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Volunteer to put a new shine on a used Bike for a child in Detroit

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ORGANIZATION: FREE BIKES 4 KIDZ - DETROIT

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Free bikes 4 Kidz collected used bicycles at an annual collection event that was hosted by Meijer stores on Saturday, Sept. 28. This year we have already collected in excess of 1,300 bikes. All bicycles are brought to our donated warehouse facility from the Piston Group in Detroit where they are cleaned and repaired and refurbished as necessary. We need volunteers at our warehouse to perform the cleaning and refurb process and no skill is necessary unless you are an able bike mechanic.....otherwise you will just be cleaning the bikes at stand-up tables. We provide all the cleaning supplies/gloves.

Please join us from September 30 through December 5 for one shift or as many as you are willing to do to help us give a "new bike" to a child in Detroit. We're open 7 days a week - our hours are:

MW: 8a-5p

TuTh: 8a-8p

Fr: 9a-3p

Sa: 10a-4p

Su:1p-4p


Please visit our website at www.fb4kdetroit.org as this is the best way to sign up for this volunteer opportunity. Thank you.

8 Shifts

  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 08:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Monday-Thursdays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Fridays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Saturdays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 11:00 AM to 02:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Monday-Thursdays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Fridays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 01:00 PM to 04:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Saturdays and Sundays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Monday-Thursdays throughout the overall period
  • Mon Sep 30, 2024 - morning / 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM EST - Spots available: 10+
    This shift is available Tuesday and Thursday evenings throughout the overall period
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About FREE BIKES 4 KIDZ - DETROIT

Location:

2228 FERNCLIFF AVE, ROYAL OAK, MI 48073, US

Mission Statement

Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a non-profit organization geared toward helping kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to those most in need.

Description

Every year, 25 million bikes are sold in the US. One-third of those bikes are 20" wheel size or smaller. Since kids grow like weeds, over 8 million bikes are virtually outgrown each year. Endless supply. Sustainability. We're a green organization and we capitalize on the availability of these outgrown bikes. Partnering with a local healthcare provider and hardware chain, we make use of their geographically dispersed facilities to host a one-day regional bike collection event. The public donates gently used bikes, then we organize hundreds of volunteers, like you, over a couple of months to clean and refurbish them. Once approved through our quality review process, we give them away to kids in need. This year (2021), we collected over 2,000 bicycles in need of volunteers to refurbish them.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Health & Medicine
Sports & Recreation
Children & Youth, Health & Medicine, Sports & Recreation

WHEN

Mon Sep 30, 2024 - Thu Dec 05, 2024
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This opportunity has 8 shifts

WHERE

2990 Hubbard StreetDetroit, MI 48210

(42.32988,-83.09727)
 

SKILLS

  • Bicycling
  • Bike Mechanics / Repair

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12
  • 3 hour shifts or as much time as you can provide.
  • Bike mechanic skills are highly desired, but no skills are necessary to help clean all the bikes that we have in our inventory-we need lots of Cleaners! We also have a mid-level skill level for those that can change bike tires, but aren't mechanics.

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