Motorcycle Awareness Group seeks used helmet donation

OFF THE WIRE
To Promote Safety and Unity – Regardless of Ride and to Raise Awareness

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Mission Statement:
To increase motorcycle and motor scooter safety by promoting motorist awareness of motorcycles and motor scooters and by encouraging safe riding practices.

Have been together since 2006 – recently expanded from a once-a-year ride organizer to current Motorcycle Awareness Group.
February 17, 2010 Press Release:

Donate your old Motorcycle/scooter helmet for a cause—kids and art
Art Helmets/MacNider Spring Break Art Camp

If you have been wondering what to do with your old motorcycle/scooter helmet,
here is your chance to save it from the trash heap of oblivion. After all you and
your helmet have spent many miles together and maybe it even saved your
life once or twice. Now it can take center stage as a piece of art.

What: Seeking donations of your old motorcycle/scooter helmet for the “MacNider Spring Break Art Camp” Monday, March 15th - Friday, March 19th

Where: Helmets can be dropped off/sent to:

MacNider Art Museum
303 Second Street SE.
Mason City, IA 50401
Harley Davidson of Mason City
706 S Federal Ave
Mason City, IA 50401
Mason City Honda
152 5th Street Southwest
Mason City, IA 50401
Mason City Powersports
4499 4th Street Southwest
Mason City, IA 50401

Time Frame: Donations of helmets accepted from now through March 13th.

Why: This is a wonderful opportunity for the Art Camp participants to use their imaginations and make something different and know first-hand that not all art belongs on a canvas. And the donator’s helmet becomes a work of art instead of going into a landfill (This is recycling at its best!) or just gathering dust in some back closet.

Details:
• The finished art helmets (with the name of the donator and the artist) will be exhibited at several businesses in the community, and will be finally shown at the 2010 Mason City MotoFest on Saturday, August 21st in downtown Central Park. The artists and donors will be invited that day for a little ceremony.
• The helmet donor may donate anonymously or leave their name with their helmet so that they can see what the art camp participant created with their donation

MotoFest I
August 20 - 21, 2010
Mason City’s lovely historic Central Park will serve as the backdrop for the event.
Our area has a very robust motorcycle environment in terms of numbers and interest in the sport, and Friday Night Live Bike Night is an opportunity for this diverse group to meet, ride and show our bikes (motor scooter and motorcycle) with fellow bikers and with the larger community.
Downtown Mason City will be the one-and-only place to be on Friday and Saturday, August 20 and 21, 2010!
Friday August 20th
• Friday Night Live is a Main Street Mason City event for the whole community and has activities for the children. There will be a number of non-profits selling food as well as food can be obtained from any of the downtown restaurants. Main Street will be selling beer.
• River City Street Rod Car Club will also be participating and are expecting 40-50 cars
• There will be a short (40m motorcycle/20m motor scooter) ride ending in the park
• All makes and models of motorcycles and scooters are welcome.
• Bike and Scooter display – join us for the ride or just come down to Central Park to line up your bike or scooter
• Music in the park by several local bands

Saturday August 21st
• Band in the park
• Judged bike show –people’s choice voting.
• Vintage and other bikes/scooters display
• Technical Clinics sessions
• Bike “rodeo”
• Face Painting
• Unicycle organization demonstration
• Motorcycle and Parts Vendors
• Food Vendors
• Crash the Cage – car bash
• MacNider Spring Break art class painted helmet exhibit