Sibley in the News!
***Spring Kick-off Open House on Monday, April 12, 5:30-7:30pm!
Come tour the shop, meet the volunteers, staff, Board, and community supporters who make our work possible! Join us from 5:30-7:30, hear a short presentation at 6pm about our accomplishments in 2009 and our plans and goals for 2010. Come help us get excited and energized for a fabulous 2010 season! Food and beverages will be provided.
***Check out Sibley Bike Depot in this week's Star Tribune
Read about Sibleys's new Bike Library program in Monday's Star Trib here - http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/89886292.html?elr=KArksUUUycaEacyU. Sibley is extremely excited to work with Bike Walk Twin Cities and all the great partner organizations who are working with Sibley to lend bikes to low-income community members. Stay tuned for further updates!
***NPR at Women and Transgender Night Kick-off
Women and Trans Kicked off their Spring Hours on Tuesday! We are pleased to have Sarah Boden from NPR stop by our shop to help spread the word about W&T! Come join us every Tuesday from 6-9pm!
***130 Bicycles sent to NEW ORLEANS!
Yesterday, Sibley volunteers, Board, and staff loaded up a 26' box truck full of 125 used bicycles and began a southern journey to deliver bikes to two grassroots, community bike programs in New Orleans! Plan B and RUBARB (Rusted Up Beyond All Recognition Bikes) both emerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to help community members access cheap, reliable transportation to get around. Sibley Bike Depot partnered with Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles, who contributed approximately half of the bikes to go to NOLA; thanks MMRB!
***Summer Hours start today
Starting today, Sibley Bike Depot will expand to our Spring/Summer hours, which are:
Monday (Volunteer Night) 3-9pm
Tuesday - Women and Transgender Shop Night 6-9pm
Wednesday (Open Shop) 3-9pm
Saturday (Open Shop) 10am-6pm
Sunday (Open Shop) 12-4pm
***Donate a Bike for the Bike Library
Sibley is gearing up for a program release of the Community Partners Bike Library this Spring. We need bikes now more than ever! This is a great time to donate that old bike that you're not using - we'll get it in the hands of someone who will use it. Another great way to help us out is to set up a Bike Drive with a church, community group, school, workplace, wherever there are lots of people coming together. Help us get bikes out of people's basements and into the hands of people who need them!