At the halfway point We are five weeks into our ten week campaign, and busier than ever. On Monday, nearly 1100 Bell helmets arrived and were moved up to the refurbishing floor. They were shipped in over 500 boxes, two to a box, in a variety of sizes from toddler to adult. We’ve already started to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Progress
2021 Progress: Week 4
In the fourth week of our 2021 campaign, 50 volunteers again spent over 200 hours refurbishing over 200 bikes. We also received 70 bike donations, bringing the total we have collected in 2021 to over 1700 bikes. We now have 841 bikes ready to give away on December 11, with just over 800 still to… Read more »
2021 Campaign: Week 3
Another Very. Busy. Week. has passed at Free Bikes 4 Kidz. Donations continued as another 50 bikes rolled into the warehouse, and nearly 50 volunteers spent over 200 hours refurbishing bikes. Just under a third of the way through our 10-week campaign, we have refurbished over a third of the bikes that have been donated… Read more »
2021 Campaign: Week 2
It’s been quite the week at Maryland’s largest popup bicycle shop! Two weeks into the fall campaign, Free Bikes 4 Kidz volunteers have refurbished 424 bikes for preschoolers–mostly tricycles, balance bikes, and tiny bicycles. We still have over 1100 bikes to get through over the next eight weeks. We could use your help: Whatever your… Read more »
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 »
2020 in review
It’s a wrap! Our 2020 campaign is over–All the bikes we have been able to refurbish are now in the hands of children, thanks to our tireless volunteers, our bike donors, and our sponsors. More than 235 volunteers collectively devoted more than 2200 hours cleaning, refurbishing, and repairing the 914 bikes donated by the public…. Read more »