Thanksgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving holiday.

That means today is a perfect day to thank

• everyone who volunteers their time or money to support the mission of Working Bikes;
• everyone who donates a bicycle to Working bikes;
• purchases a used bicycle from Working bikes; and
• supports our partners in Africa and Central America.

There is no better time than today to tell everyone you know about the mission of Working Bikes Cooperative. Whether you have an hour a month or 8 hours a day, you can help us. You don't even need to know how to ride of bike or handle a bike wrench.

Working Bikes in the News

Recently WBEZ www.wbez.org, a public radio station in Chicago, ran a short Public Service Announcement during their Eight-Forty-Eight program telling listeners about the mission of Working Bikes Cooperative.

We learned this when one of our volunteers happened to hear it and report back to us.

When you hear radio or tv spots or read a news story where Working Bikes is mentioned, please send an email, call on the phone, or comment on the blog.

thanks for your help.

Angola

In September Working Bikes sent a container of bicycles to Angola in Africa.

Check out the website of our partner in Angola here:

http://www.sharecircle.org/work.html

Ability Bikes in Ghana

In August, Working Bikes loaded a container of bicycle destined for Ability Bikes in Ghana. You can learn a bit about our partner in Ghana by watching a short video. http://www.vimeo.com/13461740

Ability Bikes Cooperative is a bicycle micro-enterprise in Koforidua, Ghana that was established through the resources and support of Bikes Not Bombs - bikesnotbombs.org. Ability Bikes is cooperatively owned and operated by people with physical disabilities and is a full-service repair and retail bicycle shop that imports containers of used bikes, refurbishes and sells the bicycles, provides full-time jobs and skills development to people with physical disabilities, and challenges social structures oppressive to people with disabilities.

Ability Bikes imports containers of bicycles from Bikes Not Bombs, Re-Cycle, and Working Bikes Cooperative.