Comments (0) The Neighborhood Bike Works’ Staff and Volunteer Party is tomorrow! Here is the info:
WHEN: Saturday, February 6th at 7pm. Snow or shine!
WHERE: 1205 S. 46th St @ Kingsessing (Andy Dyson’s House)
WHAT: It’s a potluck, so bring food or drink if you can, but it’s not required. There will be sushi, handmade by Andy, and beer.
Hope to see you there!
On Sunday, January 17th, NBW South Philly is holding a Fix-A-Flat Clinic/Mini-Fundraiser/Letterpress Craft Extravaganza at Tattooed Mom’s (530 South Street) from 1:00 to 5:00pm.
The wonderful proprietors of Tattooed Mom’s have opened their upstairs space for us to demonstrate how to fix a flat tire and get the word out about NBW South Philly’s continuing growth. Tell your friends. Bring your flat tires. Come craft and drink and eat with other South Philly people. Link to Facebook event page.
**The Penrose R.I.D.E. Class is taught at the Penrose School. Unlike our regular Earn a Bike classes, this course focuses only on riding skills. The first class will be held on Jan. 20 and will continue on Mondays & Wednesdays from 3pm – 4:30pm.
**The Martha Washington Go-Girl-Go Class is an all girls earn a bike class held at Martha Washington Elementary School. Only female volunteers are allowed! The class has already begun and is held on Mondays & Fridays from 4pm – 6pm.
**The Haddington Earn a Bike Class has already begun and still needs volunteers. Classes are held on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4pm – 6pm.
If you’d like to volunteer or if you have any questions, send and email to volunteers@neighborhoodbikeworks.org.
Want to learn how to overhaul, maintain and fix your own bike? Want to brush up on your skills?
The Adult Repair Class is for you!!
The January/February Adult Bike Repair Class starts on Monday, January 25th, and will meet from 6:30-9:00pm that night and the next three Mondays (February 1, 8, and 15). Lessons typically include going over parts of the bike and bike fit, care and feeding of your brakes and shifting, and an introduction to overhauling bearings. Participants are encouraged to bring their own bikes. The fee for the class is $60. To sign up, please visit January/February Adult Bike Repair Class @ Brown Paper Tickets or email repairclass@neighborhoodbikeworks.org.
Want to build a track bike? A hybrid? A fixed gear? A mountain bike?
The new NBW Build Your Own Bike Class is for you!! No experience necessary!
The Neighborhood Bike Works Build Your Own Bike Class for adults meets for four Sunday afternoons, on February 7, 14, 21, and 28, from 3:00 to 5:30pm. This class will lead you step-by-step through building your own bike. Bring your own bike frame and parts or purchase them from our selection of used frames and used & new parts. (Cost of bike frames and parts not included in class price.) To sign up, please visit Build Your Own Bike Class @ Brown Paper Tickets or email repairclass@neighborhoodbikeworks.org.
Please email or call 215-386-0316 with any questions about either of these classes.
Hope to see you then!
Volunteers can sign up for one or both time slots:
10:00 am – 1:00 pm and/or 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Breakfast and lunch will be provided!
The time you’ll be spending with us on that day will be dedicated to overhauling our shops (multiple, fun, projects including painting signs, construction, sorting parts, and cleaning). To register for the event or to find out more, send an email to volunteers@neighborhoodbikeworks.org. Please include your full name, a telephone number where you can be reached and preference of time and place in the email. If you are registering more than one person please include this information for all of the individuals as well as their ages.
Happy holidays!
We are looking for a few sturdy items for our North Philadelphia shop. New or gently used are both fine!
DONATIONS we could use:
In addition to these items - we need some people with special **skills**, including *someone who can set up a sink! *people who like to clean *people who like to construct with wood.
If you’d like to donate some items or your skills, send an email to cat@neighborhoodbikeworks.org or call 215-386-0316.
NBW marched in the 10th annual Peoplehood Parade, which went ahead despite the dismal weather on Saturday, October 24th.
NBW youth riding Slimer in the parade
Click here for a full report on the Peoplehood Parade!
The pageant portion of the event was canceled due to the rain. NBW will participate in the Peoplehood Pageant, A Proud Defiance, this Saturday, December 5th. The pageant has been relocated indoors!
The Peoplehood Pageant will now be presented at The Sister Clara Muhammad School, 4700 Wyalusing Ave. (At 47th and Lancaster)
Every year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Neighborhood Bike Works invites all graduates, their families, and community members to ride to a picnic shelter in Fairmount Park behind the Mann Music Center for a barbecue and presentation about Major Taylor.
Join us this Saturday, November 28th for this year’s ride and barbecue plus a special party at Haddington!
To come on the ride, show up at the 40th Street shop at 10am, or earlier if you need to borrow a bike. Contact us for more info or if you’d like to volunteer - email andy at neighborhoodbikeworks dot org or call us at 215-386-0316.
You can also meet us behind the Mann Music Center just before noon.
Afterwards, come to the Grand Opening Party of the new Haddington Shop!!! We’ll have food and a screening of Bikes Work, a film made by NBW youth with Scribe Video Center.
Neighborhood Bike Works was lucky to have the opportunity last week to bring twenty NBW youth and family members to the UniverSoul Circus at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park. Instructor Cat Bergeron led the trip. Nine youth rode to the Mann Center with Cat and one of our dedicated volunteers, while eleven more youth and family members met the NBW contingent at the event.
Thanks to Representative Vanessa Lowry Brown for making this trip possible by donating free tickets to NBW!
Here’s a note from one of the kids who went on the trip:
Thank you for giving me and my grandmother tickets to go to the UniverSoul! Circus. My favorite part was the magic and the contortionist. They were so flexible they made my neck hurt. We had a good time.
Fill out a quick survey about Philadelphia-area nonprofits and Generocity will donate $5 to Neighborhood Bike Works!
Just write “Neighborhood Bike Works” on the last page as your nonprofit of choice.
Phone number: 215-386-0316
Address: 3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia PA 19104.
Thanks! Once more, the link is: http://www.generocity.org/take-5-give-5
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