The August shop schedule is as follows:
Sundays – August 4, 11, and 25 – Shop pen Noon to 4 PM (Shop closed August 18)
Tuesdays – August 6, 13, 20, and 27 – Shop open 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursdays – August 8, 15, 22, and 29 – Shop open 7 PM to 9 PM (Shop closed August 1)
The remodeling project is coming along well. The ceiling patch and paint job is about 1/3 complete. The wall painting is about 98% complete (we still need to paint behind the desk). We are doing a little at a time. Our goal is to have the main portion of the shop completed by the end of the summer. A special thanks to Kendra, Kevin, Tom R, Carol, Chuck, Marie, and Sarah for the many hours of hard labor they put in to get us this far in the project.
The bicycle give-away count is currently at 283. We have a number of completed bicycles waiting for pickup, so this count should increase rapidly. We also are getting the wait list caught up. The wait list will reopen at 9 AM on Monday, August 19. Our usual crowd of volunteers has done an outstanding job with getting bicycles done. Sales are also good enough to cover expenses, so we are at our break-even goal for the year. Overall, we are having a successful year.
Looking ahead, we have a couple of recycling events scheduled for September, along with our annual participation in the St. Paul Classic Bicycle Tour. We will again have an information table at the start of the ride, so if you are going be sure to stop by and say hello. We also will have a grand reopening event, but won’t know exactly when until we know when the remodeling job will be done. Of course, you will be able to get all the details right here once we announce them.
If you have never been to our store, we hope you will set aside some time to pay us a visit. If it has been awhile since your last visit, stop by to see the evolving new look. It is brighter and more colorful than ever, and stuff is organized better to make shopping easier for you. Stop by to see us, we look forward to it.