SEARHC to host Move For A Cause fitness event in April to benefit SAIL

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) invites Southeast Alaskans to join in a physical activity event in April 2022. This free, all-ages, inclusive program starts Friday, April 1, and runs through Friday, April 29. It is available to everyone in Southeast Alaska.

Spring is here and we are creating a community of people who want to enhance their individual fitness, while simultaneously generating a donation to Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL). You can hike, bike, roll, or walk … just move.

• Every week you will make a fitness goal and then track it. It could be tracking your steps, minutes outside, miles logged – whatever motivates you.
• One week later you will receive an email with instructions to submit the percentage of your goal you achieved. This will act as your submission into the weekly drawing.
• The more weeks you participate, the better chances you have to win big. If you log all four weeks, SEARHC will make a donation in your honor to SAIL. Ready to go? Complete the steps below.

STEPS TO PARTICIPATE:

1. Register here for the program.
2. Download the paper tracker OR use your own way of tracking your steps, minutes outside, or miles logged.
   1. The paper trackers do not need to be submitted. This is a resource for you to track.
3. On April 1 – Start Tracking

For more information, please contact Doug Osborne at douglaso@search.org or 907-966-8674.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host first group bike ride of the season on Saturday

Local cyclists are invited to join a Sitka Cycling Club monthly group bike ride at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 26. 

Riders will gather at the Salty Spoke Bike Co-op, located behind the Hames Center. The ride will go to Silver Bay and back using the multipurpose trails along Sawmill Creek Road. The distance is approximately 10 miles round trip. 

The event will have door prizes, including a Bicycle Benefits sticker that gets helmeted commuters discounts at 12 local businesses. 

For more information or to join the Sitka Cycling Club, contact Doug Osborne at 907-966-8674 or go to sitkacycling.wordpress.com.

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Sitka Cycling Club to host monthly meeting at noon on Friday, March 25

The Sitka Cycling Club will host a monthly steering committee at noon on Friday, March 25, using Zoom. This meeting is open to the general public.

With the new tourism plan, the club has $10,000 for downtown bike parking and $12,000 for an incentive program to get people commuting by bike or on foot. Meeting topics include an update on a recent grant application to the Crossett Fund for the pump track project and Salty Spoke Bicycle Co-op, our first monthly group bike ride of the season on Saturday, a new fitness challenge for April, planning for National Bike Month in May, and more. We also will set the date for our next meeting for April.

For those wanting to participate in the meeting, contact Doug Osborne at 738-8734 or douglaso@searhc.org for the meeting log-in info.

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Spring tune-ups at the Salty Spoke Bike Co-op

Salty Spoke Bicycle Co-op bicycle mechanic Alyssa Russell works on a bike during the co-op’s weekly 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday repair clinic behind the Hames Center. The co-op is a membership organization that provides a space and tools for members to work on bicycles. The organization recently received grant funding to hire staff members. (Daily Sitka Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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