Mariel Mentink Benefit

Hey all,

I've talked with some of you about Mariel Mentink, but it might not be news you've heard otherwise. I wouldn't have if I didn't have so many friends in the Austin cycling community...

Mariel is a Chicago girl who was severely injured in a hit and run on New Year's Eve in Austin, TX while riding with a group of helmeted, well-lit cyclists. She was only recently deemed stable enough to be moved from a hospital there back to Chicago, where she's near her family and friends, for continuing treatment and rehab. There are regular updates from her family here:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/marielmentink

There is a benefit for Mariel on the 26th and I'll be heading there for a while after CCM.
The chainlink event page with a little more info:

http://www.thechainlink.org/events/mariel-mentink-benefit

I hope some of you guys can make it out.

Tags: accident, austin, benefit, bike, chicago, hit and run, mariel, mentink

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Green on February 9, 2010 at 3:31pm

Will do!

willow naeco said:

Hi Michelle - Please add this event to the chainlink calendar. If you put the end time as 11:45 p.m. and note in the body of the event that it goes until 2 a.m. it won't hog the calendar the day after the event. Thanks! - willow

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Permalink Reply by joe harris on February 23, 2010 at 12:33pm

hey, just to let folks know, i'm organizing the event and the venue has changed. to the viaduct theater, it now starts at 9. i just don't want folks bothering the other venue. i'll hang a sign outside the old place as well. cheers ya'll! hope to see you there!