Week 4 saw us receiving 57 more bikes from generous Howard Countians, bringing our total to 439! Ace Race Pace mechanics started safety checking refurbished bikes for us; and now 78 of those have their final seal of approval. And we continue to work to refurbish bikes–nearly 100 done this week, with over 100 volunteers… Read more »
Progress: Week 3
We had a terrific third week of bicycle refurbishing at FB4K Maryland. 375 bikes (and trikes, scooters, striders, a unicycle, etc) have been donated to date (+77 this week!), and they’re still coming in! We really appreciate the great response to our call for bikes: We blew right through 350 and 375; let’s shoot for… Read more »
Baltimore Sun, October 21, 2019
‘A problem worth fixing’: Howard nonprofit aims to provide bikes for kids in need.
Progress: Week 2
We’re pleased to report on our progress after two weeks of bicycle refurbishing at FB4K Maryland. 298 bikes (and trikes, scooters, striders, a unicycle, etc) have been donated to date (+14 this week), and they’re still coming in! Wouldn’t it be great to hit 300? Or 350? We’ll be accepting donations from 3-6 PM Monday… Read more »
Virtual Tour of HQ
Here’s a look at what’s going on at Free Bikes 4 Kidz Maryland’s temporary headquarters at 10750 Little Patuxent Parkway. We’re using a large portion of the first floor in the back–open spaces for the workshop and bike storage, and smaller rooms to store bikes at various stages of refurbishment. Bikes are cleaned at one… Read more »
Progress: Week 1
Our founding week in Maryland is over, and we’re pleased to report on our progress. 285 bikes (and trikes, scooters, striders, a unicycle, etc) have been donated to date, and they’re still coming in! Wouldn’t it be great to hit 300? We’ll be accepting donations from 3-6 PM Monday through Friday and 12-6 on Saturday… Read more »