campus bike project open house!

One day late and with our sincerest apologies to Mother Earth, the Campus Bike Project will be hosting an Earth Day Open House on Friday, 23 April, from noon to 5pm. Every hour on the hour, Campus Bike Project manager Joel will give tours of the shop and also answer any questions you might have about The Bike Project.

Here's the text of our press release:

CAMPUS BIKE PROJECT NOW OPEN

In case you weren't aware, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign now has a second location: it's called the Campus Bike Project, and it's located at 608 E. Pennsylvania Ave. in Champaign. Google maps still thinks that address is in Urbana, but click this link to see a correct map of the CBP location. We're behind overhead doors 8 through 13 on the west side of the Natural Resources garage, just east of the law building and just west of the Stock Pavilion; just south of the Natural Resources building and just north of the cemetery.

We opened at the end of March, and we're ready to help with your bike repair needs. The CBP works pretty much like the IMC location does, and your membership is reciprocal, so feel free to use whichever location is more convenient.

The CBP is open during times when the Urbana location isn't, so between the two locations, we now have almost 30 hours per week of staffed hours where you can get help fixing your bike. Here are the hours at the Campus location:

Sunday: 5 to 9 p.m.
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 noon
Tuesday: 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday: 12 noon to 5 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW AFTERNOON

To celebrate Earth Day one day late, the Campus Bike Project will be holding an Open House on Friday, April 23 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Every hour on the hour, you can get a tour of the shop and ask any questions you might have.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

The CBP is still in that cute baby-animal stage when it's almost able to walk on its own, but still stumbles from time to time. Aw, precious, huh? Don't you just want to give us a helping hand? Here's are some ways you can help:
Forward this email to people you know who you think would get some good out of our shop
Hang up some fliers around campus. We have plenty at the shop; stop by and pick some up. Post them on bulletin boards, staple them around bike handlebars, hand them out to random people on the quad or at a residence hall, etc.
Volunteer during open hours. Have a couple hours a week to spare? Want to learn more about bike repair or help others repair their bikes? Or maybe you have organizational skillz you'd like to share? Or perhaps you'd just like to greet people at the door? We have a bunch of volunteer opportunities available, so stop in and inquire, or reply to this email.
Donate something on our wish list. We have several things we could use that we'd prefer not to have to purchase. Scan through this list and see if you have anything you can spare:
Bookshelf stereo or computer speakers: my little transistor radio isn't getting it done
Couches or chairs: we'd like to get a lounge area going in the back of the shop; end of the school year is coming, and this kind of thing should be opening up
Small refrigerator: Just a little dorm-sized guy would do the job.
Microwave: Same here; we get hungry too, you know?
Digital camera: Doesn't have to be anything special, just so we can upload photos to the web
Bikes and bike parts: Don't abandon your bike on the rack for the summer, and don't let your friend do it either. Drop it by the shop and we'll put it to use.