Our friend Jacque from Fresh Abundance scored the west wall and started chipping away at the plaster today–looks good! John and I will help Friday (12/4) from 10 am – 1 pm. If anyone needs to fulfill their good deed for the month, we can certainly use your help.
Bring a hammer, pry bar, wear work clothes, and bring a bandana to wear around your nose. Safety glasses wouldn’t be a bad idea either. They’ll look nice in the group photo too :,,)
Not a lot, but go here to see the pics I took today of the walls and store front at our new space.
We donated three bikes to Project Hope today, or more specifically to their Riverfront Farms project. The bikes will serve the farm’s teens as their transportation between the farm and the market sites. We also brought three helmets. The bikes were donated to us, and our volunteers serviced them. While we’re making room for our move, these bikes needed a home where they’d be useful, and Riverfront Farms is just the place for some hard-working mountain bikes.
We also connected with our volunteer, Bernard, who brought three more bikes to his church that will be redistributed to the working poor in his community. Bernard works with at-risk teens and also newly-transplanted refugees. Again, we’re so happy to redistribute our over-abundance and help where others have a need. The pedals that were donated to P2P keep spinning and bringing forth mobility and empowerment to the people.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone–we’re so thankful for all you do, Spokane–you rule!
The walls are up and the new P2P space is materializing! While the SNAP team hustles with the build out, we’re busy, with help from Ryan, John, Glen, and John, getting the shop organized. We moved 30 feet of double-sided, heavy-duty shop shelving this morning. A huge thanks to Steve Muntz for the donation!
We have our permits from the city, so we are ready to start building out our space. We’re partnering with SNAP to get our new space in order, and we are so excited to see the walls go up, and the shop to come together. Wish I had more to report on the space, but I will post more as it happens.
Some notes from our 2009 Annual Meeting:
This winter P2P will be offering a Ladies Wrenching Class. Each class will cover a major bike component, include instruction, practice, and will be taught by local pro bike mechanic, John Gaz. John has over 20 years of experience in bike mechanics, knows how teach so people can learn, and his sense of humor and love of bikes are evident . Ladies, you don’t want to miss this opportunity!
Check back often to see more details about dates, prices, and location.
Our annual meeting will be held on Sunday, October 25th at 4pm. The location is 453 W 26th Ave. Everyone is invited. Please send an email to pedals2people@gmail.com to let us know you plan on coming. We need to how much hot food to prepare and how many cold drinks to buy!
See you then!
P2P fans and volunteers,
We’re getting ready for our big move this fall, and as with any move, we asking our friends to help us and lighten our load.
If you have a truck and want to help with the actual move,
If you have a bike with a basket, panniers, buckets or cargo capacity,
If you want to help us organize and pack in preparation for the move,
If you’re interested in cleaning and beautifying,
or all of the above..
Just email us or call and we’ll get in touch with you! pedals2people@gmail.com 842-6597
We’ll be
hosting some volunteer nights in October for pre-move-in, a ride to the
new shop for folks who want to haul stuff by bike, and a move-by-truck
day for big stuff like shelving and work tables.
Thanks–your support is so greatly appreciated
(p.s. don’t forget to check our blog and calendar for updates)