One of the Pacific ReCycles bikes.(Photo: Pacific University) Back in 1994, the Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center helped get Portland’s infamous Yellow Bikes program off the ground. The CCC donated bikes to kick-off the program and later became an official co-sponsor. The Yellow Bike program only lasted for about a year before the bikes vanished … Read more
Repairs to the mural on the west side of the Community Cycling Center (NE Alberta and 17th) have been completed. Back in December, a pickup truck accidentally backed into the mural on the wall, damaging the painting as well as the CCC’s offices on the other side (which have also been repaired).
Kids got new bikes, and the skills to ride them.(View slideshow below) Today at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in North Portland, 519 kids received a special holiday gift: a new bicycle. Culminating over 5,000 volunteer hours over the past year, the Community Cycling Center’s (CCC) Holiday Bike Drive was once again a big success. Speaking at … Read more
A scenes from last year’s event.(Photos © Jonathan Maus) On Sunday, December 9th, 519 Portland kids will receive a shiny recycled bicycle, lovingly prepped and polished by an army of volunteers. But despite the heart-warming smiles of anxious kids ready to pedal their new rigs, handing off the bike is just one part of this … Read more
Official Event Website Community Cycling Center & Exchange Cycle Tours Holiday Bike Drive DATE: Dec. 1st, 2007 Time: 11 AM – 4 PM (12:30 PM – 4PM at Athey Creek) Locations: Lake Grove Albertson’s Grocery Store 16199 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Athey Creek Middle School (at the Girl Scouts’ Trefoil Bazaar Event) … Read more
The Community Cycling Center is holding its annual Holiday Bike Drive, a wonderful event that provides helmets, bikes and bike safety education to hundreds and hundreds of deserving children in Portland. Volunteers are needed to help translate for those families that don’t speak English. We need people who can help translate Spanish, Russian, Chinese and … Read more
Attention, mechanics: The CCC is the most giving bike group in Portland, they offer hundreds of free bikes to the community. The holiday bike drive is their signature event. They have a lot of bikes that need some wrenching. The bikes are already cleaned and are ready to be adjusted. I went last week, there’s … Read more
[Anxiously awaiting her new bike.] At Legacy Emanuel Hospital yesterday, weeks of hard work paid off when over 400 kids were cured of their longing for a new set of wheels. The Community Cycling Center’s 11th annual Holiday Bike Drive was just what the doctor ordered. This year, the kids not only got to pick … Read more
Portland must lead the world in giving free bikes to kids. I’ve heard about several efforts currently underway to take donated bicycles, recondition them, and gave them to low-income kids for Christmas. The Community Cycling Center’s annual Holiday Bike Drive is the most well-known and this year they’re spreading the cheer far and wide.
[Volunteers work hard to get used 600 bikes ready for the the CCC’s annual Holiday Bike Drive] This time of year, the headquarters of the Community Cycling Center on NE Alberta street is like Santa’s workshop; complete with elves, toys for the kids, and a magical sense of anticipation for the Big Day.