Bike Recycle Vermont
Rebuilding bikes, Rebuilding lives
Bike
Recycle Vermont enhances the mobility and
expands opportunities for low-income Vermonters
by providing participants refurbished bicycles
and job training skills.
Objectives
Bicycle Recycle Vermont has three main objectives
- To provide mobility to resettled refugees and other low-income Vermonters by providing quality refurbished bicycles
- To deliver job skills and bike repair training to adults and children with limited means or physical challenges
- To reduce the waste stream by diverting and rehabilitating bicycles destined for the landfill and recycling all metal and rubber components that are no longer usable
How Can I Help?
- Contribute! To help us reach our “Keep It Rolling” Campaign goal, consider making a tax-deductible contribution today.
- Volunteer! There are many ways to help. We need bicycle mechanics work, office help, donation pick-ups, and other skills.
- Donate A Bike! We get our bicycles from police departments, civic groups and individuals like you! Do you have a bicycle seeking a new life
 
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BRV
accepts all bicycles – the good, the
bad, and the ugly – from tricycles
to bikes that fit 6’8” adults.
Bikes that are beyond repair are relieved
of any unusable parts and the remaining
metal and rubber is recycled to the fullest
possible extent. BRV’s recipients
also receive free helmets, locks and safety
information.
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“With
limited public transportation in Vermont,
these bikes enable individuals to
travel to and from work, visit friends
and generally become acquainted with
their new surroundings. Personally,
I have seen our clients riding all
around town on their new bikes, with
great big smiles on their faces and
waving happily with their newfound
freedom!”
-
Stacie Blake, Director
VT
Refugee Resettlement Program
“The
folks who run Bicycle Recycle Vermont
are an incredible group of dedicated
volunteers. They operate their program
with integrity and hard work.”
-
Charlene Wallace
Former
Program Director
Good
News Garage |
Every
contribution helps. Learn how to support
Bike Recycle Vermont here.
Our
Partners:
- Vermont Refugee Resettlement
Program – provides client
screening and referrals
- Spectrum Youth & Family
Services – provides client
screening and referrals
- Good News Garage –
leases low-cost space to Bike Recycle
Vermont
- VT Department of Blind &
Visually Impaired – provides
funding and referrals for the job training
component.
- Municipal Police Departments
- donate bicycles
- United Way Volunteer Connection
– successfully placed 15 volunteers
with the initiative.
- Area Bike Shops –
all contribute in some fashion to our
success (Alpine Shop, Earl’s Cyclery,
North Star Sports, Old Spokes Home, Skirack)
- Granting Agencies –
Champlain Solid Waste District, Charotte-Shelburne
Rotary Club, Burlington Community Economic
Development Office (CDBG Block Grant),
Anne Slade Frey Trust, United Way Hometown
Hero Award, Chittenden Co. Court Diversion,
General Dynamics, VT Bicycle & Pedestrian
Coalition, VT’s Children Hospital,
and New England Grassroots Environmental
Fund
If the BRV project interests you, we gladly
welcome your unique contribution. Our needs
include bike repairs, grant writing, fundraising,
and organizational assistance.
Bike
Recycle Vermont
664
Riverside Avenue
Burlington,
VT 05401
(802)
264-9687
Mark
Rowell,
Co-Coordinator
mark@bikerecycle.localmotion.org
Ron
Manganiello,
Co-Coordinator
ron@bikerecycle.localmotion.org |
Hours
of Operation
Please
call ahead of time
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Trainings/Donations |
Bike
Recipients |
| Monday |
9-2 |
closed |
Tuesday |
9-5 |
1-5 |
Wednesday |
9-5 |
1-5 |
Thursday |
9-5 |
1-5 |
Friday |
9-5 |
1-5 |
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 Good News Garage, an affiliate of Lutheran Social Services of New England, seeks car donations. Vehicles donated are repaired and given to low-income families in need to assist them in gaining access to jobs and other economic opportunities. Thanks to the Good News Garage for leasing low-cost space for Bike Recycle's shop. To learn more about their car donation program, call 802-864-3667 or toll-free at 1-877-GIVE-AUTO or visit them online.
Thanks to our 2008 Underwriting Sponsor:  |
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