bike drives | Working Bikes

Trailside Museum's Earth Day Celebration will be hosting a bike drive. They will accept bikes between 10am & 3pm on Sunday the 20th and then between 9am & 4pm each day throughout the following week (April 21st - 26th).

Being held on Earth Day, coordinated by Jeremy (847/259-9907).
WBC contact: Jessie Hawtau.

We are holding a bike drive in conjunction with the City of Chicago, Chase Bank, and NBC 5 again this year, on May 3rd & 4th.

You can drop bikes off on Saturday or Sunday between 9am & 1pm at the West Lakeview Chase branch: 3335 N. Ashland Avenue in Chicago, at Ashland & Henderson - one block south of Roscoe and 3 blocks north of the intersection of Belmont, Ashland & Lincoln.

WBC contact: Dan Litchfield 773/318-1289
We are looking for WBC volunteers to staff this event ...

Artists from the School of the Art Institute will host a weekend of events at the Pleasant Home, a National Historic Landmark House built in 1897 (at the corner of Pleasant Street and Home Avenue, in Oak Park).

Working Bikes will be conducting a bike drive, bike decorating and a Spring tune-up workshop during the exhibition.

WBC contact/coordinator: Danny Danger

The Francis W. Parker School is hosting a bike drive during it's Green Festival (at 330 W. Webster Avenue, Chicago) on May 10th, from 9am until noon.

At Warrenville City Hall, 28W701 Stafford Place, adjacent to the Prairie Path.
This is a part of the City of Warrenville's annual bike rodeo event.

Contact: Rachel Reklau.

At the North Shore County Day School, 310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093.
Bikes will be accepted at the Middle School parking lot Monday through Friday.
Drop-off times are mornings 7:30am - 8:15am and after school 3pm - 4pm all week.

Contact: Becky Flory.

The Newleaf Natural Grocery is sponsoring a bike drive in Rogers Park in May on Friday 16th & Saturday 17th. Drop of bikes at the store any time between 9am & 7pm on either day - 1261 W. Loyola Avenue, Chicago IL 60626.

A flyer is attached: if you 'have the technology' and live in the area, then please print out some copies and post or distribute them!

WBC contact: Steve Parkes.

Trailside Bike Rental of Orangeville, IL is hosting a bike drive.

They are located at 1740 High Street, Orangeville, IL 61060. Orangeville is between Dubuque & Beloit, about 40 miles NW of Rockford.

From Highway 26, turn east on Orangeville Road towards Orangeville. Turn left on Ewing Street and right on High Street. Trailside Bike Rental is at the end of the street.

Contact: Sherry Moyer 815/291-9316.

Back for another year, the Woodridge Rotary will be collecting bicycles on May 17th as part of the Woodridge Park District event called Motion Explosion.

Location: Cypress Cove Water Park at 83rd and Janes Ave., Woodridge

Contact: Susan McNeil-Marshall.