I Am RVA
- 1. I Am RVABe Safe. Be Seen. Be Fun. WHO ARE WE? Why Richmond? Wear油I油Am油RVA油gear油to油promote油safety油and油unity. Host油community油bike油rides油around油the油city油Volunteer at油I油Am油RVA油events Educate油cyclists油about油rules油and油laws.油 Make油a油positive油impact油on油the油community Establish油yourself油as油a油leader Build油beneficial油relationships Share油common油interest油with油other油cyclists The油time油commitment油is油whatever油you油make油it! Whether油youre油cycling油to油work,油to油the油store,油for exercise,油or油for油leisure油足油youre油already油doing油your part.油Whether油you油want油to油get油people油to油ride together油on油the油weekends油or油once油a油month,油thats up油to油you.油We油only油ask油that油you油promote油safe油and fun油riding油when油you油do.油We油may油also油have油an occasional油event油where油we油could油use油your油support. www.iamrva.com Scott油Keel,油President scott@iamrva.com油|油804足393足4214 453油North油Ridge油Rd.油 Richmond,油VA油23229 CONTACT BECOME AN INFLUENCER What are the Benefits? Whats the time commitment? How Did I Am RVA get Started? I油Am油RVA油is油a油non足profit油organization油that aims油to油create油a油more油bicycle油friendly environment油through油promoting油the油use油of bicycle油safety油gear.油Through油the油use油of油our chrome油helmet,油we油hope油to油unify油the community. While油traveling油in油Europe,油our油president Scott油Keel油noticed油many油of油the油locals油wearing a油golden油bicycle油helmet.油After油speaking油to油a few油people油about油where油the油helmet油came from,油he油learned油that油a油prominent油museum was油selling油the油helmets油to油raise油awareness about油an油issue油important油to油their community.油The油profits油from油the油helmet油went back油to油the油museums油fundraising油efforts.The golden油helmet油became油a油unique油symbol油for their油community. Richmond油is油already油a油tight足knit油community and油cycling油is油growing油more油and油more everyday.油Unfortunately,油our油cyclists油and being油as油safe油as油they油could油be,油and油thats where油we油would油like油to油help.
- 2. OUR HELMETS Our油chrome油bicycle油helmets油will油increase safety油by油enhancing油rider油visibility油amongst motorists.油Studies油also油show油that油wearing油a helmet油while油cycling油decreases油the油chance油of obtaining油a油brain油injury油in油event油of油a油bicycle accident. Currently,油many油cyclists油do油not油use油a油helmet while油riding油because油they油do油not油want油to carry油it,油they油believe油it油makes油them油sweatier, and油they油fear油getting油helmet油hair.油We油want油to change油these油views油of油bicycle油helmets. Our油chrome油helmet,油created油by油a油leading helmet油manufacturer,油will油be油unique油to油the Richmond油community.油We油want油these油helmets油to be油a油symbol油of油Richmond油by油uniting油cyclists油of油all ages油throughout油he油city.油Not油only油are油the油helmets unique油and油stylish,油but油they油also油reflect油the surrounding油environment. Safety Unity HOW DOES IT WORK? We油give油our油patrons油the油opportunity油to油buy a油helmet油for油themselves,油a油family油member,油or a油friend.油The油helmet油costs油$50油足油but油when油you buy油a油helmet,油$40油goes油to油a油Richmond油non足profit of油your油choice. The油other油$10油goes油to油our油brain油injury油fund油in油the event油that油someone油in油Richmond油gets油in油a bicycle油accident,油we油want油to油help油support油them油in any油way油that油we油can. Buy a Helmet Give a Helmet We油give油our油patrons油the油opportunity油to油buy a油helmet油for油themselves,油a油family油member,油or a油friend.油The油helmet油costs油$50油足油but油when油you buy油a油helmet,油$40油goes油to油a油Richmond油non足profit of油your油choice. The油other油$10油goes油to油our油brain油injury油fund油in油the event油that油someone油in油Richmond油gets油in油a bicycle油accident,油we油want油to油help油support油them油in any油way油that油we油can. OUR MISSION Mission Our油mission油is油to油foster油enthusiasm油for油bicycling in油Richmond油by油encouraging油a油sense油of community,油promoting油safety油among油riders油and drivers,油and油creating油pride油in油the油city. Values BE油SAFE.油We油want油bikers油to油wear油helmets. We油want油both油bikers油and油drivers油to油know油the油rules of油the油road油and油obey油them.油We油want油bikers油in RVA油to油feel油safe油while油having油fun油on油your油bikes! BE油SEEN.油We油want油you油and油your油bike油to油be visible.油We油want油bikers油to油wear油front油and油back lights油and油reflectors油at油night.油More油and油more people油text油while油driving,油which油can油be油scary油for bikers油in油high足traffic油areas油like油the油Fan. Using油lights油and油reflectors油can油help油drivers油to油see you. BE油FUN.油We油are油organizing油fun,油free油bike rides油around油RVA.油Stay油tuned油for油updates油on油our social油media油outlets油for油information.