Tag: bike works
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Kids at Bike Works learn bike polo from the best + Polo demo at Westlake Park
The bike polo programs at Bike Works was profiled by 321 Polo! last month. The site, which documents everything bike polo from around the world, was impressed by the opportunity kids in Seattle have to learn polo from some Seattle all-stars: They have lots of cool programs, but the coolest by far is the Earn-a-bike…
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Calling all experienced bike mechanics: Bike Works is hiring
You’ve been working on bikes for several years now, honing your skills. It’s rewarding and empowering to be able to fix just about any problem on any bike that comes your way. You love helping people get rolling and have faith in the power of the bicycle to create change in the world and in…
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Tons of fun at the Kids Bike Swap
Taking advantage of some fantastic biking weather this weekend, I swung by the Bike Works Kids Bike Swap at Genesee Park Saturday to watch the magic happen.
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Kids Bike Swap Saturday at Genesee Playfield
Seattle’s children need not ride a bike that doesn’t fit. The annual Bike Works Kids Bike Swap is tomorrow, May 7 at the Genesee Playfield in Columbia City. Kids can trade in their old bikes for one that better fits their size and character. BW will assess the old bike and give a very fair…
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Bike Works raises $120K at annual auction
Bike Works raised a bakfiets-full of kroner at their sold-out annual benefit auction over the weekend. The youth-empowerment organization raised a whopping $116,000 at the auction, plus an additional $6,000 in matching donations. Meghan Pinch (@megbikes on Twitter) volunteered at the event and wrote about the experience on her blog:
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Benefit Bike Works by Bowling March 12
The Saturday of the Seattle Bike Expo, a group of sponsors are throwing a bowling benefit to raise money for Bike Works. It’s free to bowl, but you will have to pay for shoe rentals. You may also be guilted into donating what you would spend on lane fees to Bike Works (but that’s not…
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