BIKES, BLUES & BAYOUS

To all the cyclists who came to ride in our 2^nd annual Bikes, Blues & Bayous event, we say a big THANK YOU!

Despite the threatening weather, we equaled last year’s turnout and had a total of 210 cyclists joining us. In the month since the ride, we have been reviewing your feedback sheets and thinking ahead to 2010 when we can make more improvements to entice you back to Greenwood.

From the dozens of comment sheets you turned in, we selected 8 riders at random to receive a gift of appreciation for sharing their thoughts. The gifts are compliments of Tom Martin at THE BIKE RACK in Jackson, Mississippi. Thanks Tom!

The riders are listed below. Check your mailbox!

*Tifosi sunglasses* *- $59.99/$69.99 retail*
Kent Reece	Oxford, MS
Lucinda Murphy	Brandon, MS
*Trek water bottle and t-shirt*
Tish Hughes	Jackson, MS
Alan Walters	Jackson, MS
Daniel Simonsen	Ruston, LA
Charles Powers	Greenwood, MS
Wiley Clark	Moss Point, MS
Melanie Dakin	Memphis, TN

Also, you will note on the NEW 2009 RIDE PHOTOS link at left that we posted some of the photos taken by Johnny Jennings of Jennings Photography in Greenwood. This is the second year Johnny has donated his time and talent to document our event. You can find a more complete selection of his event photos by going to www.seemyprints.com and searching for “BBB”. There are almost 250 shots and all are available in lab quality print format. Johnny will donate half the proceeds of all your purchases to the Main Street Greenwood Association. Main Street is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of downtown Greenwood.

Thanks again for coming. Hope to see you riding with us in 2010!

Richard Beattie