Working Bikes

Bikes collected by SCARCE at this event, being held in the Public Library at 4 Friendship Plaza in Addison, will be donated to Working Bikes ...

Boy Scout Troop #969 are holding a bike drive for us at St. Tarcissus Church Social Center, 5859 N. Moody Avenue in Chicago.

Please drop bikes off on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning ...

Contact: n.hizel@comcast.net.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

Boy Scout Troop #969 are holding a bike drive for us at St. Tarcissus Church Social Center, 5859 N. Moody Avenue in Chicago.

Please drop bikes off on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning ...

Contact: n.hizel@comcast.net.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

As a lifelong desire, and in memory of her parents, Erin Lamparter will be climbing Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro on March 8th.

As part of this initiative, Erin will be also be raising funds for Working Bikes, you can make a contribution at www.giveforward.com/erinlamparter

Erin Lamparter is a Detroit-area native, but has lived in Chicago since 2001 and now considers it her home. She served as a business development volunteer in the Peace Corps in Ghana in 2005. Through this times, she found that Ghanaians are the most welcoming, kind, wonderful, happy people that she has ever encountered. Her adoration for the outdoors started in high school in Killarney Provincial Park in Canada, and since then she has continued camping and hiking in Yellowstone, the Smoky Mountains, the Porcupine Mountains, the Canadian Rockies, and the White Mountains, among others. She is passionate about animal welfare and environmental protection, and is into photography, live music, film, swimming, a vegan lifestyle, and kicking it with stray cats.
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Jill Saqi will be collecting bikes for Working Bikes at her home: 104 W. Elm Avenue in Roselle.

Contact: Jill Sagi.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

This bike drive, sponsored by the IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law, is being held at the rear of their building at S. Quincy Street & W. Clinton Street, Chicago, IL 60606.

Contact: Kathleen Litz.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

This event is designed to help people learn more about bike commuting, cool bike groups, and safety in the hopes that they will become more comfortable with this mode of transit.

Workshop titles: Bike Safety in Chicago, Know Your Bike - Nuts & Bolts, and Tips & Tricks from Bike Commuters.

Win helmets, pumps, lights, patch kits, CTA cards, iGo Gift Certificates, wrist/ankle bands, and more!

Contact: Kristen Pratt 708/261-4025.

Chicago Conservation Corps Cyclelogical
Clarendon Park Community Center (4501 N Clarendon)

Bikes collected by SCARCE at this event in Clarendon Hills will be donated to Working Bikes ...

That old bike in your garage might be a clutter, but for someone who's struggling, it could the way to work and dignity. A unique charity is accepting used bikes this spring. They'll do all the work of restoring your bike and turning into someone's dream.

All you have to do is drop it off. Please bring your bike on Saturday, April, 9, from 10am-2pm to the parking lot on the west side of the police station, 125 E 1st Street, just east of York Road, in Elmhurst Illinois.

Sponsored by the Elmhurst Bike Task Force.

Contact: Mary Jo Mikottis.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.

This bike collection will take place at the Love Your Bike! Event, sponsored by the Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail and being held at the I-80/294 Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis in South Holland.

• Used bicycle drop off
• Bike shop/rep exhibits
• BCycle demo (this is the company that rents bikes along the Lakefront)
• Bicycle clubs/ride sign up
• Trail organizations
• Wellness organizations
• One day only bicycle access to the Oasis (via service roads)
• Kids’ bike sale to benefit Safe Routes to School

Contact: Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail 708/365-9365.
WBC coordinator: Working Bikes 773/847-5440.