bicycles. However, we currently do not have a dedicated iPad, iPhone or Android device for our volunteer sales people, and while several have their own phones, many do not have the correct device. Below are the requirements for a used iPad, iPhone or Android. It is Earth Day month and it is time to recycle your old electronics to a good cause, Positive Spin! If you can donate one of these devices to the Spin, you will be forever appreciated by our organization. Please contact me if you think you have the right device or are unsure. Thank-you!! PayPal Here is currently available for iOS (iPhone 3GS and later) and optimized for iPad devices running iOS version 5.0 and later. It is also available for Android smartphone platforms. In order to run PayPal Here, an Android device must include the following specifications: * Android version 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) or later * 3.5 mm headset jack with microphone * Support for Location Services * Internet access (via WiFi or cellular data network) At this time, PayPal Here is not supported on Android tablets. -Jonathan

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Distribute TBP Spring Bike Drive Flyer
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 10 Apr '14

10 Apr '14

WVU's Tau Beta Pi (The Engineering Honor Society), our long-time partner, has created the attached flyer for the Spring Bike Drive that will run until April 18th. Please distribute the flyer, spread the word, and celebrate the days leading up to Earth Day (April 22) by helping to recycle a bicycle at the Spin! -Jonathan

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