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Why Donate Bikes?

We love bikes! Your donation is tax-deductible and will bring smiles and memories to those who deserve them most.

The Exchange will condition the bike, find a good home for the bike and you will get a tax deduction. Since all workers are volunteers, and since use of the Exchange's shop is donated, all proceeds from sale of your bike will go to support the Newark Boys & Girls Club's after-school programs.

Run a Bike Drive at Your Place of Work, Worship, School or Scout Troop

One of the best ways to help the Exchange is to run a bike drive to collect used bikes. A bike drive is a great community service project for your church, school, company or youth organization. A bike drive is a focused effort to encourage people to donate bikes in their garages, basements and storage sheds that are no longer being used. Our Bike Exchange volunteers will recondition donated bikes and sell them at our shops in Newark. All profits from the sale of donated bikes go to the Boys and Girls Club of Newark. We invite you to organize a bike drive and to make it an annual tradition!

Bike Drive Benefits:

1. Positive recognition for your organization.
2. Donor satisfaction that used bikes are put to good use.
3. Creative support of recycling and environmental stewardship.
4. Freeing space in your storage areas.
5. Tax deductions for those who donate.

To Organize a Bike Drive You Must Accomplish the Following Tasks:

1. Obtain approval from your organization's leader.
2. Designate a Bike Drive Coordinator.
3. Contact the Bike Exchange to begin planning your drive.
4. Publicize and market the event to your target donors.
5. Manage the Bike Drive on the day(s) of collection.

Questions You Will Need To Answer:

1. When? This will depend on your organization and target donors.  For some groups, a single or half day weekend event will work well.   For others, a week long bike drive would be most effective.
2. Where? The best sites are centrally located, easily identifiable, and convenient for both donors and volunteers.  While empty lots can work well, a nearby building is advisable (for bathroom facilities or in case of bad weather). A covered walkway also works well in case of rain.  Collections run rain or shine!
3. What materials are needed? A Bike Exchange Bike Drive Coordinator will provide organizers with customized flyers to Promote the Drive, a Volunteer Sign in Sheet, and Tax Deductible Receipt Forms. You will need to supply tables, chairs, any signs you decide are needed, and an adequate number of volunteers. If outdoors, you should have a tarp in case of bad weather.

Site Preparation:

Be sure to arrive at your site at least an hour before the collection start time to post signs, set up the table and to organize the volunteers. Late sponsor arrival combined with and early influx of bikes can disrupt your efforts, cost time and energy, and fray relationships with volunteers and donors.  It is important to schedule enough volunteers to promptly complete tax deduction receipts for donors.

Event Publicity / Overall Marketing Strategy

The number of bikes you collect will depend heavily on your publicity efforts. Your organization's Bike Drive Coordinator should strategize with fellow volunteers to determine the optimum publicity approach. A Bike Exchange volunteer will be available to help you create a news release to aid in promoting your bike drive. Depending on your unique situation, you may want to contact local Press, distribute customized flyers, and/or contact prospective donors via E-mail.

Transporting the Bikes to the Bike Exchange Store

The Bike Exchange Bike Drive Coordinator will work with your Coordinator to agree upon a transportation plan. Normally Bike Exchange volunteers transport the bikes from the bike drive to the Exchange's shop in Newark in a rental truck.

If this interests you, please contact us and we will assist you the entire way!