Volunteering in the Community

Families First Bike Assembly | Bike Give Away | Bike Rodeo | Bike to Work | Eppies Race

Families First Bicycle Assembly Project November 13th 2009 The Sacramento Wheelmen participates as an organization annually do a major community service project by assembling a large number of bicycles for the EMQ Families First organization. The bikes are given to foster children at Christmas events in the area. The Wheelmen’s role is to assemble the bikes and then to be present at the Christmas giveaway party to make final adjustments as necessary. Thank you to all the Wheelmen who participated and a very special thank you to Dick Nussbaum, Project Coordinator, for organizing this special event.	Bob and Mike check bikes	Sandy finds her job supervising Bill
Sandy needs a job	Sea of bikes

Families First Bike Giveaway at the Amgen 2009 at the Capitol

Bikes built by Wheelmen were brought to the Capitol to be given to children in the Families First Program. Bikes were fitted to the kids along with helmets and bike bells. The Wheelmen then escorted the kids on their new bikes around the capitol.

Bill Floyd transporting bikes to the tent

Donna Cunningham mans the helmet giveaway area

Hal Baker- Mike Goble- Marilyn Floyd and Mary McPoil

Marilyn Floyd and Kristin LeMeur transport bikes copy

Sandy Yarrow- Glenn Moore and Mary McPoil enjoy the Amgen after the bike giveaway

Marilyn Floyd transporting bikes

Eric Saur Amgen Familes First Bike Giveaway 2009

Getting ready for Helmet fitting

Wheelmen Participate at Bike Rodeo

Wheelmen helped at all the stations. There were more than 100 kids participating. The stations were:

1. Registration & Inspection to check over bikes and bike & helmet fitting. Wheelmen were in the Sick Bay to fix flats, getting chain kinks out and other mechanical problems.

2. A Start & Stop Station to demonstrate how to start with leverage and stopping.

3. Scanning Station teaching the kids to look both ways and behind them before going out of a driveway and in traffic.

4. Avoiding obstacles. It will end with a slow race to see who can get to the finish last without stopping or putting their foot down. Wheelmen were in the Sick Bay to fix flats, getting chain kinks out and other mechanical problems.

Carol Jones registers kids

Frank Yates inspects bikes and Mike Goble repairs bikes.

Marilyn Floyd works station 2 & 3

Kids had fun at the bike rodeo.

Wheelmen support Bike to Work Week 2009

Annual Bike to Work event (May 2009). After riding to the Capitol, Linda Zeiszler and Mary McPoil helped Sandy Yarrow (wo)man the Wheelmen booth. Sally Cooper, along with several other Wheelmen stopped by to check out our display.

Bike to work week

Real Women

Dave Grattendick

Mary in the booth

Sandy

Jeanne and Bud Leland, our terrific 2009 Eppies race Wheelmen Volunteer Coordinators