Donate a Bike |
ANY bicycle in ANY condition will be accepted, fixed, stripped, or scrapped. Re-Cycled bikes are kept out of landfills.
Donations can be dropped off at the shop during business hours:
2327 Hennepin Ave S (Uptown)
Minneapolis, MN
55405
Re-Cycle (Minneapolis) accepts bicycle donations on behalf of several organizations. There
are a multitude of groups that are constantly seeking bicycles (and volunteers) to
distribute to youth organizations, developing nations, or other individuals and
communities. Please consider donating your old bikes to those that are trying to make
a difference.
Bicycles intended for one of these organizations should be accompanied by a $10 CASH DONATION because
of the costs associated with repairing old bikes (new tires, tubes, cables, etc.).
Re-Cycle also takes bicycle donations to be resold at the shop. Anything you’ve got can be
donated FREE OF CHARGE as the costs of rehabbing will be recovered through sales.
Please email
Cutter@Re-Cycle.com
or call 612-216-2072 with your questions.
Here are some of the groups that Re-Cycle supports in the Minneapolis area:
Youthfarm.net
Youth Farm and Market Project (YFMP) is a nonprofit organization working with over 300 youth,
ages 9-18, in the Powderhorn and Lyndale neighborhoods in south Minneapolis and West Side
neighborhood in St. Paul. Our summer involves neighborhood youth who cultivate garden plots
using organic methods.
Youth spend their afternoons in themed activity groups where they explore different skills and
arts. Every year we have a Biking Group in the Lyndale and Powderhorn neighborhoods. Kids go on
daily field trips via bicycles. This allows youth to learn about safe riding skills, communicating
when bicycling in groups, and bicycle use for transportation while enjoying the sites of the city.
Bicycles Needed:
Bikes for 9-13 year olds. We use an array of small mountain bikes, BMX, and other youth bikes. Single
speeds, multi-gear…whatever runs.
Volunteers Needed:
Volunteers are always welcome at our cycling events which occur on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
from 1-3pm. We have a variety of volunteer opportunities posted on our website,
Youthfarm.net.
Experience working with kids is ideal!
Bolderoptions.org
Help fight juvenile truancy & delinquency by becoming a biking mentor to a Twin Cities youth.
Bolder Options seeks adult mentors willing to meet weekly for one year with one youth. Mentors
and youth spend time biking, volunteering in the community, attending program meetings and
working on youth goals. Bolder Options will provide you with training and support throughout
the year, giving you the tools to teach your mentee to succeed in all of life's races. Mentors
must be 21 years old, have access to reliable transportation and pass screening process. To get
started, contact the Volunteer Director at
volunteer@bolderoptions.org
or 612.379.2653 x221.
Visit our website at
Bolderoptions.org
for more information.
Bicycles Needed:
Gently used, newer (1990+), smaller-framed, 26" or 24" wheels, hybrid and/or mountain-style are what we need.
wellstone.mpls.k12.mn.us/Wellstone_Bike_Club.html
Our Mission: Empowering Students through Bicycling through the Wellstone Bike Club, Women and
men learn to ride for the first time, to tune up their own bike, and to savor the joys of
exploring beautiful Minneapolis on two wheels. Students who complete the program take a bike
home to use on their own.
Donate your used bike!
If you have a bike gathering dust in the garage, consider donating it to Wellstone Bike Club. Often
we can even pick up the bike at your address. Bikes in good working condition are always preferred
though we may also accept “junkers” to use for parts. If you have a bike you’d like to donate call
Jeff at 612-668-3872 or e-mail at
jcarl001@mpls.k12.mn.us.
We are located at Wellstone International High School in the Lehman Center:
1006 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: (612) 668-3872
E-mail:
jcarl001@mpls.k12.mn.us
"The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the
cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
-Senator Paul Wellstone
If you would like to volunteer in any capacity, please send us an email,Cutter@Re-Cycle.com,
about your area of interest and expertise (or lack thereof) or contact these organizations directly. All volunteers are welcome! |
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