Bikes & Music Announces Summer “Fun-Raiser!” Group Ride and Cookout to Follow Online Fundraising Drive

 Bikes & Music Announces Summer “Fun-Raiser!” Group Ride
and Cookout to Follow Online Fundraising Drive

Bikes & Music, a Chicagoland 50 (s) (3) nonprofit corpora -
tion, has a goal to raise $25,000 by August 20,2022. The funds
are needed for the repair of donated bicycles, and for the pur -
chase of new bike helmets and locks, The bikes and equipment
will be provided to children and adults in need.

Since the start of 2022, Bikes & Music has collected over
100 bicycles throughout Chicagoland. “We received a terrific
response to our spring bike drive,” says Bikes & Music
co-founder Ryan Gable. “We have supported organizations that
are doing amazing work, like Home of the Sparrow and Refugee-
One. We’ve supplied these refurbished bikes along with helmets
and locks to children and some adults that need bikes for fun f or
but also as a mode of transportation to work and school!”

The challenge now and mission of the fundraiser is to cover
the tune-ups and repairs for these bikes. When you add in the
cost of helmets and locks, it takes about $100 to get each bike
ready to go an into the hands of someone that desperately wants
one.

Gable explains that repairing used bicycles keeps them out
of landfills. “We could almost buy new bikes for what repairs
and parts cost sometimes. But we are dedicated to doing the
right things for the planet by recycling bikes that just need a little
love. We’re fortunate to have support from two local bike shops
(Crank Revolution in Hoffman Estates and Never-Ending Cycles
in Streamwood) for the safety checks, maintenance and repairs.
They do everything they can to keep our costs to a minimum.”

Now through August 20th, donations for Bikes & Music’s
“Summer Fun-raiser” will be accepted online at http://gofundme.
com/bikeandmusic. Donations are eligible for tax deduction.

All who donate are welcome to join in for a group bicycle
ride at your own pace on August 20th at the Paul Douglas Preserve
in Hoffman Estates from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is an 8.6
mile pave trail suitable for riders at all levels, and a new 7. 5 mile
single-track mountain bike trail built by the Chicago Area Mountain
Bikers (https://www.cambr.org/). Crank Revolution will host
a cookout for participants, and we will have foods, refreshments,
games and music, located across the street from the Paul Douglas
Preserve at 1636 W. Algonquin Road.

All donations are welcome and appreciated. Attending the
ride is not required. To make a donation to Bikes & Music, or to
learn more about the organization and its mission, visit bikesandmusic.
org.

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