We work with teens, too: The Emerald Necklace Conservancy partnership

Heading out to the SW Corridor path.

Until recently, all of our bike giveaways have been for small children, thanks to the generous ongoing bike donations of IBC.  But we've also been receiving many great adult bikes from all our generous donors out there.  Once they're fixed up, we partner with local Boston organizations to ensure that they go to groups of people who can use them.

Our first donation to a group of teens was through a partnership with The Emerald Necklace Conservancy.  Earlier this month, 7 young adults from their Youth Leadership Program received bikes from Roll it Forward and two solid days of on-bike instruction from our partner Bikes Not Bombs.




A recap and photos of the first day:  http://encgreenteam.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/ylp-receives-bikes-through-roll-it-forward/

And the second day: http://encgreenteam.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/roll-it-forward-bikes-not-bombs-day-2/

Learning how to fix a flat at Bikes Not Bombs

-images courtesy of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.

Rolling into Roxbury



Joseantonio Santos, of Bikes Not Bombs helps a young girl navigate her new bike.



Thanks to everyone who attended our last bike giveaway in Roxbury, and thanks to the Orchard Garden Community Center for hosting.  The Boston Globe online ran an article on the program here, and there's an additional gallery of photos here. 

Mayor Menino encourages a captivated new rider to always wear his helmet!

This bike giveaway could not have been possible without the generosity and community-mindedness of International Bike Centers.  All bikes distributed at this event came from their long-standing "trade-up" program of children's bikes. 

We also want to tip our hat to all the volunteers who showed up, especially our partners at Bikes Not Bombs, who brought a spirited energy and dedicated crew of youth to help set up the event and to teach the young kids safe bike handling skills.