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Calendar Highlights
Upcoming Events for Bicyclists
May is National Bike Month. Caltrans headquarters, several districts, and many communities will be organizing and participating in special bike events.
Caltrans is proud to sponsor local and statewide bicycling events.
Go to http://www.mayisbikemonth.com/ for Sacramento region events and http://www.californiabikecommute.com/ for the statewide California Bike Commute.
Questions? ken.mcguire@dot.ca.gov
Basketball Shootout
Take a shot for a scholarship! Come join the 15th Annual Basketball Shootout scholarship competition sponsored by the Engineering/Architectural Scholarship Committee of Caltrans Division of Engineering Services (DES) and the California Transportation Foundation (CTF). Men’s and women’s divisions in long shot and most free throws in one minute are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 8. At noon, the DES deputy division chiefs will compete. Prizes will be awarded at 1:15 p.m. Sacramento Monarch and Olympic gold medalist Ruthie Bolton will be our special guest.
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Sacramento Monarch and Olympic gold medalist Ruthie Bolton will be at the basketball competition. |
Kathy Stewart of the Division of Engineering Services is coordinating the event; she can be contacted at kathy_s_stewart@dot.ca.gov or (916) 227-9525.
Other Upcoming CTF-Sponsored Events
Mark your calendars if you plan to be part of the Tranny awards luncheon in June or the Charity Golf Tournament in August. These two annual events are sponsored by the California Transportation Foundation (CTF).
June 4: The Tranny Awards Luncheon will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center (1400 J Street). You can support projects, programs and persons nominated for this year’s Tranny awards and Caltrans’ manager awards by purchasing tickets on-line at swest@westdirections.com or at CTF, 581 La Sierra Drive, Sacramento, CA 95864.- August 12: Our Annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Winchester Country Club in Meadow Vista in the Sierra Foothills gives you an opportunity to help members of the Caltrans community when their need is greatest as well as have a good time playing one of California’s great courses with friends and colleagues. The tournament raises money for the Workers Assistance and Memorial Fund. Registration forms will soon be posted on CTF’s Web site for your convenience.
If you would like more information on these or other programs and events, please check out the Foundation’s Web site at www.transportationfoundation.org.