Volunteer with One Brick Boston at Bikes Not Bombs' Annual Bike-a-thon!

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To volunteer at this event, you MUST RSVP here: https://onebrick.org/node/2317515

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

Each year, Bikes Not Bombs puts on a Bike-A-Thon! This event is the organization's largest community gathering and fundraiser of the year, bringing in over 700 riders. Bike-A-Thon riders are ambassadors of BNB's mission to promote environmental sustainability and social justice, and all fundraising goes directly to making Bikes Not Bombs' programs possible!

WHAT WE'LL BE DOING:

You will be helping to clean up Bike Parking (kind of like coat check but for bikes) after the Bike-A-Thon is over. Volunteers will help return people's bikes to them and then help break down the physical bike racks and load them into the truck. All volunteers will be stationed in the same area doing the same things.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

This role will require some physical lifting of bikes and poles. Wear comfortable clothing that can get slightly dirty. The volunteer on site will give detailed instructions and provide guidance.

WHERE TO MEET:

This event will be held at Stony Brook Park, located at 100 Boylston Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Volunteers should meet at the upper level of Stony Brook Field. Check in will be at the Bike Parking Tent located directly across from the Stoney Brook T Stop in Jamaica Plain. The nearest MBTA stop is the Stony Brook station on the Orange Line. Limited street parking is also availble. The Event Manager will provide additional details about the meeting location as the event gets closer.

BIKES NOT BOMBS: Each year we collect roughly 6,000 used bicycles and tons of used parts from our supporters around Greater Boston and New England. We ship most of these bikes overseas to economic development projects through our International Programs in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Bikes that don't get shipped often land in our Youth Programs where teens learn bicycle safety and mechanics skills in the process of earning bikes to keep for themselves. Our retail Bike Shop also reconditions and sells some of the donated bikes that we receive, employing many graduates of our programs. The Shop's profit from the bicycle sales, parts sales, and repairs goes towards funding our youth and international work.