In honor of National Bike to Work Day, breakfast will be served to bicycle commuters between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Friday at three locations in St. Louis and Clayton.
Companion Baking is providing the food for the refueling stations, at Memorial Park on South Meramec Avenue in Clayton, Missouri Botanical Garden on Shaw Boulevard, and the Missouri History Museum on Lindell Boulevard.
Free showers will be available at The Clayton Center, and coupons for showers will handed out for St. Louis Workout in the Central West End and all YMCA locations.
More than 200 bicycle commuters are expected to participate.
In Kansas City is the Bike-In Movie:
Friday’s Bike-In Movie Feature
“Boys of Baraka” Showtime: 8:00 PM (This is a change from what is posted on the Bridging The Gap website.)
30 Discounted Tickets ($5 each) are available to the first folks to respond to this email. Maximum two tickets per person.
In the text of your email, please list your name and the number of tickets you would like and send it to deb@bridgingthegap.org
RIDE FROM SUNFRESH PARKING LOT IN WESTPORT - 7:00 PM Please note this change in time and help us spread the word!
All cyclists are encouraged to wear a helmet and bring your lights (front and rear)!
******************** MOVIE SYNOPSIS ************************
On September 12, 2002 twenty "at risk" 12-year-old boys from the tough streets of inner-city Baltimore left home to attend the 7th and 8th grade at Baraka, an experimental boarding school located in Kenya, East Africa. Here, faced with a strict academic and disciplinary program as well as the freedom to be normal teenage boys, these brave kids began the daunting journey towards putting their lives on a fresh path.
"The Boys of Baraka" focuses on four boys: Devon, Montrey, Richard and his brother Romesh. Their humor and explicit truthfulness give intimate insight into their optimistic plans, despite the tremendous obstacles they face both at home and in school. Through extensive time with the boys in Baltimore and in Africa, the film captures the kids' amazing journey and how they fare when they are forced to return the difficult realities of their city.
"The Boys of Baraka" zeros in on kids that society has given up on - - boys with every disadvantage, but who refuse to be cast off as "throw-aways."
