Summer 2023
Our goal this spring was to clean and repair 55+ kids bikes in time for summer. Thanks to dedicated volunteers, we exceeded our goal and donated 64 bikes to low income families through June.
Volunteers Larry and Tony again hosted each of the 16 work parties, with assistance from our staff mechanic Andrew. Many volunteers returned again and again, refurbishing a total of 79 kid bikes that had been donated to us. *
We partnered with other organizations to get the fixed bikes to low income families. Kids got bikes through:
- Hawthorne Elementary School, Everett
- Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest
- ChildStrive
- Washington Kids in Transition – serving homeless students in the Edmonds and Everett school districts
- Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County
- Shoultes Elementary School, Marysville
An additional 75 kid bikes donated to us by community members are waiting to be repaired during our Christmas House program that starts in the fall. Until then, a generous Lake Stevens resident who works for Cascade Bicycle Club heard about our need for bike storage and donated her garage.
*The extra “done’ bikes are now for sale to support the shop.
