[Peace] Re:Bike clinic/coop

karen medina kmedina at uiuc.edu
Wed Jul 26 11:38:13 CDT 2006


The Center for Women in Transition used to have, and might still have, a 
person who would fix up used bikes for the kids that are staying at the 
Center. The kids loved it.

It would be awesome if several of the local groups could coordinate 
services.

Yay bikes!!!!

-karen medina


Leigh Estabrook wrote:
> The Catholic Worker holds a bike clinic 2 or so times a year
> during which the guests we serve have the opportunity to help
> repair used bikes and then--in exchange--ride off with them. 
> We began this progam several years ago when we realized we
> didn't have the resources to keep people in bus tokens and yet
> many had no alternative ways of transportation.
> 
> If this group would like to take up this activity, we'd be
> happy to publicize it for you.  Alternatively, if you find you
> have excess number of bikes, we would be happy to take them
> and give them out at our bike clinics.



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