This event, sponsored by the Lake County Green Congregations, has two purposes: to engage the public in sustainability issues and to offer reuse and recycling opportunities that curbside recycling does not offer.
Bikes collected at this event, being held at the Libertyville Civic Center at 135 West Church Street in Libertyville, will be donated to Working Bikes ...
Contact: Katherine Aynilian Lake County Green Congregations.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.
Join us on Sunday April 1st 2012 as we bid adieu to over one hundred and twenty of our most collectable and noteworthy classic bicycles!
Bidding in the silent auction begins at 9:00am at our store at 2434 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. Tallies will be taken promptly at 11:00am Cash, Credit & Donations accepted.
See the bikes being auctioned on these Flickr or Picasa sites ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11455896@N04/sets/72157629287827585
https://picasaweb.google.com/105343535384806421578/SilentAuctionBikes
We had got over 400 bikes (317 adult MTBs & 110 children's bikes) and lots of spare parts into the container when I left, and there was still room for a few more!
We are filling a container to ship bikes to the Prisoner Support Organization in Uganda on Easter Saturday.
Check here & here for information on previous successful shipments to this partner in May & October 2010, here for the container we sent in May & here for the container we sent in November 2011, then here for pictures of the arrival and unpacking of a container bikes in Uganda.
Bicycles, Wheelchairs, Crutches, and Sewing Machines will be collected ...
Contact: Sharon 630/617-3150
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.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.
