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Event: Repair a Bike for a Kid in Need (Mountain View)
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Location: Bicycle Exchange of Mountain View
2566 Leghorn St., Mountain View, CA 94043
Date: Nov 18th 2017, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Staff: Manager: Michael P ; Coordinator: Allen W
RSVP: This event has already occurred

Event Description:

       

 

Here's your chance to learn some new skills or to use your old ones while repairing bikes for deserving children!

Please check out their website http://bikex.org/

What we'll be doing:

Volunteer tasks can include cleaning bikes, repairing bikes, and/or tearing down bikes. You'll get to select a project bike that looks like a good match for your skills. If you're a new volunteer or are just looking to learn more about bike repair, you can ask to be paired up with an experienced volunteer - these folks are usually wearing a green name badge. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you get stuck or have any questions! Tools willl be provided.

What you should know:

Workdays take place rain or shine. First-time volunteers are strongly advised to arrive promptly at 10 AM in order to receive a brief but important Volunteer Orientation. Also, all first-time volunteers must sign a SVBE liability release form, and all volunteers should make sure to sign in to log their hours.

What to Wear: Old clothes, sun block, and a hat -- much of the work is done outside.

What to Bring:  Bring $3 per person if you want to pitch in for group pizza, or you can bring your own lunch. There is a water cooler onsite. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own water bottles to reduce the use of disposable cups.

 

Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange:

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange (SVBE) began in 1993 repairing bicycles for clients of the Mountain View Community Services Agency (MVCSA). With donations from Xerox Corp., the SVBE began renting a small workshop at 2566 Leghorn Street in Mountain View and set up a workshop and regular volunteer work day events to receive and repair used bicycles. Over the next 14 years, the program repaired and donated bicycles and helmets to low income individuals through its partnership with MVCSA. In 2007, the SVBE became a program of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. In 2014 the SVBE was granted IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit status and began operating as a separate entity.
 
The SVBE has developed partnerships to donate bicycles and helmets to more than a dozen organizations throughout Silicon Valley, California; these organizations include social service organizations such as Sunday Friends, the Bill Wilson Center, the Sunnyvale Community Services Agency, and Samaritan House. Currently, the SVBE also donates bikes to the Menlo Park Veteran’s Administration Hospital and supports the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School Program by donating bicycles for its skills training classes.
 
Throughout its operation, the SVBE has maintained a strong educational component, teaching bicycle repair skills to hundreds of volunteers while refurbishing bikes to donate to charity. The SVBE accepts volunteers on a walk-in basis and also hosts volunteer groups from a range of service organizations such as Hands on Bay Area and Young Men's Service League at nearly every work day. In 2012, the SVBE also began organizing bicycle safety classes for bicycle recipients. In 2014, the SVBE launched a Bicycle Exchange program in Santa Cruz. As of 2014, the SVBE has donated over 3700 bicycles to over a dozen regional non-profit social service agencies and governmental entities.

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