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Memphis Orthopedic Group Partners with Wolf River Conservancy to Host “Cycle the Greenway” Memphis Orthopedic Group will present the sixth annual “Cycle the Greenway” ride on Sunday, June 3rd to benefit the Wolf River Conservancy and the Wolf River Greenway project. The ride is being planned and managed by Temple Israel’s Environmental Task Force.
natural habitats from downtown Memphis to eastern Shelby County. Phase I of the Wolf River Greenway runs from Walnut Grove Road east along the Wolf River, with Phase II scheduled for completion this summer. “Once Phase II is complete, we’ll have connected the City of Memphis with the City of Germantown with a Greenway system for the first time,” said Ken Kimble, an executive member of the Wolf River Conservancy. “You’ll be able to get on your bike in Germantown in the morning and have lunch downtown, all without leaving the Wolf River Greenway.”
Most of the ride will weave through Germantown, and offers activities for cyclists of every age and ability, including a 20-mile ride, a 50-mile ride, and a family-oriented “Eco-ride” with guided environmental education stops along the way. The development of a regional greenway system in Memphis has long been a dream for local runners, cyclists, and walkers, and is the longest and largest of proposed local greenway projects, planned to follow the Wolf River through several neighborhoods and
Marketing Director Michelle Hodges says, “Memphis Orthopedic Group is delighted to be a strategic partner with The Wolf River Conservancy and the development of the Wolf River Greenway. Wolf River Conservancy and Memphis Orthopedic Group both
promote healthy and active lifestyles for all Memphians, so it’s a partnership that makes good sense to both groups.” To register for the “Cycle the Greenway Ride,” visit www.wolfriver.org, or call (901) 452-6500.
Bike to Work, Memphis! Last year, more than 300 downtown residents and employees learned firsthand just how easy it is to get around the area by bike, so Downtown Memphis Commission is again partnering with the Shelby County Health Department Pollution Control Section to present the third annual Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 18th.
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Signing up for Bike-to-Work Day is easy. Online registration is available at www.downtownmemphis.com/biketowork. Organizations vying for the Bike-to-Work Championship must confirm their participation by posting a group photo to the Bike-to-Work Downtown Memphis Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/Bike-to-Work-DowntownMemphis/107857209252012) by 10:30am on May 18. All winners will be announced during the Downtown Bicycle Expo, which will take place in Court Square from 11:00am-1:00pm
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For more information about Downtown Memphis Bike-to-Work Day activities, contact Dawn Vinson, Downtown Memphis’ Commission Director of Marketing and Special Events at (901) 575-0555, or email her at vinson@downtownmemphis.com. Bike-to-Work Day is part of the National Bike Month promotion led by the League of American Bicyclists. More information about National Bike Month and National Bike-toWork Day can be found at www.bikeleague.org/ programs/bikemonth.
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