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1	2 FW bike distribution at Welch Middle School FW bike distribution at Welch Middle School 12/02/2024 4:15 pm - 6:15 pm Louie Welch Middle School, 11544 S Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77071, USA Refugee students must walk 40 minutes from their apartments to Welch Middle School at South Gessner and West Bellfort in southwest Houston. Freewheels will provide bikes, helmets and locks to 16 students who participate in PAIR Houston's afterschool program. At this event, we will provide a bike safety briefing, fit helmets, teach proper use of the locks and fit the bikes. We will help the students with a test ride. We've arranged for a delivery service to bring the bikes, so we can meet at the school. We hope seven people will be able to attend. Please watch for updates on the schedule and program. See more details CANCELLED: FW Check-in on Google Meet CANCELLED: FW Check-in on Google Meet 12/02/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Looking forward to talking tomorrow. See more details • •	3	4	5	6 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/06/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/06/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •	7 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/07/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/07/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •
8	9 Freewheels Mata Intermediate School distribution Freewheels Mata Intermediate School distribution 12/09/2024 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mata Intermediate School, 9225 S Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77099, USA We will be distributing bikes to Mata Intermediate School 5th and 6th graders. We plan to do this every month through May. We will meet at the Freewheels shop around noon to load bikes, helmets and locks and proceed to the school. If your schedule is tight, you can meet us at Mata at 9225 S. Dairy Ashford Klentzman around 1 p.m. Our event will be at the bus loading area behind the school building. Please let Bill Mintz know if you have bike hauling capacity. Please RSVP if you can help. Thanks. See more details FW Check-in on Google Meet FW Check-in on Google Meet 12/09/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Looking forward to talking tomorrow. See more details • •	10	11 Free Nonprofit Webinar: Start Your 2025 Grant Strategy Off Right! Free Nonprofit Webinar: Start Your 2025 Grant Strategy Off Right! 12/11/2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://zoom.us/w/91815524100?tk=RX3tR-ue_MOcFYFCEQZM30hDh7f-9G1clKnfchj_VS8.DQcAAAAVYKG3BBZRZ0I0bnhJaFJ3S1BJYXpFWkNjM1lBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&uuid=WN_GmFmIPCgSLqEGQxRAqcWlQ Topic: Free Nonprofit Webinar: Start Your 2025 Grant Strategy Off Right! Description: Please be sure you don't miss important communication about this webinar, simply add the email address "[email protected]" to your email contact list. If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get The Webinar Recording and Slides. Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: https://zoom.us/w/91815524100?tk=RX3tR-ue_MOcFYFCEQZM30hDh7f-9G1clKnfchj_VS8.DQcAAAAVYKG3BBZRZ0I0bnhJaFJ3S1BJYXpFWkNjM1lBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&uuid=WN_GmFmIPCgSLqEGQxRAqcWlQ Phone one-tap: +13462487799,,91815524100# US (Houston) +12532050468,,91815524100# US Join via audio: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 646 931 3860 US +1 689 278 1000 US +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 438 809 7799 Canada +1 587 328 1099 Canada +1 647 374 4685 Canada +1 647 558 0588 Canada +1 778 907 2071 Canada +1 780 666 0144 Canada +1 204 272 7920 Canada Webinar ID: 918 1552 4100 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aez2P6IZQC See more details Religious Intolerance & Middle East Crisis Religious Intolerance & Middle East Crisis 12/11/2024 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Zoom https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/pM7znjMTQLPWkZU5232n6/pp_g/20c82a66bcf0dcc9494a843a956905b3f77abcfc See more details • •	12	13 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/13/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/13/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •	14 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/14/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/14/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •
15	16 FW Check-in on Google Meet FW Check-in on Google Meet 12/16/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm We have two events this week: Distribution of 16 bikes at Klentzman Intermediate School on Tuesday and the Raising Cane's/Boys & Girls Club Santa Project on Friday. It looks like we will have a good turnout at both. Thanks again for your commitment to the Freewheels mission. Bill Mintz See more details •	17 UPDATED: Freewheels Klentzman distribution UPDATED: Freewheels Klentzman distribution 12/17/2024 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Klentzman Intermediate School, 11100 Stancliff Rd, Houston, TX 77099, USA UPDATE: Because the November distribution was postponed, we will distribute 16 bikes at this event. We will need additional volunteers. Please plan to attend if you can. We will be distributing bikes to Klentzman Intermediate School 5th and 6th graders. We plan to do this every month through May. We will meet at the Freewheels shop around noon to load bikes, helmets and locks and proceed to the school. We've arranged for a delivery service to transport the bikes from Freewheels to Klentzman. If your schedule is tight, you can meet us at Klentzman which is located at 11100 Stancliff Rd, Houston, TX 77099 around 1 p.m. Our event will be at the bus loading area on Landsbury Drive, on the east side of the campus. Please RSVP if you can help. Thanks. See more details •	18	19	20 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/20/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/20/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details Freewheels/Boys & Girls Club Santa Project/Raising Cane's Freewheels/Boys & Girls Club Santa Project/Raising Cane's 12/20/2024 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Boys & Girls Club-Greater Houston, 5950 Selinsky Rd, Houston, TX 77048, USA Raising Cane's restaurants is teaming with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston for their Fifth Annual Holiday Bike Giveback--and they want Freewheels to help. We've been asked to lend our mission-driven bicycle expertise to help distribute bikes to kids as part of The Boys & Girls Club Santa Project event on Friday, Dec. 20, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club location, 5950 Selinsky Rd, Houston, TX 77048. We don't have to assemble the bikes; we will help get the children on bikes. To show their appreciation for our participation, Raising Cane's will donate funds to pay for 10 Gravity BaseCamp bikes--more than $1,700. "It all started with Raising Cane’s owner, Todd Graves and the memories of the joy he felt when receiving his very first bicycle as a kid," said Ava Hernandez, the company's regional marketing director. "This holiday memory left such an impression that he wanted to share it with others who may not have the opportunity to experience the same joy. In our fifth consecutive year, Todd and Raising Cane’s have partnered with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and other local charities across the country to spread joy through the receiving of a bicycle." It will be good to have a strong Freewheels contingent at this event. Please RSVP if you can make it. We will send at least one more update/reminder. See more details • • •	21 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/21/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/21/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •
22	23 FW Check-in on Google Meet FW Check-in on Google Meet 12/23/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Looking forward to talking tomorrow. See more details •	24	25	26	27 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/27/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/27/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •	28 Bike shop mechanic Bike shop mechanic 12/28/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Do you know how to repair a bike? Freewheels Houston volunteers repair bikes that will be given to refugees, veterans and young people to enable them to get to work or school and explore the city. Freewheels Houston's shop has the tools and parts you will need. Bike shop mechanics should be familiar with most bike systems. Drive train Shifting Brakes Handlebars and steering Wheels and tires We use a repair checklist developed with input from a master bike technician. If you don’t know all the systems, our volunteers enjoy sharing their knowledge and can help get you up to speed. If you are already an expert, you will start getting questions from other volunteers looking for a tip. Please register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=852614 See more details Bike shop volunteer Bike shop volunteer 12/28/2024 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Freewheels Houston, 6020 Jessamine St #204, Houston, TX 77081, USA Bike shop volunteers prep, repair and build bicycles that will enable refugees, veterans and young people from low-income families to get to work, school and explore the city. We will fit your assignment to your skill level and interest: Shop volunteers usually are beginners; you will start cleaning bikes and undertaking minor repairs. Each time you attend, you will learn more about bikes. If you already know how to tune up a bike, please sign up for a shift as a Bike shop mechanic. Join the Freewheels team at our well-equipped shop in southwest Houston, learn new things and help make life better for men, women and youth by giving them the means to explore the city. Register for a shift: https://www.volunteerhou.org/need/detail/?need_id=608935 See more details • •
29	30 FW Check-in on Google Meet FW Check-in on Google Meet 12/30/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Looking forward to talking tomorrow. See more details •	31

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