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South Chicago Velodrome Association

I'm Mike Fiasco and I am working with the South Chicago Velodrome Association.  The SCVA is a 100% volunteer nonprofit organization that is saving the velodrome in the South Chicago neighborhood.

In 2011, a group of volunteers built the Chicago Velo Campus on land owned by United States Steel.  USS and their property manager generously donated the use of the land.  The velo organization leased the steel and wood structure and used their own efforts to build it in South Chicago.

As of this year, the Chicago Velo Campus decided to end their involvement in the velodrome management.  We still want track racing in Chicago, so a small group of volunteers have launched an effort to raise funds to keep the track in Chicago.

We still have a commitment from USS to use their land, and all we have to do is to raise money (approximately $160,000) to purchase the structure and refurbish it ready for racing this season.

The track is located at 8615 S. Burley Ave in the South Chicago neighborhood.

Here's a quick story that summarizes what we're doing:  http://chicagoist.com/2014/12/08/chicago_velo_campus_on_life_suppor...

This is our first public hello at the Winter Bike Swap.

Find us at:

http://chicagovelodrome.com/

or

https://www.facebook.com/SouthChicagoVelodromeAssociation

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Permalink Reply by Mike Fiasco on February 18, 2015 at 8:30pm

We are holding the first of many public meetings on Sunday February 22nd to discuss our plans and to organize volunteers who are as dedicated to track racing in Chicago as we are.

Meeting:

February 22, 2015

6:00pm to 8:00 PM

Location:  8555 S. Green Bay Road, Chicago IL 60617 at the Lakside Development office.

Do you have talents in social media outreach, web design, marketing or fundraising?  Meet with us.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1402688173369904/

Permalink Reply by Marcus Moore on February 22, 2015 at 4:07pm

Hi everyone; sorry about the delays... I've been meaning to post more updates here, but our first meeting is tonight and I wanted to keep you updated.

We're trying some innovative things while establishing this new Association, hoping to establish a new way of running such a group. There might be a few "hiccups" but we look forward to improving our performance as our routines get established. With that being said- let me point out a few important links:

Live Stream of meeting: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/scva

Tweet us your questions live: https://twitter.com/SouthChiVelo

Agenda (*Rough, still being edited): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HRV ... sp=sharing

Officer Roles(*Rough, still being edited): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JWA ... sp=sharing

SCVA Questions for 22 Feb 2015 Meeting (*please add notes/questions): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b-U ... sp=sharing

I'll see you all in a bit! Thank you everyone!

And Thanks to Mike for posting on thechainlink- he has been an awesome volunteer!

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