Maintenance Night at the Bike Park

Maintenance night at the Bike Park was a big success! A total of 16 volunteers came out: 5 were RBC staff and 3 were under 12! :)  THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! - YOU ROCK!!!

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Big thanks to the Hoots Inc. crew for all their assistance and direction! A lot got accomplished!

And a really BIG Thank You to the RBC Staff for selecting to support the HMBA again this year. Because they volunteered their personal time, RBC will now donate $1,000 to the HMBA.

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Hinton RBC Branch Staff Volunteers at the Bike Park

Six staff members from Hinton's RBC Branch came out on June 8th to volunteer their time.  They came with smiles and ready to work - it was so great to have such wonderful volunteers!  A lot of work got done, despite the dark clouds looming on two sides of the town.  Unfortunately, after an hour, the first lightning was seen in the sky, and was soon followed by more.  These ladies quickly finished up what they were doing, and got out of the park in the nick of time!  The skies opened with heavy rain, more lightning and nearby thunder.  It was quite the storm!

The RBC staff volunteer their time to local groups such as HMBA and in return, their employer grants $1,000 towards that same group.  HMBA has been a recipient of this generous "double" donation in the past and we want to thank these wonderful volunteers for their time and for choosing our association as a worthy group to support!

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The old maps on the main kiosk were taken down and the wood given a fresh coat of varnish.   Unfortunately, because of the incoming lightning storm, there was no time to place the new maps!  10 more minutes was all we needed!

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These ladies glued our new signs to plywood.  Thanks so much for the help!

HMBA's May Sunshine

The Hinton Mountain Bike Association received several generous donations in May this year!

Big Shouts out to:

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The owner of Talisman Logging who donated $1,000 to HMBA!!!

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 Juventus Cycling Club in Edmonton for their donation of $500.  The Juventus Cycling Club has a Sprockids program for kids aged 8 to 11.  On May 24th, the Juventus Sprockids, teamed up with the Devon Bears cycling program, came to the Hinton Bike Park with their families for a fun-filled day at the park!

Photo source: http://www.juventus.ab.ca/club-news/2015/5/28/sprockids-storm-hinton

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A huge thank you to RBC employees and their guests to come out for a work bee at the Hinton Bike Park.  Racking, picking up garbage, etc!   As part of the RBC Employee Grant program - their efforts led to a $1,000 donation to HMBA.  Many, many thanks!!