This past Thursday, the Bend Velodrome Project(BVP) hosted a party to raise funds to establish their not-for-profit status. Their goal: create an outdoor velodrome track in Bend.
From the talk at Goodlife Brewing, the vision seems to be coalescing around a site in the Old Mill on the open land adjacent to the Les Schwab Amphitheater.
Judging from the enthusiasm of the crowd on hand at the event, raising enough funds for formally organizing BVP wasn’t going to be a challenge. The Board of Directors, spearheaded by BVP President Michelle Bazemore, who is also the Director of Cycling for MBSEF, did a fantastic job of creating pre-event buzz. What remains to be seen is if the momentum they’ve generated can garner more support, both from volunteers as well as financial backers.
Peter Werner, also a member of the BVP Board of Directors, reported yesterday on the group’s Facebook page,
“…just got the financial results from last night’s BVP Party…the community rallied to donate over $2,400 to launch this project! Thank you, Bend!”
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