Corporate Update

IMBA Trail News
Volume 18, Number 2
Summer 2005

Many thanks to Above-and-Beyond corporate supporter, Quality Bicycle Products for sponsoring IMBA's 24-Hours of D.C., April 6-7. QBP helped pay for the event and sent their in-house advocacy guru, Gary Sjoquist to speak to the attendees about lobbying techniques. Corporate members Mavic and Hutchinson threw an IMBA fundraiser at the 2005 Sea Otter Classic in April. The party included a photo contest that produced several hilarious entries, while raising $1,283 for IMBA's California Legal Defense Fund. FOX Racing Shox sponsored an IMBA California advocacy meeting at Sea Otter. The meeting was a grand success, gathering more than 70 of IMBA's top volunteers for roundtable discussions about contentious mountain bike issues facing the state of California. Yakima also stepped up to raise funds for IMBA at the Sea Otter Classic. The company raffled off several bike racks during the weekend, with all proceeds going to IMBA. Corporate member Performance recently helped the Southern Offroad Bicycling Association (SORBA) raise money for their local advocacy efforts. SORBA benefited from an in-store promotion at the grand opening of Performance locations in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Thanks to Jensen USA for conducting an IMBA individual membership drive via their website and email list. The successful campaign attracted more than 75 new IMBA members. Finally, thanks to Western Spirit Cycling for continuing to offer discounted bicycle tours to IMBA members. Western Spirit has been a key supporter for more than a decade. Welcome IMBA's newest Corporate Members: Axis Gear, Catalyst Communication, Flight Industries, Hardwood Hills MTB Center, Hutchinson Tire, International Cycle Works, Kristin Carpenter Public Relations, Outdoor Gear Canada, Turner Suspension Bicycles and Vista Verde Ranch