Donate to Coastside Mountain Bikers’ Bike Temple “Locks and Lights” Program to Keep a Worker Safe

PRESS RELEASE.

Coastside Mountain Bikers Mission Statement:

The Coastside Mountain Bikers are a non-profit dedicated to preserving and expanding mountain biking in the San Mateo County area of the California coast.  Our objectives include:

• preserve access to existing singletrack trails

• maintain existing singletrack trails in a safe and sustainable manner

• development of new singletrack trails and pump tracks with local governing bodies

• collaborate with other community outdoor recreation groups to expand access for all to our parks and open spaces

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  encourage youth participation in mountain biking and trail stewardship, in partnership with local schools, including jointly organizing events

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  Volunteer Mechanics

  Put your bike skills to work in the community! We are looking for mechanics of any level to volunteer the first Sunday each month from 8:15-11:15. Please email [email protected] to sign up.

  Sign up!
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  Abundant Grace

  Abundant Grace transforms lives through our job-readiness programming: taking people experiencing homelessness to grow and harvest over 20,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce for free distribution to low-income families at our Full Circle Food Justice Program; and to clean up the environment of the beaches and trails of Half Moon Bay on the Coastside Clean Team. We are doing good, meaningful work together; we are making a difference in our community; we are transforming our very selves. Please be a part of this unique project. Make common cause with us. We can’t do it alone…we need your participation and support.

  Abundant Grace
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  Want to help Support?

  Want to help support? Here is a registry for all of our ongoing consumables and tools we are in need of .

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Got Bike Fix-it Skills? Come Help. Bike Temple Launches at Abundant Grace on First Sundays

PRESS RELEASE. Release date: 1/6/22

BIKE TEMPLE LAUNCHES AT ABUNDANT GRACE

Half Moon Bay. On January 9th, 2022, Abundant Grace Coastside Worker will partner with Coastside Mountain Bikers to launch the Bike Temple program. This program, which is scheduled to take place the first Sunday of each month, provides support for community members by connecting those who have mechanic skills or bicycles for donation with those in need of operable bicycles.

Many in our Coastside community rely on bicycle transportation for access to a job or necessary services, and such access provides the opportunity to be self-reliant. Working through Abundant Grace Coastside Worker, local bike mechanics and enthusiasts have created the Bike Temple, a program designed to support those who rely on bikes as their main form of transportation.

The first Bike Temple took place on 12/5/21 and was supported by members of the Coastside Mountain Bikers. Tony Pereira, Marin Holt, and Amy Henry were volunteer adult mechanics, while Mac Henry and Aiden DesTombe, Cunha Middle School students who are learning bike mechanic skills, also volunteered their time. During that time four bikes were refurbished for members of our community. In the future there will also be volunteer student mechanics from Half Moon Bay High School.

Bike Temple is seeking volunteer mechanics and bike donations for those in need. We can refurbish bikes that might be in need of a little love but are still rideable.

Please contact Marin Holt ([email protected]) or the Coastside Mountain Bikers ([email protected]) if you would like to sign up as a volunteer mechanic or if you have a bike to donate.

Author: Coastside Buzz

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