Event:	Bikes Not Bombs Bike-A-Thon Fundraiser Share
Location:	Stony Brook Field 100 Boylston Street , Jamaica Plain, MA 02171
Date:	Sep 8th 2024, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: Graham P
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

The Bike-A-Thon is Bikes Not Bombs largest fundraiser. The event brings together over 400 riders, and raises over $200,000 every year. Riders choose from one of five routes to ride, leave in the morning, and return in the afternoon for an afternoon of food, festivities, and a celebration of the wider bike community in Boston! The event supports BNB’s mission and work.

What we'll be doing:

Volunteer needs range from bike mechanics to greeting and directing riders to the event, handing out t-shirts, helping set-up and take-down the stage, chairs, and tables, or even staffing a rest stop outside of Boston along the ride route! 

What you should know:

The event is outdoors, and most volunteer activities will be on your feet most of the time, so prepare for that. We will have snacks and drinks and accommodations for volunteers. 

Volunteers should sign up on both the One Brick website and this volunteer sign-up link here: 

https://app.initlive.com/web-admin/app/#/join-party?k=6aktkdv2jj0m5a

Where to Meet:

Check in at the volunteer table on Stony Brook Field, across from the Stony Brook T Station in Jamaica Plain.

Bikes Not Bombs:

Each year we collect roughly 6,000 used bicycles and tons of used parts from our supporters around Greater Boston and New England. We ship most of these bikes overseas to economic development projects through our International Programs in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Bikes that don't get shipped often land in our Youth Programs where teens learn bicycle safety and mechanics skills in the process of earning bikes to keep for themselves. Our retail Bike Shop also reconditions and sells some of the donated bikes that we receive, employing many graduates of our programs. The Shop's profit from the bicycle sales, parts sales, and repairs goes towards funding our youth and international work.