More IMBA/Koobi Club Assistance Grants Awarded

For Immediate Release
10-31-02
Contact: Pete Webber, IMBA

303-545-9011

Four bicycle groups will receive cash awards in the second round of 2002 IMBA/Koobi Club Assistance Grants. The $500 grants support projects that preserve and enhance trail opportunities for mountain bikers.

The 2002 IMBA/Koobi Club Assistance Grants second-round winners are:

• Central Ohio Mountain Biking Organization, Columbus, Ohio - COMBO will continue their dynamic advocacy work in the Columbus area by expanding their successful mountain bike patrol unit with additional trained patrollers and equipment. Bike patrols play a key role in keeping trails open and securing new riding opportunities.
• Calendon Cycling Club, Brampton, Ontario - Funds will support new trail construction in the Palgrave Conservation Area near Toronto. The group hopes to build 8 miles of new trails in 2003.
• North Carolina Outward Bound School, Asheville, North Carolina - This respected program will purchase high-quality trailwork tools to boost their volunteer stewardship efforts. The School leads regular mountain biking outings that include trailwork.
• Laramie Bicycling Network, Laramie, Wyoming - The grant will aid the formation of the Southeastern Wyoming Mountain Bike Patrol, the state's first patrol unit. The volunteer patrol will assist, educate, and inform trail users in Medicine Bow National Forest.

Colorado Springs-based Koobi is an innovative maker of high-performance bicycle saddles. The support comes to IMBA from the Koobi Freedom Foundation, which was established this past year to fund various trail advocacy projects.

Koobi and IMBA will award eight more grants in 2003. The application deadline for the next round is March 1, 2003. All IMBA-affiliated clubs are invited to apply. For more information please visit: http://www.imba.com/resources/grants/