2016 Event Report

Bikes distributed: 28 Volunteers: 30Participant ages: 3-14

Lessons learned: Rules vs Chaos Turning and YieldingStarting and Stopping Look Back and CheckIntersection Navigation Balance Bike Safety Quick Check Helmet Fit

Each child also received:● Helmets from Chattanooga Bike Club● Bike lights from Gerdau● Water bottles from Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department● Cups filled with candy from Zaxbys● A fun meal with their families and volunteers from Zaxbys

Bikes sponsored by or in honor ofPat Collins

Ed Ditto

Marie Durrett

Curt Zacharias

Dr. Douglas and Florence Holford

William Howard

Michael Laughlin

Chris, Erin, Cole, and Stella Rein

Betty Ryberg

and many neighbors who gave anonymously

Thank YouThanks to all of our sponsors, volunteers, parents, and students who participated in our Cool Yule Kids Bike Giveaway.

We’d also like to say a special thank you to board members Lane Wilkinson, David Collum, Jennifer Norton, and Ryan Keller for their ongoing support of the Bike Co-op.

To our local area bike shops, we could not do this important work without you. To the team at Gerdau, thank you for your ongoing support and for every bike you pulled out of the scrap pile. Chattanooga Bike Club, thank you for the support you give us and other local bike initiatives. Zaxbys and JSB Holdings, thank you for feeding us and making us laugh.

Thank you Megan Hollenbeck for taking pictures at our event.

And super thanks to Bill Johnson for coordinating this event, Judy Scoggins and Khristy Wilkinson for promoting it, and Michael Christopher, Robert Crook, and Wendy Vork for getting the bikes ready.