Here is the May shop schedule:
Tuesdays – May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 – Shop Open 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursdays – May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 – Shop Open 7 PM to 9 PM
Sundays – May 6, 13, and 27 – Shop Open Noon to 4 PM. Closed on May 20.
We just completed our first 2012 class for Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness. Four people received bicycles at the class. Our 2012 count is up to 129 bicycles given away! That is more than one a day. We are launching a new partnership with an organization that collects bicycles, fixes them, and gives them away on Indian reservations. They will be joining us at some of the recycling events where they will take all the kid size bicycles.
We will take off the third weekend in May to ride the English 3-Speed Tour of Lake Pepin. This is one of the most fun bicycle tours ever. If you Google “English 3 Speed Tour of Lake Pepin” you will get to their web site, which beautifully describes this tour. In preparation for the Tour, we held English Day at the shop on April 15. We had 10 English bicycles for sale, and enjoyed tea and biscuits. Afterward we rode our English steeds over to Merlin’s Rest Pub in Minneapolis for some fish and chips, washed down with some fine English beer. Weight training.
Before closing, we give a huge shout-out to our “regular” volunteers – Marie, Bill, Kendra, Tom L, Tom Y, Anne, Zach, Gary, and Bob. You all make the store a fun place to be and we could not do the work without you. There is always room for more volunteers, so stop by the store and see how you can join the fun. Till next time, Cheerio.