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SUMMARY:Biking for Calendula!
CONTACT:blue crow
DESCRIPTION:This is a ride to support awareness for organ donation\, 
 specially pediatric organ donation and Children’s Organ Transplant 
 Association! It's a casual and fun ride that is kid and family centered. 
 \n\nWill start at Laurelhurst Park at 11:00am and rally at the 
 playground\, will do a few laps around the park\, and then we will head to
  Gateway Green at 11:30am on bikes via Ankeny\, NE 41st\, Davis\, NE 
 47th\, Everett\, NE 58th\, Davis\, NE 71st\, Burnside\, and NE 99th. We 
 hope to arrive at Gateway Green 12:30pm and then have fun riding there\, 
 where there are a lot of bike jumps that Calendula's big sibling 
 loves!\n\nTo help celebrate and call attention to the ride\, you can 
 decorate your bikes with calendulas or other flowers or hearts or other 
 organs to celebrate Calendula's journey and promote organ donation 
 awareness. We will have signage for COTA in honor of Calendula and organ 
 donor forms and giveaways from Donate Life Northwest. \n\nThis ride is 
 organized by the mom and 10-year-old sibling of Calendula\, who is a 2-
 year-old who just received a heart transplant! This was after living at 
 Seattle Children’s hospital for over a year. We're celebrating with 
 community and enjoying life outside the hospital…  \n\nWe are so lucky 
 that someone shared the gift of life with us through pediatric organ 
 donation and we're no longer living in the hospital. As an anarchist mom 
 having lived in Portland for 22 years\, storytimes\, seed giveaways\, and 
 bike rides with Bike Summer! feel true to our roots as we endeavor to 
 promote COTA in honor of Calendula and pediatric organ donation. \nWe 
 learned on our journey that transplant wait times are actually longer here
  in the Pacific Northwest! Our family is on the other side of having 
 waited for an organ\, but the experience has left us with a passion for 
 potentially helping other children and families to not have to endure such
  long hospital stays and more intense medical interventions\, 
 separations\, and isolation.\n\nThis event is outside\, but we ask those 
 who are able to mask to do so\, we will provide n95 masks and we will 
 provide hand sanitizer. This helps keep events accessible to people like 
 Calendula\, who are immune compromised.\n\nPlease message blue crow\, 
 Calendula's mama\, with any questions or feedback or ideas about the 
 event! \n\nThis is a free event but we are asking for a suggested donation
  to go to COTA in honor of Calendula or $5-$20. 
 \nhttp://www.COTA.org/COTAforCalendula\nMeet at 11:00am\, ride at 
 11:30\nEnds at Gateway Green\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24016
LOCATION:Laurelhurst\nSE César E. Chávez Blvd. and Stark St\nMeet near the
  playground
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20260614T180000Z
DTEND:20260614T200000Z
CREATED:20260511T122142Z
DTSTAMP:20260511T122142Z
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URL:https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24016
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