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Please Run a Bike Drive for Us

Run a Bike Drive


 

Introduction

Promoting a bike collection drive for a New Jersey Bike Exchange is a truly rewarding community service project for your school, company, organization, or faith community. A bike drive encourages people to donate bikes in their garages, basements, and storage sheds that are no longer being used. Our Bike Exchange volunteers will recondition donated bikes and sell them at our shops in Trenton, New Brunswic and Plainfield. All profits from the sale of donated bikes go to the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and  Plainfield, and PRAB in New Brunswick. We invite you to organize a bike drive and to make it an annual tradition! 

 

Bike Drive Benefits

Positive recognition for your organization.
Donor satisfaction that used bikes are put to good use.
Creative support of recycling and environmental stewardship.
Freeing space in your storage areas.
Tax deductions for those who donate.

To Organize a Bike Drive You Must Accomplish the Following Tasks:

Obtain approval from your organization's leader. Designate a Bike Drive Coordinator. Contact the Bike Exchange at info@BikeExchangeNJ.org to begin planning your drive. Publicize and market the event to your target donors. Manage the Bike Drive on the day(s) of collection.

Questions You Will Need To Answer
When? This will depend on your organization and target donors.  For some groups, a single or half day weekend event will work well.  For others, a week long bike drive would be most effective.

Where? The best sites are centrally located, easily identifiable, and convenient for both donors and volunteers.  While empty lots can work well, a nearby building is advisable (for bathroom facilities or in case of bad weather). A covered walkway also works great in case of rain.  Collections run rain or shine!

What? What materials are needed? A Bike Exchange Bike Drive Coordinator will provide organizers with customized flyers to promote the drive, a volunteer sign in sheet, and tax deductible receipt forms. You will need to supply tables, chairs, any signs you decide are needed, and an adequate number of volunteers.  If outdoors, you should have a tarp in case of bad weather.

Site Preparation

Be sure to arrive at your site at least an hour before the collection start time to post signs, set up the table, and to organize the volunteers. Late sponsor arrival combined with and early influx of bikes can disrupt your efforts, cost time and energy, and fray relationships with volunteers and donors.  It is important to schedule enough volunteers to promptly complete tax deduction receipts for donors.

Event Publicity / Overall Marketing Strategy

The number of bikes you collect will depend heavily on your publicity efforts. Your organization's Bike Drive Coordinator should strategize with fellow volunteers to determine the optimum publicity approach.  A Bike Exchange volunteer will be available to help you create a news release to aid in promoting  your bike drive.  Depending on your unique situation, you may want to contact local press, distribute customized flyers, and/or contact prospective donors via E-mail.

Transporting the Bikes to the Bike Exchange Store

The Bike Exchange Bike Drive Coordinator will work with your Coordinator to agree upon a transportation plan. Normally Bike Exchange volunteers transport the bikes from the bike drive to the Bike Exchange's shop in Trenton or Newark in a rental truck.

 

Good Luck With Your Bike Drive!

 

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We would like to thank the following Organizations for their participation in bike drives for the Boys & Girls Club Bike Exchange.


 


 

BSA

Troop 79, 

Robbinsville, NJ,

Credit Union of New

Jersey, ETS, Ewing Police,

Hamilton/Robbinsville Rotary,

Lawrenceville Farmers Market, Long

& Foster Real Estate (2010), Montgomery

Evangelical Free Church, PE Athletic Club, Munich

Reamerica, Inc., PrincetonUniversity, Spencer Halper, Stark

& Stark, Trenton Police, College of NJ, New Jersey

Manufacturers, Gale Snook, Dave Anderson,

Credit Union of NJ, Princeton UMC

Church, Caliper,Lawrence

Hamnets Soccer,

Robert

Wood Johnson

Foundation, Mercer

Bar Assn., Church of

Incarnation, Yardley PA,

Monroe Twp Police Bike Rodeo,

Dennis Alba Family, Covance, Princeton

Alliance Church, Doylestown Bike Hike Committee,

Tyco International, West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian

Alliance, French Creek Iron Tour Ride, Ewing Presbyterian

Church, Lorna Cruz, Pennsbury AA Baseball Tournament, Chris

and Tiffany Dimedio,Macclesfield Park, Debbie Wachspres, Beardsworth Consulting
 

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