Chico Velo Annual Awards

Chico Velo celebrates the achievement of bike-minded individuals and organizations in our community with our Annual Awards. The Awards are bestowed at our Holiday Fundraiser each December, in the following categories:

• Best-for-Bikes Business – business that provided most exemplary bike facilities for employees and/or customers, and led the community in promoting bikes for transportation to and from their business
• Civic Advocate – governmental agency, organization, or individual who most exceeded job requirements to improve Chico’s “bike-ability”
• Community Advocate – individual in the community who brought about the greatest change in the landscape of cycling possibilities in Chico
• Volunteer of the Year – individual who contributed most to Chico Velo in the past year!
• Life-time Achievement – honoring an individual or group for significant, sustained, ongoing contribution to Chico Velo and the community over the years

'Best for Bikes' Business

• 2016: Chico Heat
  
• 2015: Chico Farmers Market, Natalie Carter
• 2014: Stott Advertising, Jim Moravec
• 2013: Naked Lounge, Alec Binyon
• 2012: City of Chico
• 2011: Fifth Sun, Dan Gonzales
• ​2010: Sierra Nevada, Ken Grossman

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Civic Advocate

• 2016: Brendan Ottoboni
  
• 2015: Lt Rob Merrifield
• 2014: Officer Mike DiGiordano
• 2013: Mike Crump
• 2012: Jake Morley and Tracy Bettencourt
• 2011: Bob Greenlaw
• ​2010: Ann Schwab

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Community Advocate

• 2016: Janet Ellner, Friends of Comanche Creek
  
• 2015: Kyle Warner and C.A.R.D.
• 2014: Jeff Ochs
• 2013: Ray Bransky
• 2012: John Wiesinger
• 2011: Karen Goodwin
• ​2010: Rodney Cox

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Volunteer of the Year

• 2016: Tammy Bejsovec and Mike Matiasek
  
• 2015: Anna Kastner
• 2014: Celeste Wilson
• 2013: David Winzenz
• 2012: Kirk Monfort
• 2011: Renee Johnson

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Lifetime Achievement

• 2016: Billie Kanter and Kirk Monfort
  
• 2015: Rich and Dana Briggs
• 2014: Steve O'Bryan