***Welcome to new Board and Staff!

Sibley Bike Depot wants to warmly welcome some new faces to our dedicated Team of Board and staff members!  Claire Stoscheck was recently hired as Sibley's Bike Library Program Director; Claire has extensively coordinated bike programs in Minneapolis, Ithaca NY, and Quito Equador. Louis Haut-Prokop joined Sibley's Board of Directors in January; Louis is a dedicated bike commuter and staff member at Wellstone Action, where he helps support community organizing and organizer training. 

***Give to the Max on Tuesday!

Help support Sibley's great community bike programs this Fall with a donation.  Support us on Give to the Max day through GiveMN.org, and your contribution will be matched fifty cents for every dollar contributed, thanks to a generous Sibley donor!

Thanks to everybody who made it out to our Bike Library Celebration at the end of August!  It was inspiring to see the turnout of Sibley volunteers, Bike Library participants, community members, and bike advocates from throughout the Twin Cities.  Councilmember Melvin Carter III inspired with his \"autobikeography;\" Tia Williams, Bike Library participant from Hope Community, shared her moving experience of getting on a bike after 15 years; and Joan Pasiuk from Bike Walk Twin Cities called this program \"masterful.\"  Read some local media cover

***Support Sibley at the \"How-To Conference\" August 21!

Sign up today to attend a community education and do-it-yourself event, and support Sibley Bike Depot with your registration fee!  Attend classes on topics from canning to beer-brewing to energy efficiency to backyard composting.  Tickets are $34, and 90% of proceeds will go directly to small non-profit organizations; pick Sibley Bike Depot as your preferred organization and your contribution goes directly to supporting our work!  Register today at http://howtoconference.eventbrite.com/

***Upcoming Classes

Sibley has a full slate of classes starting this month - sign up for all classes through the Twin Cities Experimental College at www.excotc.org. 

Thanks for the support from everybody who has contributed their time and energy to helping make 2010 an exciting year at Sibley Bike Depot.  With the Summer in full swing, we can see that more people than ever are using our free Open Shop, attending our bike repair classes, purchasing affordable bikes from our sales floor, and checking out a bike from our new Community Partners Bike Library.

***Volunteer at the Urban Bicycle Festival this Saturday!

The Urban Bicycle Festival, this Saturday, is an event put on by Major Taylor Bike Club as part of the Rondo Days celebration.  The event \"celebrates the diversity of cycling in our community and offers an opportunity for engagement, sharing, and education.\"