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SVBC Membership Advisory Committee Meeting
Feb 05, 2013The Membership Advisory Committee makes recommendations that help the Board of Directors and the Executive Director increase the number of members and members' level of engagement in SVBC. Members are the lifeblood of SVBC - help us grow our movement! Your creative ideas and passion for bike riding are needed to build a stronger SVBC.
The committee meets on the second Tuesday evening of... read the whole note.
Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange workday
Jan 17, 2013The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition helps needy families and individuals through our Bicycle Exchange, which repairs used bicycles and donates them to our partner community service organizations. Our warehouse and workshop is fully outfitted with storage, repair stands and tools for year-round operation. All we need is you!
The Bicycle Exchange meets on selected Saturdays throughout... read the whole note.
Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange workday
Jan 17, 2013The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition helps needy families and individuals through our Bicycle Exchange, which repairs used bicycles and donates them to our partner community service organizations. Our warehouse and workshop is fully outfitted with storage, repair stands and tools for year-round operation. All we need is you!
The Bicycle Exchange meets on selected Saturdays throughout... read the whole note.
Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange workday
Jan 17, 2013The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition helps needy families and individuals through our Bicycle Exchange, which repairs used bicycles and donates them to our partner community service organizations. Our warehouse and workshop is fully outfitted with storage, repair stands and tools for year-round operation. All we need is you!
The Bicycle Exchange meets on selected Saturdays throughout... read the whole note.
SVBC's Bicycle Exchange donates 600 bicycles in 2012
Jan 07, 2013The Bicycle Exchange program of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is pleased to announce the delivery of a record 600 bicycles to non-profit organizations throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties in 2012.
The Bicycle Exchange, an all-volunteer program in Mountain View, CA, repairs donated used bicycles at their semi-monthly workdays and donates the finished bicycles to more than a... read the whole note.
Partying in a winter wonderland
Dec 07, 2012Party! Bicycleadvocacyorganizationmembership party!
Well, that was fun! Last night, SVBC hosted the biggest and most festive Winter Member Party I've seen in my four years here. There was food, beer, an auction, an awesome raffle, music, and tons of people! There was even mulled wine, which we mulled over at length. It was very fancy!
If you missed it, shame on you! Just kidding... read the whole note.
Peace of mind, SVBC style
Dec 03, 2012We have all seen the bike skeletons at train stations, shopping centers, and schools. They serve as sad reminders of the perils of parking one's bike in a public place. The vultures come through and strip the carcass, leaving rusting frames sans saddles and posts, wheels, and lights. Or worst yet, they take the entire bike, leaving no traces, and bedevil the poor owner, now ride-less. Anyone... read the whole note.
Winter Party 2012
Nov 15, 2012Your support of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition gives us a larger voice to advocate for bikes and fosters a community of cyclists that believe that bikes can be the change. We invite you to join us to honor these efforts at our annual members only Winter Party. This year we will celebrate a year of bicycling bounty with food, drink, music, fun and revelry on December 6th from 6:30pm to 8:... read the whole note.
Stanford Bike Parking
Nov 05, 2012Join SVBC to help provide bike parking at the next Stanford Football home game. The game is against Oregon State. Kick-off is 12 Noon. Volunteers should be ready at 11:00. To volunteer, contact Jim Manitakos, (408) 373-6734 or jmanitakos@yahoo.com. Some parking passes are available, as well as opportunity to watch part of the game.
Save the Date for SVBC's Winter Party
Nov 01, 2012Come join us for SVBC's Winter Party taking place at The Historic Adobe Building in Mountain View where we'll celebrate this year’s accomplishments and take a look forward to next year’s endeavors. This annual, members-only party is the place to be if you are a long-time SVBC member, someone who recently joined, or for all of you who have been yearning to become part of the SVBC posse that... read the whole note.