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NEW
YORK MESSENGERS AMY AND KEVIN “SQUID” BOLGER AWARDED THE 2006 MARKUS
COOK AWARD
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October 9, 2006
The International Federation of
Bike Messenger Associations (IFBMA) announces the 2006 "Markus Cook Memorial
Award" (MCA) for Services to the International Messenger Community
The MCA was conceived as a way for the international messenger
community to thank it's most dedicated workers. Nominations are sought
from the messenger community for those individuals who have done most
for us, for those who have consistently put the rest of us before them.
This year's recipients are Amy and
Kevin "Squid" Bolger of New York City who are being honored for
their work with the New York messenger community and their
contributions to messenger communities around the world. Their
contributions separately and jointly range from working as tireless
volunteers throughout the world, to organizing major events, to being
among the formative members of the New
York Bike Messenger Association and the New York Bike Messenger
Foundation.
These organizations seek to improve the lot of local messengers through
the empowerment and knowledge of such projects as the New York
City Messenger Industry Handbook and they serve the community by
providing crucial services like an accident fund to aid injured
messengers.
In 2005 Amy and Kevin Bolger were among the successful organizers of
the monumental task of hosting the Cycle Messenger
World Championships in the city with the largest population of
messengers in the industrialized world.
Their imaginative and innovative work with new sponsors brought success
to unique events like the Velo City Tour and the Body Glove Challenge.
The recently completed Velo
City Tour rewarded 6 champion messengers with round trip tickets to
the Cycle Messenger World Championships in Sydney Australia. The Velo
City Tour also brought messengers rare national television coverage as
professional athletes.
Squid's pioneering work with Team Puma and Amy's insightful photographic portraits
continue to inspire others, challenge the historically narrow view of
messengers and expand the diverse opportunities for messengers in the
future.
For more information see:
IFBMA
Markus
"Fur" Cook Award
New York Bike Messenger
Association
Velo City Tour
Amy Bolger Photography
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