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Sunday, May 11th Get Geared Up
Dust off your bicycle and join the Friends of the Flint River Trail at 1pm at the Flint Farmers’ Market to learn about basic bicycle repair and at 2pm enjoy a Sunday ride along the Flint River Trail.
Monday, May 12th Smart Commute Information Fair
Drop by the U of M Pavilion on your lunch break from 11:00am to 2:00pm to learn about how you can incorporate Smart Commuting into your lifestyle and get fantastic information on bicycling, local trails, ridesharing, recycling & more.
Friday, May 16th Smart Commute Day
Challenge friends and co-workers to ride their bicycle, walk, carpool, or use public transportation to work and for workday errands. Live too far away to walk or bicycle to work? Try taking the bus, carpooling, or meet at Kearsley Park or at the Dort Highway Mall for free breakfast from 7-9am or to park your car for the day so that you can walk, bicycle, or ride public transit to work.
Friday, May 16th Trail & Treats Ride
Unable to Smart Commute to work? Bring your bicycle and join us at noon at the Flint Farmers’ Market to embark on a fun-filled lunchtime ride. Don’t think you have time to ride and eat your lunch? Not to worry; there will be stations throughout the ride that will provide snacks and drinks.
Sunday, May 18th “What’s Up Downtown” Bicycle Tour
Get off of the tour bus! Meet at the Flint Farmers’ Market at 2pm to explore historic downtown Flint on your bicycle; sponsored in conjunction with the Friends of the Flint River Trail. Refreshments will be served!
For additional information on Smart Commute please contact Polly Sheppard, local coordinator for the Safe and Active Flint Coalition at psheppard@flint.org or (810) 235-7894
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Did you know?
It is a fact
that businesses and employers bear a sizeable portion of the direct and
indirect health care costs of employees in poor health. Poor
exercise habits of employees can result in between 10% and 21% greater
employer health care expenditures. Employers experience higher
payouts for:
- Short-term disability
- Absenteeism
- Workers compensation
- Health care |
