Missouri Bicycle News Article

Bikes & Trikes for Tykes is a 100% volunteer organization that receives donations of bicycles, repair and clean them, and give them to youth in the Kansas City area through any charitable organization.

Bikes & Trikes for Tykes takes whole bikes and bike parts, no matter what age or condition.

Our worksite is at 1021 Pacific, Kansas City KS in the back warehouse area. We have work parties on Saturdays from 9 to 5 and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5pm to 9pm. We usually have work parties from the first weekend in November, through the Saturday nearest the 15th of December. We have work for all skill levels, including cleaning bikes, moving bikes, stripping bikes for parts, or actually repairing bikes. Please schedule groups of more than 5 persons.

Bicycles can be donated at any of our work parties, or at various Hen House stores on the following schedule.

November 9th 135th & Blackbob (SW Corner), Olathe
November 16th I-29 & 64th Street (Just west of I-29)
November 23rd 1015 Rice Road, Lee's Summit
November 30th 119th & Roe (NE corner), Leawood

Inquiries can directed to kcbikeman@aol.com or if immediate response needed, call me during the day at 860-7689.

--Dan Rainford

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