IMBA's Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

Hey Parents! Win a bike for your child!

From Saturday to Monday (10-1 to 10-3) anyone who posts videos and photos on IMBA's Facebook page will be eligible to win youth-sized bicycles, kid's riding gear and other prizes.

IMBA recently teamed up with the social video app BlipSnips to create a way for you to share Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day moments with friends and family. Here’s how it works:

• Download the BlipSnips app (currently available only on iPhone)
• Use BlipSnips to shoot a video
• Save your video with the #TAKMBD hashtag in the title
• Share your video to Facebook.com/IMBAonFB

You'll be eligible to win the prizes whether you use BlipSnips or any other method of uploading your Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day photos and videos to IMBA's Facebook fan page this weekend.

IMBA will celebrate its eighth annual International Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day on Saturday, October 1, 2011. This is a great opportunity for you to pass your passion for pedaling on to kids!

Find an event near you. (Registration is now closed.)

In support of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, IMBA has pledged to get 30,000 children participating in 300 cycling events on Oct. 1. We could use your help in reaching this goal. Broadcast Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day to your networks, host a ride, or sponsor the IMBA outreach program.

Since we believe that kids should be on bikes everyday, we're encouraging all participants to sign up for the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA), whereby you pledge to be active at least 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Youth (6-17 years) should get moving for at least 60 minutes per day, and adults (18 years or older) should be active for 30 minutes per day. What better way to get active than to be out riding a bike?

Download our ready-made PDF posters which allow you to fill-in the details of your event! (horizontal; vertical)

Assistance and nationwide events are conducted by IMBA clubs and chapters, retailers, volunteer groups and numerous Trips for Kids chapters. Corporate sponsors are welcome to join in support of this nation-wide effort.

There are many ways to participate. Events range from a few kids in a neighborhood to larger festival style events in a community park, open space or trailhead. Develop a grass roots event in your community, support the national outreach, contribute to event "care packages", or join an existing event. Email events [at] imba [dot] com (Terry Breheny) for more information on how you can get involved.

IMBA's Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day Supports: