Working Bikes

General Meetings are on the first Thursday of every month
Every Tuesday, 5 - 9 pm, is Volunteer's Class (927 S. Western).
Some Wednesdays - Bike-Powered Machine Workshop at 1401 W. Waubansia.
Each month's 2nd & 4th Thursday, 5 - 9 pm, is Volunteer's Night (927 S. Western)

STOP-PRESS: it looks like we still haven't managed to procure a container, so the shipping-party will have to be postponed?

We (Lee) have finally scheduled a shipping party to load bikes into a container bound for Angola on Saturday, May 10th.

Due to the weak dollar and increased fuel costs shipping to Angola is much more expensive than before, so the need to pack 500 adult bikes into the container to increase the value of it's contents is even greater!

The Francis W. Parker School is hosting a bike drive during it's Green Festival (at 330 W. Webster Avenue, Chicago) on May 10th, from 9am until noon.

At Warrenville City Hall, 28W701 Stafford Place, adjacent to the Prairie Path.
This is a part of the City of Warrenville's annual bike rodeo event.

Contact: Rachel Reklau.

At the North Shore County Day School, 310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093.
Bikes will be accepted at the Middle School parking lot Monday through Friday.
Drop-off times are mornings 7:30am - 8:15am and after school 3pm - 4pm all week.

Contact: Becky Flory.

The Newleaf Natural Grocery is sponsoring a bike drive in Rogers Park in May on Friday 16th & Saturday 17th. Drop of bikes at the store any time between 9am & 7pm on either day - 1261 W. Loyola Avenue, Chicago IL 60626.

A flyer is attached: if you 'have the technology' and live in the area, then please print out some copies and post or distribute them!

WBC contact: Steve Parkes.

Trailside Bike Rental of Orangeville, IL is hosting a bike drive.

They are located at 1740 High Street, Orangeville, IL 61060. Orangeville is between Dubuque & Beloit, about 40 miles NW of Rockford.

From Highway 26, turn east on Orangeville Road towards Orangeville. Turn left on Ewing Street and right on High Street. Trailside Bike Rental is at the end of the street.

Contact: Sherry Moyer 815/291-9316.

Back for another year, the Woodridge Rotary will be collecting bicycles on May 17th as part of the Woodridge Park District event called Motion Explosion.

Location: Cypress Cove Water Park at 83rd and Janes Ave., Woodridge

Contact: Susan McNeil-Marshall.

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.

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment are sponsoring a bike drive at Dellwood Park in Lockport during their Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, May 18th.