Dear Friends of the Burgwardts and of Pedaling History Bicycle Museum,
Within the next few weeks a grant application, sponsored by the City of Buffalo, is being filed for the goal of moving our museum into the Buffalo Inner Harbor Historic District. Attached to this application must be letters of support of our mission, the telling of Buffalo’s dramatic bicycling heritage in a historically appropriate site. We sincerely hope, and would appreciate, that you could furnish to us a letter to support our grant application to NYSDOT for funds from their Transportation Enhancement Project. Our planned usages are explained in the enclosed sample letter below that can be cut, pasted or modified or added to your best sentiments… and returned to us on your letterhead - attached to an e-mail, snail mailed or even hand delivered.

(Feel free to also forward this request to additional supporters)

Thank you for your efforts on our behalf. This is one of those ASAP requests; to be most effective it is needed by June 15th, if possible. No one says they’ll read any or all of them but an impressive number of supporting letters will certainly impress someone.

Sincerely, Carl & Clary

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You can copy and paste in your browser from the letter below, or, click here to download the letter as a Word document.

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Your Name
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Date RE: Pedaling History Bicycle Museum Inner Harbor Relocation

Dear Carl and Clary,

We are aware that you are applying for funds from NYSDOT’s Transportation Enhancement Project (TEP) to secure the original footprint site to recreate a likeness of the George N. Pierce & Company bicycle manufacturing building at Buffalo’s inner harbor. We support your request for the maximum of allowable funds needed to secure and perpetuate this history for future generations.

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation’s Project committee has undertaken the historic preservation and re-creation of the entire site of the original Erie Canal terminus and this would be a significant part of suitable critical mass for achieving and maximizing this as a great tourism destination. This proposed building you seek to house your collection would present a closer appearance of historic Buffalo to this whole grid.

Your magnificent collection and museum’s educational and preservation mission is already recognized worldwide with great acclaim and it deserves to be brought back to the original Buffalo site where some of it was manufactured. Your work in tourism has already attracted visitors from around the world showcasing researched authentic information about how the bicycle was a real pillar and catalyst of all of our local, national and international personal transportation history.

For many years you have created and made a true historic jewel in WNY with your personal funds but now the museum could be a wonderful on-going centerpiece in Buffalo’s waterfront development that may soon be designated as a “Scenic By-way.”

Sincerely,

Your Name