Chicago Green Festival
The Chicago Green Festival is held on Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois. Sponsored by Global Exchange and Co-op America, the Chicago Green Festival will showcase more than 350 green businesses and include numerous speakers, a fair-trade pavilion, yoga classes, green films, a kids' zone, live music and organic dining. Working Bikes (Lee) will be attending.
Lockport Bike Drive
Citizens Against Ruining the Environment are sponsoring a bike drive at Dellwood Park in Lockport during their Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, May 18th.
Chicago's "Bike the Drive"
Working Bikes will offer emergency bike repair during Chicago's "Bike the Drive" ride and may have a booth at the post-ride festival?
Lakeshore Drive is open to cyclists from 5:30am with cars returning at around 10:30am. The post-ride festival is from 8am until noon at Butler Field in Grant Park.
Plainfield & Joliet Bike Drive
The congregation and youth group of Wheatland Presbyterian Church and the greater
Plainfield/Joliet community will be hosting a bike drive at 11839 S. Heggs Road (a.k.a. 260th Avenue), Plainfield, IL 60585.
WBC contact: Raul Gonzalez.
Global Alliance Bike Drive, Oak Park
The Global Alliance for Africa is holding a bike drive on the Kenilworth side of Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School at 325 N. Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park.
For more information, contact: Scott Daniel (708)383-1457.
Bloomin' Days
Working Bikes will be represented at the Bloomin' Days in Kenosha (6th Avenue & 54th Street) by Kate.
Gurnee Bike Drive
Mike's Bikes of Gurnee will be sponsoring a bike drive again this year.
They are located at 4129 Old Grand Avenuee, Gurnee, illinois.
Contact: Heather Kerrigan tel. (847)662-8482
WBC coordinator: to be decided
Northwestern University
Display literature in the library at Northwestern University. Contact: Russ Clement.
MREA Energy Fair
The Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair is being held in Custer, Wisconsin. Working Bikes will be attending.
Beverley Bike Drive
Please note the change of venue and the amended timeframe ...
This bike drive is being sponsored to coincide with the 6th annual Beverly Hills Cycling Classic and the Tour de Beverly Family Ride, which take place on Friday (July 11th) & Sunday (July 13th), respectively.
Bikes may be dropped off at theBeverly Bank & Trust Beverley branch at 1908 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60643.
