Bike Bingo Tips
Pedal to Play!
Plan ahead and try to get the full card prizes. Prizes are available for Row and Full cards. You MUST ride your bike to earn stamps and redeem prizes. No purchase necessary but show your Bike Benefis sticker – especially if you make a purchase to get your Bike Benefit. Post pictures of your adventures. Have fun, be respectful and engage others.
You remember how to play Bingo, right? You have to get the full row for a row prize. Horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Then you get a row prize. 6 row prizes max.
Bike!Charlotte event – get your card stamped at the Mayor’s ride or Open Streets 704. At the Mayor’s ride – look for the Bike Advisory Committee members at the tshirt table. They’ll have Bingo cards and you can get it stamped. At Open Streets – look for the Trips for Kids tent or the Trike races. Both tents will have cards and either can stamp it.
Want the full card prize? Redeem for up to 6 prizes. Make sure you look for times/dates of events. For example, Cycling Savvy is May 3-5. You’ll need to be there before class starts to get your card stamped. Plan accordingly. Use the Bike Benefits website on (your laptop or computer) to look up hours for each business. From the bicyclebenefits.org enter the city: Charlotte, then the business name – it will have a pull down menu and you can see a link to the business website.
Find Pam – you’ll need to find Pam riding her bike around Charlotte. Where? She rides all around mostly to Bike Benefits businesses. Sun and Tues excluded. Tip: She’s hosting lots of events on the Bike!Charlotte website – like ride to yoga on Wed. Or you can look on the CSP calendar.
CSP event – This is any event put on by Charlotte Spokes People. Look at the calendar for details. Examples include the Mother’s Day ride on May 12th and the Tour de Sabor on May 19. Show up before the start and get your stamp.
Volunteer at a Bike ride, event or bike shop – Mark a turn, count, make the safety speech at PMTNR or Sunday Ride, volunteer at a bike event during May (Take a picture and post it on fb Charlotte Bicycle Benefits or instagram #bikebenefits, #bikebingo) or volunteer at Trips for Kids or teach someone how to ride a bike. Let’s share the love of biking with someone.
Need a card? They should be at all the spots on the card. If someone runs out, email pamlikestobike@gmail.com and you can have one for free. Thanks for letting me know.
p.s. Remember: You MUST ride your bike to earn stamps and redeem prizes.