Hello MWABA,
Sign up for our tandem rides this Thursday from Eastern Market and Friday from Bethesda! Please sign up here by 8 PM on Tuesday: https://forms.gle/a3fC438hzv9aH8m89
Come to the Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St. NW, Washington, D.C., on March 22 for goalball practice. Practice will be from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Spread the word! We’re holding our next tandem captain training on 3/27 from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Eastern Market Metro. Sign up here if you’d like training on how to be a tandem captain, or if you’re an experienced stoker or captain who’d like to help train new captains: https://forms.gle/cFbjLSh7oecYWajB8 Share the attached flyer with anyone who might be interested!
Sign up by March 31st for our tandem bike camping trip from May 30th-June 1st at Lake Fairfax off the W&OD trail in Reston: https://forms.gle/Js2sSp2hQW8o1FyJ7
Email mwaba.inc if you have any questions!
MWABA is planning two more bike maintenance classes. The dates are Tuesday, March 25, which will cover brakes, and Tuesday, April 1, which will cover shifting gears. The classes will be led by Leah Fantle of the Upshift Workshop, and they will both start at 6:30 PM at the R.E.I. flagship location in D.C., at 201 M Street Northeast. Spots are filling up fast, but if you’re interested, please sign up at least 48 hours in advance, and we’ll confirm your spot by the Sunday night ahead of each Tuesday night class. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/hWozkHaNv6E3UUZW7
Are you a high school student or college student? Or, do you know students that might be interested in the Project Rise Goalball event on April 12? If so, please let them know to sign up for this event! https://archive.nfbv.org/rsvp-goalball
Our next hike will take place Sunday, April 27 at Catoctin Mountain Park, which is about an hour from DC. We’ll send more logistics info in the next couple of weeks. Sign up here: kevin.andrews94
Please see below a request we received from Luci Garza, a journalism student at George Washington University.
I am looking to interview individuals to learn more about their experience using public transit in D.C., as well as their thoughts on the WayMap app — even if they have not used it yet. My story is largely going to cover the app’s recent partnership with Metro, and I am seeking to learn more about how the blind community is anticipating the use of the app and highlight their experiences thus far with Metro’s accessibility. Individuals can reach out to me any time before March 20, by email (lucigarzie) or by phone (512-934-8883).
Thanks and see you out there!
Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes (MWABA)
Sports and fun for everyone! https://gomwaba.org