Working Bikes

Whole Foods is sponsoring a bike drive at their Willowbrook store, located at 201 East 63rd Street just west of Route 83.

Contact: Nancy LaBreacht 630/655-5000.
WBC coordinator: Raul Gonzalez.

The Arlington Heights Bicycle Association will host a bike drive again this year at their Arlington Heights Bike Swap on Saturday, April 25th.

The event is being held in Centennial Park which is 1 block East of Riley School, at 1209 East Burr Oak Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004.

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Contact: Gary Gilbert.
WBC coordinator: Michael Roeser.

The Girl Scouts are working with Whole Foods Market of Lakeview to sponsor an Earth Day weekend bike drive at the WFM store at 3300 N Ashland Chicago, IL.

This bike drive is being coordinated by Girl Scout Troop 20270.

Contact: Mary Leung (708) 366-1045

The Whole Foods Market of River Forest & Oak Park is sponsoring an Earth Day bike drive at its store at 7245 W. Lake Street, River Forest, IL 60305.

Contact: Jon Hall (708) 366-1045
WBC coordinator: To Be Decided (312) 421-5048.

The Kindergarten Students of the St. Catherine Laboure School and their parents are sponsoring a bike drive on Saturday, May 2nd.

The school is located at 3425 Thornwood Avenue, Glenview, IL 60026.

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Contact: Lisa Cusack.
WBC coordinators: Gary Gilbert & Mike Roeser.

The city of Warrenville has scheduled their annual bike rodeo and collection drive - which will be held at 28W701 Stafford Place, adjacent to the Prairie Path.

Contact: Rachel Reklau.
WBC coordinator: Raul 773/220-2006.

Working Bikes will be collecting used and unwanted bicycles at the 2009 Earth Day Event organised by Citizens Against Ruining the Environment being held in historic Dellwood Park of Lockport, Will County, Illinois.

Similar to an event organized in 2007, the Riverside Junior Woman's Charity (RJWC) will be running a bike safety event (Bike Rodeo) for the Riverside community on May 30, 2009.

As part of that event, they will be collecting used bikes from the community for donation to Working Bikes.

The Bike Rodeo is being held in the parking lot of St. Mary's Church, located at 126 Herrick Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546.

This bike drive is being sponsored to coincide with the 7th annual Beverly Hills Cycling Classic, which takes place on Friday July 10th.

Bikes may be dropped off at theBeverly Bank & Trust Beverley branch at 1908 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60643.

Contact: Holly Lindsey 773/233-5143 or 312/719-3655 (cell).
WBC coordinator: Mike Roeser

Working Bikes Cooperative 2008 Annual Meeting will be at 1401 W. Wabansia on November 13th. Doors open at 6 PM. for dinner and mingling. Wabansia is two blocks North of Stanley's.

Everyone is invited.
The agenda will be forthcoming.
Only members (regular volunteers) cast votes.

Please disregard a previous announcement which mentioned Western as the meeting site. Kevin Simmons offered his performance space for the our historic event.