Blog: Our Kids Fix and Give Away Bicycles to Friends and Family

Our youngest community members continue to astound us with their initiative and sense of sharing.   Today, Dontez fixed up a bike for his mother for Mother's Day.  It was a surprise gift.  Later, Miguel came by to say that he had given all of his bicycles away to his friends who had none.  It's about time for a bigger bike anyway (I swear, they're all going to be bigger than me in less than a year).

We're working hard to make sure we have the resources it takes to make the shop welcoming to our youngest friends. One volunteer, Jonathan G., is stepping into a volunteer youth mentor role, which is making a world of difference in the shop.  Now the kids have one go-to person who helps keep them on task.  You ought to come by and watch them all work together.  They're all bike maintenance geniuses and excellent project collaborators!  Our goal is to create a paid youth mentor position so we can provide this kind of support year-round.  If you'd like to support our youth programming, please click the DONATE button to the left or give us a holler to see how you can help.

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Blog: Please Don't Cut the Reusable Zipties! Plastic: Not Fantastic.

Please oh please stop cutting the reusable zipties! They're the beaded black ones, and we bought them because you can undo them and use them again. Surely you've heard about the trash stew island floating around in the Pacific Ocean. It's entirely made of zipties (well, tiny bits of plastics)! Also, it makes Rachael really sad when she finds severed zipties on the ground.
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News: Mechanic Volunteers Needed on Sundays

It's been wonderful being open on Sundays. Tons of people come, and we have a lot of fun. We have a big need for volunteers who know how to fix bikes and who are willing to help people. If you can let us know that you're available to help, that's great. Otherwise, just show up! Read full story>>