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Kids Bike Holiday Giveaway

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The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with the U of I Campus Bike Center, is hosting a Kids’ Bike Giveaway this holiday season.
We are currently accepting donations of all kids’ and teen bikes, regardless of condition, and then refurbishing them to give back to young folks in the community.
Donations can be made at the Urbana Bike Project (202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana) or at the Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign).
Please call (217) 469-5126 or email contact@thebikeproject.org to arrange a donation.
Date: Saturday, December 19th, 2020
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm or until we run out of bikes
Location: Urbana Bike Project (202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana)
Details: first come, first served; one bike per kid, and they must be present to pick out their bike.
All health and safety guidelines will be followed.

C-U Biking Calendar Mobile View

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The C-U Biking Calendar strives to be a comprehensive source of information for all biking-related happenings in Champaign-Urbana and nearby communities. If your biking-related organization maintains a Google Calendar with events that you would like to have included here, please contact info@champaigncountybikes.org.

  • Key:
  • Click triangle on upper right to show/hide groups. Click Week/Month/Agenda tabs to change view.
  • Click on event to see location and other event information (events announced by a given organization might be organized by a different organization).
  • Subscribe: Your computer, phone, PDA, or email account can subscribe to some or all of these events. Click on “+” sign at bottom of calendar to subscribe your personal Google calendar to U-C Bike Advocacy Events, then use on-page help to see the many options to access the calendar. If you don’t have a Google Calendar account, get one for free.

Volunteer for Light the Night 2014

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We need volunteers for Light the Night 2014!

Sign up at http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/light-the-night-2014

We’d like volunteers to go to one of the training sessions before the event:
There are two chances for volunteer training:
– Mon., Sept. 8, 2014, 6:00 pm–6:45 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL. (enter via south side basement door).
– Thu., Sept. 11, 2014, 3:15 pm–3:45 pm, at Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright, Urbana, IL)

The big event itself:
Light the Night 2014
Free Bike Light Giveaway
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m (volunteering from 3:45 to 7:00 pm).

  • Location 1: Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright St.) Urbana, IL
  • Location 2: Corner of Illinois St. and Lincoln Ave. (near the Hallene Gateway) Urbana, IL
  • Location 3: LifeCykle Bike Shop, 79 E Beardsley Ave, Champaign, IL (smaller crew needed)