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== Contact Info == | == Contact Info == | ||
'''Shop Location:'''<br/> | '''Shop Location:'''<br/> | ||
1075 W Broad St. | 1075 W Broad St. <br/> | ||
Athens, GA 30606 | Athens, GA 30606<br/> | ||
'''Mailing Address''' | '''Mailing Address:'''<br/> | ||
P.O. Box 344<br/> | P.O. Box 344 <br/> | ||
Athens, GA 30603<br/> | Athens, GA 30603<br/> | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 2 August 2016
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| Website | http://www.bikeathens.com/brp |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Location | Athens, Georgia, USA |
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| Mission Statement | To provide a means whereby the economically disadvantaged or underprivileged can commute to work and thereby become integrated into the community. To provide safe and reliable transportation to individuals who have affirmed that they live below the poverty line and cannot therefore afford the expense of owning and operating a personal motor vehicle. To provide a program wherein volunteers can advance their bicycle repair and maintenance skills. To fund program expenses through donations, grants, sale of bicycles and fees for services. |
Bike Athens Bicycle Recycling Program, a cooperative venture with local social support agencies, distributes reconditioned bikes to individuals in the Athens community who are underserved by private and public transportation. We rely exclusively on volunteers to recondition the bikes. We have refurbished over 1000 bicycles since our program started in 2001.
Contact Info
Shop Location:
1075 W Broad St.
Athens, GA 30606
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 344
Athens, GA 30603
History
The BikeAthens BRP began in 2001 as a small group of friends in a garage, fixing bikes for the homeless in Athens. Years later, after occupying a storage unit, then an unconditioned warehouse space, we now have a 900 square-foot heated and cooled shop with a bathroom as well as a 2000 square-foot storage area. Thousands of volunteers have passed through the shop, most of whom started as novices and left with at least a few bike repair skills. In 2008 we added a third weekly 2.5 hour work session, and in 2012 we added a women-only work session.
Old Shop Location:
149 Tracy Street
Athens, GA 30601
Services Offered
- Bike donations to local social service agencies
- Seasonal bike sales to the public
- Repairs for donation recipients and sales customers
- Holiday Bikes for Kids: bike donations to children served by local support agencies
- 2001 Founded Community Bicycle Organizations
- American Community Bicycle Organizations
- Georgia Community Bicycle Organizations
- Athens, GA Community Bicycle Organizations
- English Speaking Community Bicycle Organizations
- Workshop Community Bicycle Organizations
- Bicycle Course Community Bicycle Organizations
- Group Ride Community Bicycle Organizations
- Bicycle Advocacy Community Bicycle Organizations
- Women and Trans Program Community Bicycle Organizations
- Community Bicycle Organizations