Thanks to the REI - Conshohocken store and Charles Kline, REI Outreach Specialist-Conshohocken, for hosting riders from the Norristown and Philadelphia Neighborhood Bike Works this past Sunday, August 22nd.
REI staff provided a comprehensive tour of the REI bike shop, store floor, and gave useful insight into the skills REI requires in potential employees and their bike mechanics specifically. The satisfying breakfast they provided put a cherry on the top of a fruitful morning.
This was another successful event in our productive relationship with REI.
In preparation for this Sunday’s Gran Fondo and expo at Memorial Hall, there will be two smaller expos at the Piazza at Schmidt’s in Northern Liberties. Neighborhood Bike Works will have a booth at the Piazza on Friday and Saturday. We’ll be promoting NBW and selling NBW t-shirts, summer camp t-shirts and Philly jerseys from GoCycling LLC. Come check us out:
Friday, August 6th from 3-8pm
Saturday, August 7th from 10am-4pm.
Hope to see you there!!!
Gran Fondo” means “Big Ride” in Italian. Gran Fondos are long distance, mass-participation cycling events – not races – that have become immensely popular in Italy. Participation is open to recreational and competitive amateur cyclists, and tens of thousands of riders of all abilities participate.
A Gran Fondo is coming to Philadelphia on August 8th and NBW will be offering free valet bicycle parking at the expo after the ride. The expo and bike corral will be located near Memorial Hall. Youth workers will be parking the bikes but extra hands are needed at the ride and expo. Click here to see a full list of volunteer opportunities. The ride will begin at 7am and the first riders should be back by 9am. Bike parking will open at 9am and close at 5:30pm. The expo will begin around 10:30am.
To learn more about this exciting event, visit the Philly Gran Fondo website.
To volunteer, send an email to volunteers@neighborhoodbikeworks.org.
You are invited to participate in the 8th Annual Bike Part Art Show
The Bike Part Art Show is an art exhibition and silent auction that benefits our youth cycling programs. This year, the show will be held at Highwire Gallery with the auction on Friday, December 3rd. The auction doubles as a celebration of art and cycling, including a raffle, live music, and plenty of local food and drink. The works will remain on display in the gallery for the entirety of the month.
You can get involved with the show by:
- donating an original work of art to be auctioned at the show
- volunteering
- sponsoring the show
How to donate art:
All artwork submitted to the show should be made in the spirit of bicycling, make use of bicycle parts or have a bicycle theme. You are invited to visit our shop and raid our inventory of bicycle parts to use as a medium for your work. Part raids will be held on Tuesday evenings beginning June 22nd from 6:30pm – 9:00pm and will continue for the rest of the summer. The deadline for submission of works is the first week in November.
How to volunteer:
Volunteers are a big part of the show and can help in many ways including: installation and deinstallation of the show, picking up food and drink, working the auction table, the craft boutique and the raffle, bartending, and greeting people at the door.
How to sponsor the show:
Sponsors can support the show with a monetary donation, with a donation of food and/or beverages for the event or by donating an item for the art show raffle. NBW accepts donations from individuals and businesses with all proceeds going toward our youth programs.
Send an email to artshow@neighborhoodbikeworks.org or call our shop at (215) 386-0316 if you’d like to donate a work to the show, volunteer, become a sponsor, or if you have any questions about the 2010 Bike Part Art Show.
It’s that time again! The Neighborhood Bike Works summer camp is starting this July and needs volunteers.
What do summer camp volunteers do?
In the morning, we take the kids on a ride to various locations around the city. Field trips include rides to Spriral Q Puppet Factory, The Urban Nutrition Initiative, Bartram’s Gardens, The Mill Creek Urban Farm, and The Sprinkler Park. Volunteers help to supervise these rides. In the afternoon, the kids return to the shop for lunch and a bicycle lesson. During the lesson, volunteers make sure that the kids are paying attention and help them with any difficulties that may arise. Working with the summer camp is a great opportunity to learn the basics of bicycle repair and to explore the city.
We are also seeking individuals who have a special skill to share with the campers. Do you have an awesome, kid-friendly recipe to share? Do you make awesome art? Do you ride bikes professionally? Do you have cool stories to share about biking? If you do something awesome that kids think is awesome too, we’d love for you to volunteer for a day and share your expertise with the campers.
Two of our stellar volunteers from last summer.
Camp Hours: 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
Dates:
Session I: July 5 - 16
Session II: July 19 - 30
Session III: August 2 - 13
Session IV: August 16 - 27
If you’re interested in volunteering with the summer camp, please send an email to volunteers@neighborhoodbikeworks.org and include which session you’d like to work with and your contact information. We will be holding a summer camp orientation for any interested volunteers!
We will also have a summer camp through our North Philadelphia shop. Contact Cat Bergeron for more information by sending an email to cat@neighborhoodbikeworks.org.
We look forward to hearing from you!
This Saturday is the annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. Once again, Neighborhood Bike Works will be participating in the event. We will have groups of kids riding to the event from the 40th street, Haddington and N. Philly shops. We will also be offering bike parking at the event. We need volunteers to help supervise these rides and help out with bike parking for the event. These are great opportunities to help out NBW, support our riders and see the derby!
If you’d like to volunteer, send an email to volunteers@neighborhoodbikeworks.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
NBW is looking for a volunteer who can take care of a few light construction jobs in the office. If you could lend a hand, contact us at volunteers@neighborhoodbikeworks.org or at 215-386-0316.
NBW needs volunteers to promote the programs at the Endurance Sports Expo this weekend. This is a fun exhibition that I dare say a lot of our volunteers will be attending anyway. If the weather is bad it’s a good thing to do if you’re not willing to ride in the rain!
There will be dozens of bike and bike part manufacturers. To find out more about the event, check out the link below.
http://www.endurancesportsexpo.com/index.html
We need people to table for various shifts during this time. Please contact Norman Lazarus at normanlazarus@yahoo.com with the times you are available.
**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.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Neighborhood Bike Works will celebrate MLK Day 2010 as an opportunity to work hard, make change and bring people together. This will be an all-day event held on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at our our three shops: 40th Street, Haddington and North Philadelphia/Temple.
Each year, Neighborhood Bike Works holds a Service Party on MLK Day to fix-up and organize its offices and bike shops while also reflecting on what the day stands for. This year, we are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of this event at the 40th Street Headquarters.
The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia and
REI are generously sponsoring the event. At 12:30PM at 40th st, REI will present Neighborhood Bike Works with a grant to support our Mountain Bike Club and Earn-a-Bike program.
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.
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