Gallery: We gave away about 1100 bicycles on Saturday, December 11.
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FY 2021 Annual Report
Our second fiscal year ended June 30, and it was a great year, notwithstanding the pandemic and resulting increased demand for, and shortage of, bikes and bike parts. We gave away 960 bikes and helmets, almost twice as many as in our first year. We repaired over 200 bicycles in free bike repair clinics. And… Read more »
Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball offers praise
Progress: 2020 Week 4
Save the Date: December 12 is Giveaway Day! During the week ending on Halloween, 33 different volunteers spent 143 hours finishing the 16″ bikes and the 20″ multispeed bikes, and moved on to the 24″ multispeed bikes. From now on, with the exception of late-arriving donations (still welcome, by the way), we’ll be making slower… Read more »
Our new headquarters
The pandemic has significantly increased the demand for bicycles for underserved children, this led us to look for a larger space to refurbish more of them. I’m happy to say our search has been successful. Thanks to the help of Matt Melnick, Senior Director of Brokerage Services at Cushman Wakefield, and to the generosity of the owners, Adler… Read more »
We fixed a lot of broken bikes!
Free Bikes 4 Kidz conducted nine free repair clinics to fix broken bikes for families in need in July. More than 100 children are back on the road, thanks to the efforts of twenty volunteers, who collectively spent nearly 200 hours repairing flat tires, adjusting brakes, replacing cables, and doing whatever else was needed to… Read more »