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March 21 - Fourth Annual Ticket to Ride

Support a great cause and join us for another incredible bicycling trip up and down the proposed route of the Firefly Trail.  We depart at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 21st (rain or shine) from the NEW Jittery Joe's Roaster, 425 Barber Street in Athens where parking is free and plentiful. The $30 registration fee includes a pair of quality Firefly biking socks, a 1 year membership in Firefly Trail, Inc., and 1 Terrapin Beer pour (21 & older). The party starts at noon at the roaster with music from the North Georgia Bluegrass Band, Terrapin beer and Your Pie pizza for sale. 


All registered riders will also receive a GreenScapes goodie bag filled with cool stuff, including a Fitness@Five water bottle and Jittery Joe's coffee,  as well as a chance to win one of these awesome raffle prizes!

• A private dinner for 8 at a Your Pie where owner, Drew French, will personally teach the group how to toss dough and make their own pizzas....along with beer, wine and gelato!
• A chance at one of three 30 day gym memberships at Fitness @ Five, 24 hr. access gym in 5 Points!
• A chance at one of two 30 day membership at SPARC (Sports Performance & Rehabilitation Center) from Athens Orthopedic Clinic!
• A can of Jittery Joe's coffee, "micro-roasted, nationally boasted"!
• A SWAG bag from Terrapin Beer Company!
• A custom filled basket from the Habitat ReStore full of some cool vintage goodies!

Choose your distance to Winterville (15 miles round trip), Crawford* (40 miles round trip), Maxeys (60 miles round trip) or Union Point (the full 85 miles) making this a perfect ride for cyclist of all interests and abilities.  All routes are fully supported with great food and restroom facilities.  Check out the details at FireflyTrail.com, where you can print a waiver and mail it with your check (cue sheets to be posted soon) or sign up at Active.com.

*Due to ongoing construction at the historic Crawford depot our Crawford SAG location has been moved to Almar Self Storage, 154 S Broad Street.  Special thanks to owner, Darryl Johnson, for allowing us to use his wonderful facility!

Volunteer Opportunities are available
Have a great time watching the riders pull in to "your" SAG stop!  Short 2 hour time slots are available in Winterville and Crawford where help is needed keeping the refreshments for the riders flowing.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps (No registration, password, etc., necessary!):

1) Click this link to see our Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/p5Qxeu
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot.

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.maryc@fireflytrail.com

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Elsewhere in the Southeast...
This great video highlights two examples of rails-to-trails projects.  Hear the people involved with the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, SC and the Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus, VA, tell what these trails have done for these communities.

Ecusta Trail, Brevard NC from Real Digital Productions, LLC on Vimeo.

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