The District 181 Foundation's Believe in Green event will be collecting many items for recycling, including bicycles for Working Bikes.
This event is being held at Clarendon Hills Middle School, 301 Chicago Ave. Clarendon Hills, IL 60514.
Contact: Jeanne Osgood.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
We left the front wheels on, as requested, and got around 350 bikes into the container, along with numerous spare parts, etc.
Shipping Party for the Village Bicycle Project in Ghana!
The Village Bicycle Project provides donated used bikes, bicycle repair training and new tools to help bicycles become a sustainable transportation choice in Africa.
L.L.Bean will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes at their South Barrington store ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: Gary Gilbert 773/847-5440.
The village of Evergreen Park are holding a bike drive for Working Bikes as part of their Earth Day celebrations ...
This event is being held at the Activity Center, 3220 West 98th Street, just west of Kedzie and kitty-corner to the Supersonic Gas Station.
Contact:Mike Erickson 708/423-2982.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at NPR's Global Activism Expo at the UIC Forum ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
The village of Wheaton will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes as part of their recycling event, held to celebrate Earth Day ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
The village of Lemont will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes at the metro station as part of their Earth Day celebrations ...
The bike drive will be located at the Lemont Metra Train Station Pavillion, at the junction of New Avenue and Main Street - under State Street bridge.
Contact: Elva Carusiello 630/257-3420.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Northwest Indiana Earth Day, Sunset Hill Farm County Park, Valparaiso, corner of US 6 and Meridian, Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County.
Contact: Deanna Garner, 219/465-3694.
WBC coordinator: Kevin Cornett, 219/548-8891.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at the Irish American Heritage Center Fest for the Green Family Festival, located at 4626 N. Knox, Chicago, IL 60630.
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: Mike Roeser 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive on Isthmus Green Day in Madison ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive for Earth Day with the Bicycle Task Force in the Abbey parking lot at 407 W. St. Charles Road in Elmhurst, just west of the railroad tracks and York high school.
Contact: Bob Hoel Chair, Elmhurst Bike Task Force; 630/279-8510.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
"Press Release – March 20, 2010
Elmhurst Bicycle Task Force
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at the Park District's Wildwood Nature Center in Park Ridge ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
This bike drive is being held at St. George Church, 6707 W. 175th Street, Tinley Park.
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at the Irish American Heritage Center Fest for the Green Family Festival, located at 4626 N. Knox, Chicago, IL 60630.
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: Mike Roeser 773/847-5440.
This bike drive is being held at St. George Church, 6707 W. 175th Street, Tinley Park.
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive in conjunction with Folks on Spokes at Governor's State University ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: Mike Roeser 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at C.A.R.E.'s 8th annual earthday event, being held at Lewis University, One University Parkway in Romeoville ...
Citizens Against Ruining the Environment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to maintaining the environmental integrity of not only Lockport & Will County, but of “Mother Earth.”
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at DePaul's Earth Day Fair in the DePaul student center atrium ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Now that the fairs and festivals have tapered off we will resume the bike machine workshops at our new location at 2434 South Western in Chicago.
The machines were used this summer at more than 30 events including:
15 Science Chicago LabFests,
Energy fairs in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa,
Green Festivals at Navy Pier, Madison and Elmhurst,
Art Fair on the Square in Madison,
Tour of Elk Grove Village,
Green Music Fest,
Several Earth Day events and
Several recycling extravaganzas.
We also have interest in the bike machines from several CPS schools.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive at UIC's Ecojamapalooza ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
The village of Glenn Ellen will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes as part of it's Recycling Extravaganza, organized by the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission.
This event is being held in Duane & Lorraine parking lot (just west of the Glen Ellyn Public Library parking lot)
The Recycling Extravaganza is sponsored by the Village of Glen Ellyn and the Environmental Commission, with assistance provided by SCARCE; Glen Ellyn Lions Club; Boy Scouts; Aurora Tri-State Fire Protection; It's Our Earth, Inc.; Exide; Neil's Hauling; Salvation Army; U'S Again; VIM and Working Bikes.
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive with Irving Park Lutheran Church at 3938 W Belle Plaine Ave., Chicago, IL 60618.
Contact: Zachary Johnson.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive in conjunction with Whole Foods Market in Willowbrook at 601 W. 63rd Street ...
Contact: Nancy LaBreacht 630/655-5000 ext. 107 (fax 630/655-5005).
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive in conjunction with Live Green and Prosper, the Earth Day Indiana Festival being held at the White River State Park ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive in conjunction with the Arlington Heights Cycle Club Swap Meet ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
Join us for a unique art exhibit dedicated to bicycles and the people who ride them! Featuring artwork by Adam Clark, Henry Bolzon, Christopher Dilts, Alice Dubois and Pauline Kochanski.
The show is free and open to all! 10% of the retail/gallery proceeds from the April 30th Opening Reception will be donated to Chicago’s very own Working Bikes Cooperative.
Exhibit dates: April 21st - June 12th, 2010.
Opening reception: Friday April 30th, 6-8pm.
Flourish Studios’ Envision Gallery 3020 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60657.
Working Bikes will be holding a bike drive in conjunction with the 2nd Sustainable Saturday in Lisle at the Benedictine University ...
Contact: A.N.Other.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
The city of Warrenville are holding their annual Bike Rodeo on Saturday, May 8th, and will be including a bike collection for Working Bikes.
To be held at 28W701 Stafford Place, adjacent to the Prairie Path.
Contact: Rachel Reklau or Bill Weidner 630/301-8093.
WBC coordinator: 2.B.Decided 773/847-5440.
We'll call it 518 bikes to Uganda ... had trouble closing the door to the shipping container! Comprising 448 used adult mountain bikes, 70 used children's bikes, 9 boxes of used parts, 33 used rubber tires & 2 bags of used inner-tubes.
We will be sending a container of 500 bikes to the Women's Prisoner Support Organization in Uganda, on Saturday May 8th from 10am until 3pm at 2434 S. Western Avenue.
