Bike Drives Scheduled for 2008...
We are hosting the following bike drives, please bring your donation to one of the drives at these times. Check back for new drives. Bike drives are also posted in our events calendar.
Bike drive announcements below...
Bike Drive totals 2008
For those interesting in the bike-drive totals ...
Butler Grade School in Oak Brook (4/19) 63 bikes
Lemont Village Earth Day (4/19) 80 bikes
Wadsworth Eagle Scouts (4/19) around 200 bikes
Edgebrook Lutheran Church (4/19) 93 bikes
Folks on Spokes at GSU (4/20) 16 bikes
St. George's Church in Tinley Park (4/19-20) 75 bikes
Whole Foods in River Forest (4/20) about 70 bikes
Trailside Museum in River Forest (4/20 & 4/21-26) ?
Northeastern Illinois University in Dekalb (4/22) 20 bikes
City of Chicago (5/03 & 5/04) ?
Oak Park "Excavating History" (5/04) 1 bike
Winnetka Bike Drive
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.
Newleaf Natural Grocery Bike Drive, Rogers Park
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.
Orangeville Bike Drive
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.
Woodridge Rotary Bike Drive
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.
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.
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.
