PROGRAM GUIDE 2013

comfest.com community Festival 2013 61At last year's Community Festival, 2,568 peoplebrought bikes to the bike corral, traveling a total of24,604.13 miles, saving a total of 1,161 gallons ofgasoline and diverting 23,700 pounds of greenhousegases from the atmosphere. The time these cyclists spenton their bikes represents 2,050.3hours of exercise and thosefolks burned approximately1,115,387 calories. You canhelp make those numbers evenlarger this year. How? A coupleof ways:1) Ride your bike toComFest. Riding your bike notonly allows you to do goodthings for the environment,and your health, but you willalso likely get in and out of theSunburned? Dehydrated? Twisted ankle whiledancing? These are among the common complaints seenat the First Aid Stations. We have nurses, EMTs, doctors,former army medics, teachers, Eagle Scouts, lifeguards,health care providers, and othervolunteers to handle most suchneeds, and to assess when moretreatment is needed from theDivision of Fire Medic unit wehave for each station.To better serve CommunityFestival’s crowds, First Aidhas operated two stations since2009. The Main Station is in thecenter of the park next to theCleanup & Recycling HQ,and will operate from 9amto midnight all 3 days. Station Two is just inside the parkacross from the intersection of Park & Poplar Streets,and will operate on Friday & Saturday from 3-11pm, and3-9pm Sunday.ComFest First Aid wants to commend the ColumbusDivision of Fire EMS Medics of the ColumbusFirefighters Union Local #67 IAF, for their courteous andFree Valet Bike ParkingFirst Aidfestival more quickly, park much closer, and walk less.Contrary to popular belief, riding a bike to ComFest isthe smart thing to do on days you feel lazy.2) Volunteer in the bike corral during one of theclosing shifts. Stop by Information Station to see ifwe have any open shifts.Also, for those of you whoare experienced bike corralvolunteers, feel free to stop byand help anytime you see a line.We can't give you volunteerperks for these random acts ofkindness but you will get gainmega ego points. 3) Let othersknow about the wonderful bikecorral!—Catherine Girvesprofessional dedication to duty each day, as well as themedical students who volunteer for the Columbus FreeClinic.The Columbus Free Clinic provides basic primaryhealth care for the under- anduninsured of Columbus. Visitcolumbusfreeclinic.com andclick on “How to be seen.”Donations to the Clinic aretax-deductible as allowed by theIRS. Please send to: ColumbusFree Clinic, Rardin FamilyPractice Center, 2231 N. HighSt, Columbus, OH 43201.The 2013 CommunityPhoto by Michael GruberFestival wishes you a safe andhealthy time, but rememberour volunteers and the city's paramedics are here whenneeded. In recent years we have sponsored free First Aid& CPR training for over 30 organizers and volunteers toimprove our ability to provide on-site care for festivalgoerswith an insect bite, splinter, cut foot or heatexhaustion.—Bill Finzel