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04 / 15
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
The University of Illinois Medical Center will be hosting a bike drive at their Earth Day Fair, which is being held on the first floor of the hospital at Chicago Green Team 1740 W. Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Contact: Brittany G. MacRitchie312/996-8220. Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
We put 288 adult bikes & 143 BMX bikes into a container bound for Panama, along with assorted spares ... | ||
04 / 16
Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Bikes collected at this event, being held by the Village of Lemont at the Metra Station on Main Street, will be donated to Working Bikes ... Contact: Elva Carusiello a Member of the Lemont Environmental Advisory Commission (LEAC) 630/373-3619. Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Bikes collected by SCARCE at this event, being held at Parking Lot at Parking lot at Liberty Drive & Carlton Avenue in Wheaton, will be donated to Working Bikes ... | ||
04 / 17
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The Whole Foods Market store in Deerfield will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes as a part of their Earth Day event and will give a $5 gift certificate to everybody that donates a bike! Contact: Cheri Endler-Buell Marketing & Community Outreach Specialist 847/444-1900 extension 125. | ||
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04 / 22
Start: 6:30 pm
Working Bikes Cooperative and 25th Ward Alderman Danny Solis are proud to co-sponsor a screening of the film "With My Own Two Wheels" on April 22nd at the Benito Juarez High School auditorium in Pilsen at 7pm. There is a suggested $10 donation, $5 with student ID. The film weaves together the stories of five individuals across the globe into a single narrative about the bicycle as a vehicle for change. The documentary was shot on location in Zambia, Ghana, India, Guatemala and California. The evening's program will consist of opening remarks by the Alderman's office and Working Bikes, followed by a screening of the 44 minute film. After the screening, one of the film's directors will be joining us to participate in a question and answer session and facilitate a discussion about the importance of bicycles both in the US and around the world. 6:30 - Doors Open | ||
04 / 23
Start: 8:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
The Whole Foods Market store in Milwaukee will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes. "Is it time to upgrade your bike? Don’t know what to do with your old bicycle? We have a solution for you. Bring in any old bicycles to Whole Foods Market on April 23 and donate them to Working Bikes. Working Bikes is an organization that sends used bikes to developing countries. They have sent over 35,000 bikes and wheelchairs to projects in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Stop in to see a working bike powered fountain that shoots water from a rain barrel in our store during the bike collection and be able to talk to a member from working bikes about their organization." Contact: Kera Glass Marketing & Community Relations Specialist 414/223-1500 ext 107. Start: 8:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Bicycles collected by the Village of Schaumburg at their Recycling Event, being held at School District 54 at 524 E. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, will be donated to Working Bikes ... Contact: Martin Metreger Logistics Coordinator 847/923-6644. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
The Lake County Farm Bureau and the Rotary Club of Grayslake will host a used electronics and used bike collection at the Lake County Farm Bureau, 70 Route 45. | ||
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04 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 9:00 pm
450 bikes were crammed into the container, which is now on it's way to New Orleans ... We will load a 53' shipping container with about 500 bicycles, bound for our friends at the Plan B bicycle project in New Orleans, LA. We may put a canopy above the bridge from our building to the container to thwart any [wet] weather. Pastries in the AM and Pizza in the PM. Be there or be elsewhere ... | ||
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04 / 30
Start: 8:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Bikes collected by SCARCE at this event, being held in the Parking Lot at Duane Street & Lorraine Road, near the Public Library, in Glen Ellyn, will be donated to Working Bikes ... Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Working Bikes will attend the Arlington Heights Bike Swap and gladly accept any donations ... Contacts: The 31st Annual Arlington Heights Bike Swap is Scheduled for April 30, 2011 Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
The 3rd Sustainable Saturday in Lisle is being held on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Rice Center Parking Lot on the campus of Benedictine University. Contact: Eric Ertmoed 630/271-4124 & fax=630/271-8970. | ||
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05 / 7
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Carol Stream Rotary Club is partnering with the Village of Carol Stream to collect bicycles for Working Bikes as part of the Village Electronics Recycling Event ... Contact: Robert McNees. Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Bikes collected by SCARCE at this event, being held in the Metra Commuter Parking Lot at 307 W. Irving Park Road in Itasca, will be donated to Working Bikes ... Call 630/228-5653 | ||
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05 / 14
Start: 8:00 am
End: 11:59 am
Woodridge Rotary has scheduled a huge spring cleaning & recycling event again, they will be collecting bicycles for Working Bikes as before. Location: Cypress Cove Water Park at 83rd and Janes Ave., Woodridge. Contact: Kathleen Rush, Village Administrator, 5 Plaza Drive, Woodridge, IL 60517, tel. 630/719-4707. Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:59 am
There will be a bike drive at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Libertyville ... The First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville is located at the corner of West Maple and Douglas Streets in Libertyville, Illinois. The nearest major intersection is the corner of Route 176 (also known as Park Avenue) and Route 21 (also known as Milwaukee Avenue). Contact: Bart Berndtson 847/337-9756. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Working Bikes will be participating in the 6th annual Bike Rodeo in Warrenville. Last year we collected over 75 bikes from this event! Contact: Tom Rowe 630/393-7279 extension 30. Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
This bike drive, sponsored by Old St. Mary's, is being held at 223 S. Division, Waupaca, WI - on the corner of Division and Badger, across from Dairy Queen. Contact: Mary Gordon. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
L.L.Bean will be accepting bike donations for Working Bikes at their Spring Bike Weekend event, being held at their store in the Old Orchard at 4999 Old Orchard Center in Skokie, IL 60077. Contact: Michelle Lunebach 888/552-5548 extension 76450. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 11:00 pm
At Working Bikes, 2434 S. Western Avenue | ||
05 / 15
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
This bike drive, sponsored by Old St. Mary's, is being held at 223 S. Division, Waupaca, WI - on the corner of Division and Badger, across from Dairy Queen. Contact: Mary Gordon. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
L.L.Bean will be accepting bike donations for Working Bikes at their Spring Bike Weekend event, being held at their store in the Arboretum at 100 W. Higgins Road in South Barrington. Contact: Michelle Lunebach 888/552-5548 extension 76450. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
L.L.Bean will be accepting bike donations for Working Bikes at their Spring Bike Weekend event, being held at their store in the Old Orchard at 4999 Old Orchard Center in Skokie, IL 60077. Contact: Michelle Lunebach 888/552-5548 extension 76450. Start: 12:01 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Spring has sprung all over again! We'll provide space, tools, space tools (from the future), knowledge and jams for all your diy projects. You provide the jenkity (or moderately aged) bikes, a positive attitude and a suggested donation ($10/hr or whatever you can, friend). New hours for our storefront (sales + repair) are Volunteer hours are still * STOREFRONT WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY! Hope to see you Sunday! Contact: Paul Fitzgerald. | ||
