Each day, thousands of gallons of oil gush out of the ruptured offshore well in the Gulf of Mexico.  Gulf coast ecosystems are devastated and coastal economies are ruined.  In the midst of this national disaster, it is clear that our current oil-based economy is on a dead-end road that hurts the environment and destroys communities.  Now is more important than ever to stop using dirty, destructive fossil fuels!  We need to support people in getting out of their cars and onto bicycles.  Changing our individual transportatio

***Visit Sibley at the Living Green Expo this Weekend!

Sibley Bike Depot will be at this weekend's Living Green Expo to publicize our great community bike programs.  The event is held each year at the State Fairgrounds.  If you're there, stop by our booth and say hello!  We also need volunteers to greet visitors and talk about all our different community bike programs.  Email Jason@sibleybikedepot.org if you can help staff the booth for a couple hours this weekend.

***Shop Closed Sunday May 2, Sunday May 16

Sibley Bike Depot will be CLOSED on Sunday, May 2 for the May Day Parade!  Meet at the shop at noon for a group ride over to Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis to watch the parade and enjoy the afternoon's festivities. 

***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.

***Welcome New Sibley Staff!

Sibley Bike Depot wants to offer a warm welcome to two new staff members of the Sibley Bike Depot team.  Amy Snyder will be starting work as the Program Director of the Community Partners Bike Library, Sibley's innovative, federally funded program to build community partnerships and provide bikes to low-income community members.  Amy comes to Sibley with a strong non-profit background that includes working as Executive Director at the Pillsbury House and Program Director at Avenues for Homeless Youth.  John Kraning comes to Sibley as a Bike Library Mechanic to help turn our mountain of unfixed bicycles into "stacks" of fixed up Bike Library bikes!  John has extensive bike shop experience including owning/operating his own shop for 5 years, as well as working with Clean Water Action for 18 years.

***Thanks for Quality Bike Products and New Belgium Brewery for Support!!

This week, Sibley Bike Depot received generous program support from two fabulous organizations.  Quality Bike Products is giving Sibley $5700 in parts, tools, and consumables to effectively implement the Community Partners Bike Library this Spring.  QBP, the nation's largest bike parts distributor, is located right here in the Twin Cities metro area.  New Belgium Brewery approved a $2,000 grant for community education/outreach programs and to create a "Mobile Bike Repair Shop" to take to community events, schools, partner organizations, and more.