Posts Tagged: bicycles

SEASON 11, WEEK 1!

Celebrating the first week at the largest Pop-Up Bike Shop on the planet with our first finished bike, our first amazing volunteer cleaners and mechanics, and 600+ shiny refurbished bicycles all ready to change kids lives! We couldn’t be prouder. Thank you again Allina Health, Media Minefield, QBP (Quality Bicycle Products) and Park Tool for… Read more »

2018 COLLECTION DAY!

Beautiful to see the generosity of the Twin Cities metro area! Thank you for creating the largest POP-UP BIKE SHOP on the planet~ 6000+ bikes were donated yesterday at 50 Allina Health locations. For the next 8 weeks we need massive numbers of volunteers to clean and fix all the bikes like new to be… Read more »

NEW WAREHOUSE!

Free Bikes 4 Kidz has there new home for 2018 Season 11!  A big beautiful warehouse at 5930 Earle Brown Drive in Brooklyn Center has been donated, and our first volunteer group has already unloaded and set up all our equipment. Bring on the bikes! Allina Health’s area wide bike collection is next Saturday, October… Read more »

Sloane’s Lemonade Stand

Sloane’s Free Lemonade & Cookie Stand, Season 3, was another big hit at the Minneapolis Bike Tour! Sloane and her family collected over $700 for Free Bikes 4 Kidz by pedaling out delicious lemonade and home baked cookies to all the thirsty riders, raising significant awareness for our great cause. You’re amazing Sloane!  Thank you…. Read more »

Welcome to Season 11!

The summer is going fast and fall is approaching. We all know that means Free Bikes 4 Kidz will once again set up and open the largest temporary bike shop in the world! We have a lot to live up to after our record-breaking year in 2017 and we will continue to optimize our methods… Read more »

FB4K LAUNCHES IN WASHINGTON!

Our national presence has expanded to Washington! We need your bikes #PNW. The #Yakima program is getting started with donation days this week. Check out this article to see how you can help and donate. http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/unteers-bike-donations-sought-to-get-free-bikes-kidz-going/article_e6e5ed6c-9a68-11e8-8b49-cf051eaa75fd.html Special thanks to Virginia Mason-Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima Kiwanis, VKPowell,  Yakima Basin Velo and Wells Fargo for getting FB4K… Read more »