Volunteer: Volunteer bike mechanic -- put your skills to workIf you know how to fix a bike, Freewheels Houston needs you. Our volunteers repair donated bikes that go to refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families in Houston — people who depend on these bikes to get to work and school. Last year our mechanics repaired and distributed more than 640 bikes. The bottleneck is always skilled hands. Our shop is well equipped with tools, parts and a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you know most bike systems — drivetrain, shifting, brakes, wheels and tires, handlebars and steering — you will be repairing bikes on your first visit. If you're still building your skills, our experienced volunteers are generous with what they know. Before your first shift, please complete our waiver: https://freewheelshouston.org/volunteer-consent/. Agency: Freewheels Houston If you know how to fix a bike, Freewheels Houston needs you. Our volunteers repair donated bikes that go to refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families in Houston — people who depend on these bikes to get to work and school. Last year our mechanics repaired and distributed more than 640 bikes. The bottleneck is always skilled hands. Our shop is well equipped with tools, parts and a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you know most bike systems — drivetrain, shifting, brakes, wheels and tires, handlebars and steering — you will be repairing bikes on your first visit. If you're still building your skills, our experienced volunteers are generous with what they know. Before your first shift, please complete our waiver: https://freewheelshouston.org/volunteer-consent/. Agency: Freewheels Houston Need Type: Volunteer Date: Multiple Shifts Available Zip Code: 77081 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Bike shop volunteer -- no experience necessaryYou don't need to know anything about bikes to volunteer at Freewheels Houston. We will put you to work cleaning bikes, fixing flats and helping around the shop. Each time you come back, you will learn something new. A lot of our most experienced mechanics started exactly where you're starting — with no idea how much they'd love this. The work has an immediate payoff. People come to the shop every weekend to pick up a bike that will get them to work, to school, to the grocery store. You will see that happen. Registering in advance helps us prepare for your visit and makes sure we have your contact information for updates and communications. Before your first shift, please complete our waiver: https://freewheelshouston.org/volunteer-consent/. Agency: Freewheels Houston You don't need to know anything about bikes to volunteer at Freewheels Houston. We will put you to work cleaning bikes, fixing flats and helping around the shop. Each time you come back, you will learn something new. A lot of our most experienced mechanics started exactly where you're starting — with no idea how much they'd love this. The work has an immediate payoff. People come to the shop every weekend to pick up a bike that will get them to work, to school, to the grocery store. You will see that happen. Registering in advance helps us prepare for your visit and makes sure we have your contact information for updates and communications. Before your first shift, please complete our waiver: https://freewheelshouston.org/volunteer-consent/. Agency: Freewheels Houston Need Type: Volunteer Date: Multiple Shifts Available Zip Code: 77081 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Donate your used bikeFreewheels accepts bike donations on Friday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon at our shop at 6020 Jessamine #103, Houston, TX 77081. If you have a question, please email us at info@freewheelshouston.org. The bike you are not riding holds the key to freedom for a refugee, veteran or young person who needs a way to work or school. Donate your bike to Freewheels and our volunteers will clean and repair it and provide a way for people to get to work or school. Our greatest need is for adult mountain bikes and hybrids with 26-inch and 700c wheels. We also need youth bikes with 24-inch wheels and 20-inch wheels. Read more: One bike donor's story Our refugee and veteran customers rarely ask for road bikes or beach cruisers. We do not accept used helmets, small children’s bikes, scooters or tag-alongs. If it’s not economic for Freewheels to repair a donated used bike, we often reclaim parts and components that can be used on other bikes. We have partnerships with people who will take bikes we don’t plan to repair and deliver them to organizations in Mexico. When we receive a road bike, we may try to sell it and and use the proceeds to pay for parts, supplies, safety equipment and rent. Agency: Freewheels Houston Freewheels accepts bike donations on Friday and Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon at our shop at 6020 Jessamine #103, Houston, TX 77081. If you have a question, please email us at info@freewheelshouston.org. The bike you are not riding holds the key to freedom for a refugee, veteran or young person who needs a way to work or school. Donate your bike to Freewheels and our volunteers will clean and repair it and provide a way for people to get to work or school. Our greatest need is for adult mountain bikes and hybrids with 26-inch and 700c wheels. We also need youth bikes with 24-inch wheels and 20-inch wheels. Read more: One bike donor's story Our refugee and veteran customers rarely ask for road bikes or beach cruisers. We do not accept used helmets, small children’s bikes, scooters or tag-alongs. If it’s not economic for Freewheels to repair a donated used bike, we often reclaim parts and components that can be used on other bikes. We have partnerships with people who will take bikes we don’t plan to repair and deliver them to organizations in Mexico. When we receive a road bike, we may try to sell it and and use the proceeds to pay for parts, supplies, safety equipment and rent. Agency: Freewheels Houston Need Type: Volunteer Date: Multiple Shifts Available Zip Code: 77081 Allow Groups: No |