Congratulations to the 2017 Red Davis Award Winners!

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The 7th Annual Red Davis Celebration took place Friday, November 2nd at the King David Masonic Lodge in San Luis Obispo and it was a blast! Bike SLO County presented 6 deserving winners with our 2017 Red Davis Awards for:

Volunteer of the Year:  Aldi Geramaldi Red Davis 2017 Volunteer of the Year Aldi Geramaldi

Donor of the Year:  San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club

Business of the Year:  Foothill Cyclery

Community Program of the Year:  SLO County Sheriff’s Christmas Bike Program

Advocate of the Year:  Helene Finger

Board Member of the Year:  Tyler Wertenbruch

All award winners were also presented with a certificate of recognition from the office of California State Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham.

During the ceremonies Dave Abrecht, Board President of the San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club (Donor of the Year winners) presented Bike SLO County with a check for $20,000. Thank you SLOBC for your ongoing support!

Attendees dined on delicious food prepared by Mee Heng Low and enjoyed beverages donated by the fine folks at Central Coast Brewing, Peloton Cellars, Rabbit Ridge Winery, Diringer Estates and Whalebird Kombucha.

Photos of all award winners and the photo booth pictures are up on Flickr. You can see them here:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobikelane/  

Thanks to everyone who showed up. It’s great to see so many faces, old and new, gather together to celebrate bikes and the people who make Bike SLO County possible.

Next year will be the 8th Annual Red Davis Celebration! See you there!

About Red Davis: In 2001 Red was a founding member of Bike SLO County (back when we were the SLO County Bicycle Coalition). For countless years Red has worked hard throughout SLO County as an advocate for better bikeways, including a ten year stint with the county’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. The County Board of Supervisors honored Red by designating the bike lanes on Los Osos Valley Road between Foothill Boulevard and South Bay Boulevard as “The Red Davis Bikeway”. Red’s hard work and dedication were the inspiration for the Red Davis Celebration, created to honor members of the bike community who make SLO County a better place for bikes. Red currently serves as a member of the Morro Bay City Council.