On Wednesday, June 24, the College community is invited to participate in Bike to Work Day. After your morning bicycle commute to campus, you are welcome to join others at the Events Center patio for food and prizes.

Biking to work in Colorado is a tradition. The City of Boulder first celebrated Bike to Work Day more than 25 years ago. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) then began promoting it statewide, and in 1995 the Denver Regional Council of Governments began helping the area's cities and counties link their individual events together. Bike to Work Day is celebrated in many communities along the Front Range and in the mountains, but the Denver region's event is the largest in the state.

To register go to: http://www.drcog.org/btwd2009/ and enter Metropolitan State College of Denver as the corporate site.

There are a lot of great reasons to bike to work, according to Tony Price, director of Campus Recreation: it's a great way to fit exercise into your day; fewer cars on the road means less congestion on roads and pollution in the air; cycling energizes you to start your day and de-stresses you so you arrive at work and home feeling refreshed; you save a lot of money on gas and maintenance for your car; and you might surprise yourself by loving it.

The Bike to Work celebration at the Events Center will include bagels and cream cheese from Panera, coffee, juice, water and fruit, drawings for prizes such as tee shirts, water bottles and coupons, and bike maintenance support.

For more information contact Price at pricean@mscd.edu or 303-556-5379.