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Put more smiles on children's faces by volunteering with Free Bikes 4 Kidz to clean, prep, or wrench some of the 5,000 bicycles collected this last month.

Put smiles on kid’s faces by helping prep FB4K bike giveaway

If you live near or close to the Twin Cities, help the Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) bike giveaway program in its 15th year. Volunteer to help put more smiles on children’s faces. Donate your time to help clean, prep, or wrench some of the thousands of bicycles collected this year for their distribution drive before the holidays and in the spring.

This FB4K bike giveaway helps put more smiles on kid’s faces

Free Bikes for Kids helps kid's smile with the 2016 season Bike Collection Day, on Saturday, October 8th, Donate your bikes to help more kids.

FB4K helps kids smile with their annual Bike Collection Day a few weeks ago

As more become interested in eco-friendly lifestyles, Free Bike 4 Kidz proudly continues to prepare bicycles to give away and invites you to join them by helping to clean, prep, and wrench bikes in their warehouse. They need your help today to get the bicycles out to the kids expecting them for this annual bike giveaway on December 9th.

freeBy volunteering today to help clean some bikes for FB4K's will help create some fond memories for you and future memories for children who receive them. bikes4kids-4

Create some fond memories for yourself and for the children who receive them.

Meet new and old friends as you volunteer. FB4K’s need your help now!

Volunteering and putting a wrench to a few bikes will create more smiles.

Volunteering and cleaning or wrenching some bikes will create a smile on your face and the kids who get them. We will continue to have volunteer opportunities in the future, but helping now will ensure the kids waiting for bikes will all have wheels before Christmas. Schedule your shifts today by clicking here to Volunteer or schedule as a group.

Join Free Bike 4 Kids today and put more smiles on kids’ faces!

About Free Bikes 4 Kidz

Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a non-profit organization geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing free bikes to those most in need. When the public donates gently used bikes, FB4K organizes thousands of volunteers to clean, refurbish, and give them away to needy kids. They started in 2008 by fixing and giving away 300 bikes. In 2014, they reached the goal of 5,000 bikes. In the last several years, over 30,000 bikes have rolled through FB4B’s giveaways, and their sights in the future are set on other locations throughout the U.S. and the world. See more at http://fb4k.com/about/

Free Bikes for Kids helps kid's smile with the 2016 season Bike Collection Day, on Saturday, October 8th, at the Mall of America.

Help put a smile on a kids face with that old bike collecting dusts

Do you have a bike or two taking up space and collecting dust? If so, consider donating them to Free Bikes for Kids (FB4K) to help them put smiles on kids’ faces. No bikes, no problem…if your basement, garage, or storage space has already been cleaned out, they still need help. FB4K’s also needs volunteers to help clean or do light repair work to get them ready for kids to ride.

Put smiles on a kid’s face by donating your old bicycle

Free Bikes for Kids help kids smile with the 2016 season Bike Collection Day, on Saturday, October 8th, Donate your bikes to help more kids.

Free Bikes for Kids helps kids smile by ensuring they have a bike.

The kick-off to the 2019 season is Bike Collection Day on Saturday, October 5th, and to make it successful, they need your bikes!

FB4K Helps Kids Smile by Volunteering

Don’t have a bike to donate? Join them at their warehouse for 3-hour shifts from October 7th to November 29th. You can sign up for multiple shifts.

Come on your own or bring your crew. The more, the merrier! Register here to secure your spot.

Free Bikes for Kids helps kids smile so please help by volunteering to clean or wrench on some bikes if you can't help with bike donation.

Free Bikes for Kids helps kids smile please help by volunteering to clean or wrench on some bikes like these guys.

About FB4K

Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a non-profit organization geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to those most in need. The public donates gently used bikes. Then, they organize thousands of volunteers to clean and refurbish them before they give them away to kids in need. So really, FB4K helps kids smile.

In 2008 they gave away 300 bikes. Last year it was 5,000 bikes. And this year – who knows? Over 30,000 bikes have rolled through their giveaways in the last eight years. What does FB4K have to say about that? They claim they are not done yet. Their future sights are set on other locations throughout the U.S. and the world.

Every year 25 million bikes are sold in the U.S. One-third of those bikes are 20” wheel-size or smaller. Since kids grow like weeds, over 8 million bikes are virtually outgrown each year, giving them an endless supply while making our environment more sustainable.

Through the generous help of key partners like Allina Health, QBP, Penn Cycle, Park Tool, Nice Ride MN, and the Mall of America, FB4K has gone far. But they still need your support in building the foundation and helping every kid ride into a more memorable childhood.

Do your part in making kids smile. See more at http://fb4k.org/

Do you have a bike or two taking up space and collecting dust? Is so, consider donating them to Free Bikes for Kids (FB4K) for their annual drive to help kids smile.

Help a kid smile, donate any old bikes you have this Saturday

Do you have a bike or two collecting dust, taking up space and no longer needed? If so, consider donating them to Free Bikes 4 Kids (FB4K) for their 11th annual drive, putting more smiles on kids faces. For those who have already donated extra bikes laying around, you can still help by volunteering to get the bikes ready. Their goal this year is to collect more than 10,000 bikes to hand out, can you help?

FB4K helps kids smile by donating your bike

Free Bikes for Kids help kids smile with the 2016 season Bike Collection Day, on Saturday, October 8th, Donate your bikes to help more kids.

FB4K is on a mission to see 10,000, plus smiles from all the bikes they will collect this Saturday.

The kick-off to the 2018 Bike Collection Day is on Saturday, October 6th. To make this year a success they need both your old bike(s) and help to get the bikes ready.

Helping FB4K’s put more smiles on kids faces is pedaling philanthropy

Don’t have a bike to donate? Join them at their warehouse, in Brooklyn Center, over the next two months. Sign-up for a shift or two, at a time that works with your schedule. Just open this volunteer link and answer a few questions so you can help with the 10,000 plus bikes that will be dropped off and moved to their warehouse this Saturday. Come on your own or bring your crew when you volunteer. Sign-up today to secure your spot. The more, the merrier!

Free Bikes for Kids helps kids smile so please help by volunteering to clean or wrench on some bikes if you can't help with bike donation.

Join the fun, help clean or wrench on some of the used bikes like these guys.

The warehouse, at 5930 Earle Brown Drive in Brooklyn Center, is where volunteers will clean, refurbish and give a final quality control check to each bike donated. Be a cleaner, an organizer, or a mechanic for a shift or two or more. Volunteer on your own or line up a large group. FB4K will be open seven days a week, so get involved today. Email Riely the Volunteer Coordinator, at riley@fb4k.org  he can help schedule your group.

About Free Bikes 4 Kidz

Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a non-profit organization geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to those most in need. The public donates gently used bikes. Then, they organize thousands of volunteers to clean and refurbish them before they give them away to kids in need. So really, FB4K helps kids smile.

In 2008 they gave away 300 bikes and last year there were over 9,316 bicycles collected and given out to children in December. In the last 10 years over 50,000 bikes have rolled through their giveaways. That is a lot of smiles on kids faces!

Though the generous help of key partners like Allina Health, QBP, Penn Cycle, Park Tool, Nice Ride MN, and others, FB4K has gone far. But they still need your support in building the foundation and to help every kid ride into a more memorable childhood.

Do your part making kids smile, see more at  FB4K.org/

Free Bikes 4 Kidz Giveaway Day, Needs Your Help

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His first bike!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Free Bike 4 Kidz (FB4K) of the Twin Cities, is still working on some of the 6,000 bikes donated this year for the Annual Bike Giveaway. On December 6th and 7th, FB4K will be putting a lot of smiles on kids faces as many of them will be receiving a bike to ride for the very first time. Over the next two weeks you can have fun and be a part of getting the remaining bikes ready, help distribute them or donate to help replenish the never ending need for parts and supplies.

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Having fun cleaning up the bikes for December 6th.

If you have some time beforehand, up to December 5th, there is still a need to help, cleaning and wrenching on some of the last group of bikes in the warehouse. Come by yourself and meet some new friends while helping or bring your family or a group of friends/associates and help FB4K’s put more smiles on kids this Christmas.

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Many local Twin City Bike shops come together for an evening of wrenching fun.

On Saturday, December 6th, the Giveaway begins and will be held at the FB4K’s Warehouse, in Northeast Minneapolis and then Sunday, December 7th’s the Giveaway moves to the Midtown Global Market, in South Minneapolis (map). This event is the culmination of all the work that has been done since October 11th, when Allina Health helped FB4K’s collect all the bikes. 

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Wrenching includes adjusting brakes, cables and checking tires.

The FB4K’s Warehouse location is at:  5736 Main St. NE, Minneapolis, 55432 (right off of University Ave. and 694). Warehouse/volunteer hours: M-Th 9-9, Fri/Sat 9-6 and Sun 12-6. All shifts are scheduled in 3-hour blocks, but they can be flexible to accommodate schedules.

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A group of wrencher’s showing the tools at their work stations.

Volunteers sign up either as an Individual or Group using the new slick online registration system at www.fb4k.org/volunteer. Once you enter your information, you’ll be brought to the Calendar screen where you can see available volunteer slots for each of the available shifts.

Can’t make it? Consider a donation to help put that smile on more kids!

Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) is a passionate group of cyclists who love giving as much as riding. It’s Their goal to help every child feel the joys and freedom of riding his or her first bike. Through their bike philanthropy method, they aim to help communities grow stronger and closer through the power of cycling. www.fb4k.org