After a summer hiatus, our Kid Bike Work Parties are back!! Larry & Tony can host up to 8 volunteers to fix kid bikes for our 2022 Xmas House Project.
Volunteers of all mechanical abilities can help fix kids bikes. We’ll be hosting work parties on most Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting on October 11 and going through early December.
Tuesday, October 11 and Thursday, October 13 will be the official work party orientation days.
Advanced registration is required. RSVP by clicking on the button below.
Snacks will be provided. Please bring a bottle of water.
Volunteers are encouraged to take one of our classes, and to return more than once to keep learning and practicing basic cleaning and repair skills.
Ready for a new challenge in 2023 that will develop your professional skills while helping the community?
If you care about people, affordable and sustainable transportation, and making a difference in your community, consider serving on the Sharing Wheels board of directors.
It’s an exciting time to be part of our 20-year-old nonprofit. Right now, we seeking candidates for the 2023 election in January who will serve 1 to 3 years. Here’s the board_application (PDF).
We want Board members who bring a diversity of age, race, cultural background, economic background, and experience, such as:
Business or retail management
Nonprofit and community connections
Finance or fundraising
Homeless and social services
Lived experience in overcoming challenges such as addiction or homelessness
Board president Kristin Kinnamon is happy to discuss the board role and answer any questions via email, phone, Zoom or by meeting in-person at the shop.
The board meets monthly in downtown Everett – Zooming in is an option. The Board Responsibilities (PDF) document describes the basic expectations of our board, along with links to background documents such as our Nonprofit Articles of Incorporation, Annual Report, Budget, and Board Member Agreement.
The unofficial end of summer, Labor Day, has come and gone and all of us at Sharing Wheels have been reflecting on all the activity that took place during the summer. Our monthly in-person outreach at the Everett Farmers Market has been everything we could have hoped for and more. We have met so many of our neighbors and have enjoyed informing them of our mission and our location. People constantly told us that they grew up in or near Everett and never knew about Sharing Wheels. The support we’ve received from the community, in donations and new volunteers, has been truly humbling.
Keeping People and Bikes Moving
Additionally, our Community Bike Program and Work for Wheels program has shown increased participation. We’ve had 6 people log hours towards our Work for Wheels program and 4 people have received free bikes through our Community Bike Program. We really feel these two programs epitomize our ultimate mission of keeping people and bikes moving! Two of the participants of the Community Bike Program, Chase and Deborah, are pictured above.
Our first full year of offering free Mobile Bike Repair Clinics has also been successful. We’re able to do these clinics thanks to a generous grant and we hope to continue to add to our locations next year. We’ve fixed an average of 9 bikes per clinic and we’ve greatly increased our awareness in Everett. We have two more clinics scheduled for the year, September 13 at Evergreen branch of Everett Public Library and September 27 at Mariner Library.
Online presence improved
We’ve also greatly improved our online presence. If you haven’t yet had a chance to see our new website store, then head over and take a peek at all our bikes, accessories and merch. This site is a showcase for our inventory and is being updated all the time. We encourage people to come into the shop to take a test ride and see our bikes firsthand. We have definitely seen an uptick in customers calling and stopping by the shop as a result of browsing our website first. All sales support the many free services and programs of Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop.
Looking ahead
While we’ve been reflecting on our accomplishments, we’re still casting our eyes forward to the last quarter of the year. We’ll be restarting our kid bike workshops soon and need volunteers to help us refurbish kid bikes for kids in need.
Stay tuned for dates and information on all of these activities and so much more.
Sharing Wheels volunteers will offer free minor repairs and bike maintenance help. This clinic is at the Mariner Library of the Sno Isle Libraries.
Repair slots are limited to half an hour. Issues mechanics can help with include (but are not limited to) flat tires, broken chains, crooked handlebars, weird sounds, and sticky brakes.
No registration required. Drop-ins are welcome anytime between 3 and 6 p.m. at the tent in the parking lot in front of the building.
Come visit our booth at the Everett Farmers Market. You can get information about Sharing Wheels, pick up maps of bicycle trails in Snohomish County, and get information on cycling and bicycle safety. You can also spin our prize wheel and snag some swag to take home!
We are at the farmers market on the 3rd day of each month through October. Click for a list of vendors.
Come visit our booth at the Everett Farmers Market. You can get information about Sharing Wheels, pick up maps of bicycle trails in Snohomish County, and get information on cycling and bicycle safety. You can also spin our prize wheel and snag some swag to take home!
We are at the farmers market on the 3rd day of each month through October. Click for a list of vendors.
Come visit our booth at the Everett Farmers Market. You can get information about Sharing Wheels, pick up maps of bicycle trails in Snohomish County, and get information on cycling and bicycle safety. You can also spin our prize wheel and snag some swag to take home!
We are at the farmers market on the 3rd day of each month through October. Click for a list of vendors.
