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KIDS BIKE SWAP
2011 Kids Bike Swap - May 7th, 2011 , from 10am to 4pm
at Genesee Playfield located at 43rd Ave. South and South Genesee Street
Come on down to Genesee Playfield and trade up or down for the next bike. Come watch how a field of big bikes mysteriously shrinks into a bunch of little bikes by the end of the day. Get there early to get a good deal!
How does it work?
Bike Works' annual Kids Bike Swap event event is an opportunity for families to trade in a bike their child has outgrown for a larger bike for the summer riding season! The Kid’s Bike Swap helps to facilitate the flow of affordable bicycles within the community while simultaneously keeping fully functional bikes out of our local landfills.
Throughout the year Bike Works receives bike donations, many of which fuel the Kids Bike Swap event in the Spring. Through their full-service repair shop and staff of volunteer mechanics Bike Works is able to maintain, repair and overhaul many of the bikes that come through their doors. In 2010, Bike Works volunteers and youth overhauled over 160 kids' bikes to kick-off the swap.
“The Kids’ Bike Swap is a celebration of the tremendous community support we enjoy! Volunteers, supporters and neighbors have pulled together to make this the biggest event yet,” said Jake Beattie, executive director of Bike Works.
At the swap, each bike that is brought to be swapped is assigned a trade value, which can then be applied towards a “new” bike. If the chosen bike’s value exceeds that of the trade value the “customer” is responsible for the difference. Typically, when a bike is exchanged, the “customer” is able to take home a newly recycled ride for $12 or less. Families looking to buy a bike, who do not have a bike to trade in, are welcome to come after 12 pm.
“As an organization, Bike Works is committed to building sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling – and the Kids Bike Swap does just that and more by keeping kids and families on bikes as they grow!” said Beattie.
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