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San Francisco Pride Recap
We feel lucky and blessed to live in the Bay Area. On
Saturday June 28th and Sunday June 29th, we also felt
proud beyond measure. The City CarShare team, along
with our fabulous volunteers, took to the streets of
San Francisco in the 38th Annual SF LGBT Pride
Celebration and Parade. We know many of you were also
enjoying the festivities, including John L. who received free grandstand seating tickets for
his glowing City CarShare testimonial. John is proud
to be a City CarShare member because "our nonprofit
structure allows us to take on special initiatives,
like partnering with the City of Berkeley to offer
the nation's first-ever wheelchair accessible car
sharing van. Wow!" As a local nonprofit, City
CarShare is thrilled to support and celebrate
diversity and equality in the Bay Area.
Decked out in vibrant colors and adorned with handcrafted wings shaped in the CCS logo, City CarShare staff and volunteers marched and boogied in San Francisco's legendary Pride parade. We were prevelant throughout the weekend with luminaries like Mark Leno and Ross Mirkarimi using our vehicles in the parade to show support of car sharing. 
Our booth was a flurry of activity with friends and
newcomers alike stopping by as we shared the word and
gave away goodies with our popular Spin-the-Wheel
game. For members who stopped by our booth, the
"Guess the Rainbow" candy contest was back from last
year. Congratulations to Isabel J.,
member since 2006, whose guess of 4,458 came the
closest to the actual 4,501 skittles. Isabel won $50
in driving credit! This year we also had a special
contest for new sign-ups and lucky new member
Melina R., won an iPod speaker
system.
A special thanks to all of our energetic, passionate, and fun volunteers who helped make the weekend a success. We couldn't have done it without you! Join us again at an event or in our office, whenever you like. |
Urban Investment - More Bang for Your Block
As the summer days heat up, many of us will enjoy a
cool drink while sitting at a sidewalk table on a
green and walkable street or public plaza. These
neighborhood respites don't just happen. It takes
a lot of work to create livable streets and great
public spaces. That's why we appreciate Livable City.
This local nonprofit organization advocates for
calmer San Francisco streets and complete
neighborhoods, where walking, bicycling, and transit
are the best choices for most trips; where public
spaces are beautiful, well-designed, and
well-maintained; and where housing is more plentiful
and more affordable. Livable City has done a lot to
promote car sharing too - they sponsored
legislation that mandates large new housing
developments in San Francisco to provide car sharing and
secure bicycle parking. If you'd like to support Livable
City and stay informed, you can
join for $30, a $15 discount off their regular
membership. To take advantage of the City CarShare
discount, sign up on Livable City's secure donation
page (https://livablecity.org/donate),
select other as your contribution
level and enter $30 as your
membership amount, and add carshare
in the "I wish to make a gift" box just below.
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New Pods and Cars Popping Up All Over
New Pods:
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Driving Tip - Ways to be a Greener Car Sharer
As a CCS member, you are already mindful of the
environment and your impact on it. Here are some more
tips on ways to be an even greener car sharer:
Save A Tree
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Time to Get Handy
City CarShare is thrilled to partner with Cole
Hardware. With summer in full swing it's the perfect
time to tackle those fix-it-yourself projects around
the house. When you shop at any Cole Hardware
location, mention your friendship with City CarShare,
and we'll receive 10% of your purchases in the form
of a Cole Valley Gift Card. We'll use this card to
purchase needed supplies and to keep our prices low.
Do you own or work for a local business or nonprofit too? City Car Share is building a membership benefit program as an extra advantage to our loyal and environmentally conscious members. If you are interested in partnering with us to offer other City CarShare members an exclusive discount on your product or service, please email marketing@citycarshare.org for more information. |
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Want to Know What We're Up To?Check out our new events page to see where we will be sharing the word around the Bay Area. If you are a current volunteer or interested in volunteering, this is a great resource to see what opportunities are available. Throughout the year, we participate in tons of street fairs, community meetings and neighborhood events. If you want to send us information on an outreach opportunity in your neighborhood, shoot us an email at marketing@citycarshare.org. | ||
Myth Busters Are Back!Myth: All car sharing organizations are the same.Fact: Not true! City CarShare is truly unique. With members driving our green fleet of cars (all of them are fuel efficient) City CarShare saves millions of pounds of greenhouse gas emissions and reduces congestion. Although we've "jumpstarted" many independent car sharing organizations across the nation, we remain local - our staff lives here and knows the Bay Area. This is our home too! Every cent we make gets invested back into the community through our services and advocacy work. For example, we have:
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