[UPDATE, 10:50am: Event organizers say due to harsh weather, the event is being cut short. They will finish helping families that are already there, and anyone on the way, but doors will close shortly.] Bikes await kids at last year’s Holiday Bike Drive.(Photo © J. Maus) With an Arctic blast of snow and wind hitting … Read more
From the Holiday Bike Drive in 2006. – Slideshow below –(Photo © J. Maus) The Northeast Portland-based Community Cycling Center and their army of bike elves are all set to continue their 13-year Holiday Bike Drive tradition this weekend. The event will provide refurbished bikes, new helmets, and basic safety education (delivered with fun) to … Read more
Just got this from the Bike Gallery: Local Bike Retailer Gets Into the Spirit of Giving Portland, Oregon – November 28, 2008. This December, one local bike retailer is shifting their holiday focus to help support an important holiday tradition – the 13th annual Community Cycling Center Holiday Bike Drive. November 28, 2008, through January … Read more
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.