Ed Ripmeester - 2000 Cycling Safety and Promotion Program Volunteer of the Year

It's that time...time to announce Volunteer of the Year,
As we put our heads together, the choice was still difficult and hardly clear,
First, we asked ourselves who helped distribute
Better Bicycling, Ottawa's cycling news,
Of course, many of you did, so we continued to muse.

And then there was Commuter Challenge, a frantic week,
Without the help of some of our volunteers, it would have been bleak.
A series of cycling demos and seminars at many workplaces,
Gave our volunteers a chance to see new, potential cyclist faces.

What about the cycling safety demos for kids in the summer?
They would not have happened without two of our dedicated volunteers....that would have been a bummer.
And who always gives feedback on programs when asked?
Still a number of volunteers would do so, present and past.

At last, there was one person who came to mind,
Who was there for all of the above and who was also there at short notice, when we were in a bind.
And so we are very lucky to have a keen, retired cyclist with a cause,
So let's give Ed Ripmeester, our Volunteer of the Year,
a rousing round of applause.

(as delivered by Sylvia Welke at the Nov. 3, 2000 CfSC Annual General Meeting)

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