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HELP!! BIKES WANTED!

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Keeping with the Glencoe Educational Foundation's goal of supporting education, the GGP is partnering with West Town Bikes to promote a bike and bike part drive during the event. Bring in your old bike or parts you no longer need and donate to a great cause. Look for the West Town Bike tent in the GGP Expo area to drop off your bike and bike parts and learn for yourself what great things West Town Bikes are doing in the Chicagoland area.

ABOUT WEST TOWN BIKES

West Town Bikes (WTB), a non-for profit organization began in 2004 when Executive Director Alex Wilson piloted a summer youth earn-a-bike program. The successful program had a 100% retention rate! More programs were created and piloted in later years. In 2007 WTB became a 501c(3) and four years and 3,500(ish) students later, WTB offers year-round programming and has more than 13 community partners!

Youth programming is one of WTB's main goals and focuses on educating youth from under-served communities. WTB partners with community organizations and schools that work with those populations. WTB makes it a priority to hire from within the communities served, including the Board of Directors down to youth instructors who were former program participants.

All youth programming includes four core topics: bicycle maintenance and repair, safe cycling instruction, health and wellness, and environmental/social responsibility. Ranging from job skills training (hard and soft skills) and professional development to multi-media production and violence-prevention, our programs are individually tailored and include a brand new off-road racing program. Thi≠s year WTB is working to add a Trail Days program.

In 2011 WTB is piloting a health and wellness specific program, an environmental science bike program, cargo bike and trailer construction and an all young women's empowerment bike club.

Questions about what to donate?

Please email Michael Young atmichael@westtownbikes.org or call (312) 656-1953.