Honor Roll

Our program moves fast.  Most of the time, we work so hard to repair bikes or to coordinate donation events that we rarely have the chance to absorb just how much support has come our way.  As we step forward into 2012, we want to take note of how lucky we are, and if you're reading this, you're the reason why. 

The good news:  We reached our goal of donating 1000 bikes!  As of today, there are officially 1087 more bikes in the hands of low-income Boston Families and in the neighborhoods and parks across our city.  The 1000th bike was delivered last month, during a great event with the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition's Vigorous Youth teen program.

The better news:  We're not stopping.  We're going to continue our work. There are plenty of people out in Boston who still need a bike, and we know how much impact a bike can have on someone's life.  You're the reason for that impact, because we couldn't have done this without you.

Roll it Forward wants to thank all of the following people, in no small measure, for helping us do what we do.  The list is long and we're naming names.

Major Contributors:
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
The Boston Public Health Commission (Daisy, Anne, and Elizabeth)
Giant Bicycles (Ed Barber, Brad Klipping)
International Bicycle Centers (special thanks to Harold Knochin, Gregg Smith & Chris Agee)
Pedros (Matt Simpson, Matty Bracken, Keith Cardoza)
Quality Bicycle Components (QBP)--special thanks to Chuck Sween & Steve Flagg
Erin Christiansen and the BPHC Childhood Injury Prevention Program
Alex Turnwall at Hifinit Design Group

Program Partners:
Belmont Wheelworks & Ace Wheelworks (Clint, Peter, Colin, Jason, Gary and all their great mechanics)
Bikes Not Bombs (Sarah, Elijah, Sam, Steve Bosco and their wonderful Youth Ambassadors Abdul, Stephanie, Will, Evan and Corinna)
Giant Cycling World (Seth, Baylor, and Lance)
Eastern Mountain Sports bike shops:
 Newton: Kevin, Dan, & Jimmy
 Cambridge: J.T. & Celeste
 Commonwealth Ave: Demian & Mat
 Hingham: Jason, Chris, & Jeff
Dave and the crew at Back Bay Bicycles
Josh and the team at Papa-Wheelies Bike Shop
Dan at Salem Cycles
JRA Cycles (Brian, Aaron, and the mechanic staff)

Special Thanks
* Thom Parsons
* Jonathan Chamberlain
* Everyone out there who has donated a bike
* The dedicated and talented Boston Bikes teaching staff and interns.
* Michael Kineavy, City of Boston Mayor's Office
* Transportation Commissioner Thomas Tinlin
* Nicole Freedman, Director, Boston Bikes
The goodfellas at Geekhouse Bikes: Marty, Greg, and Brad
Kim Lanza, Boston Public Works (thanks for saving the day)
Josh Klein and L.L. Bean
Dennis Davis, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Daryl Slater and Eric Anastasia at Kryptonite Locks
Niles Kuronen and the movers at Gentle Giant Moving Company
Dane Tullock and REI-Boston
Allan and Glen at Noonan Creative Group
Aigner-Prensky Marketing services
Huong Nguyen, Coleman Flaherty, and Rich Andrade, Boston Transportation Department
Michelle, Allen, Julie, and Mary Boston Auditing Department
Kate Sullivan, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Darryll Fernald, volunteer wrench
Pete Stidman, Boston Cyclists Union
John Tobin, Northeastern University
Will Crosby design services
Eric Ferraz and the crew at Penske Truck Rental
Anne Cushman and Redbones BBQ
Friends of Recycling, City of Wellesley
Dan Stevens, Town of Sudbury
Randall "DiDi" Cyprien of Wheelworks, for volunteering mechanic services
Jed Jeng, Super-volunteer extraordinaire
DotBike
Herb Nolan, Wellesley
Jackie Jackson, Boston Human Resources
Kate Bennett, Emely Medina, & Rachel Boillot, Boston Housing Authority
Liz Powers & Lauren Price at the LIFT Project
Julia Golomb at the Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Ricky DeFrancisco, Cantabrigian Mechanics
Jessica Robertson, MAPC
Greg Rooney, Boston Transportation Department
Charles Lucas, Mather Elementary School
Julie Sneed, Holland Elementary School
Doreen Dove and TeenLife
Kelli Trombley, Avalon @ Prudential Properties
Maurice Smith, Boston Public Works
Michael Welch at the Boston Redevelopment Authority
Vincent Best, Cambridge Public Works
Sportsmen's Tennis Club in Dorchester
Roz at the Nahant Police Department
Julie Gehring (thanks for the pie)
Rich LeBlanc, Boston Redevelopment Authority