Event Details

Bikes for the World collects repairable bicycles in the United States, donating them to charities overseas for productive use by those in need of affordable transport.  Bikes for the World is a sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, a 501 c 3 non-profit charity.  BfW also accepts bike parts & accessories, operating portable sewing machines, and cell phones. Collections will take place rain or shine. Note: we humbly suggest a $10/bike donation to defray shipping to overseas charity partners.  Receipt provided for all material and cash donations.  For further info, visit www.bikesfortheworld.org or call Bikes for the World at 703-525-0931.

Saturday, March 10th, 12 noon - 4 pm, at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 11950 Grand Commons Avenue, Fairfax VA.  For directions, call 571-522-6568.

Saturday, March 17th, 10 am - 5 pm, at the Bonzai Sports 11th Annual Triathlon Road Show, 2826 Fallfax Drive, Falls Church VA 22042, off Lee Highway/Rt 29.  For info, call 703-280-2248 (Road Show) or 703-525-0931 (bicycle donation).

Saturday, March 17th, 9:30 am - 1 pm, Boy Scout Troop #773 Eagle Community Service Project, at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 10033 River Road, Potomac MD 20854.  For info, call Dylan Thayer @301-299-1780.

Saturday, March 24th, 9 am - 12 noon, Faith Chapel Presbyterian Church, 14188 Chapel Lane, Lucketts, VA. 20176.  For info, write Barbara Tobler at PBKMN@aol.com.  

Sunday, March 25th, 8:30 am - 1 pm, St Mary's Church, 605 William St. (corner Stafford Ave.), Fredericksburg VA 22401.  For info, write Rich LaRoche at stone48@erols.com.

Saturday, March 31st, 9 am - 1 pm, Carroll Creek Rotary Club, at McCurdy Field, 209 S. Jefferson St, Frederick MD 21701. For info, Zoltan Nagy, call (301) 696-0900 x201 or write znagy@buckeyedevelopment.net  

Saturday, March 31st, 10 am - 2 pm, at the following Hudson Trail Outfitters locations:

- Rockville, 12085 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD 20852.  For info, call 301-881-4955.
- Pentagon Row, 1101 S. Joyce St., Arlington VA 22202.  For info, call 703-415-4861.
- Fairfax Circle, 9488 Arlington Blvd. (Rt. 50 west), Fairfax VA 22031.  For info, call 703-591-2950.

Sunday, April 1st, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Father Julius J. Cilinski Council #10947 Knights of Columbus, at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton VA 20124.  For info, call Jeff Hunter @ 703-830-5445.

Saturday, April 14th, 9 am - 12 noon, Girl Scout Junior Troop #1163, at St. Rita Catholic School, 3801 Russell Road, Alexandria VA 22305.  For info, call Gretchen Schreiber, tel. 703-282-3205.

Saturday, April 14th, 11 am - 4pm, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 3509 Carlin Springs Rd, Baileys Crossroads VA 22041.  For info, call Mark Nelson @703-379-9400, mnelson@rei.com or BfW @703-525-0931. 

Saturday, April 14th, 11 am - 4 pm, at the Bike Expo at Capitol Hill Bikes, 709 8th Street SE, Washington DC 20003.  For info about the collection or the Expo, call 202-544-4234. 

Saturday, April 14th, 12 noon - 4 pm, Troop #439 Eagle community service project, at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 1701 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD 20852.  Entrance from Halpine Road.  For directions, call 301-230-7670.  For event info, contact Blake at 301-949-7267 or rbdutton@comcast.net

Saturday, April 21st, 9 am - 12 noon, Potomac Rotary Club and the T.S. Wootton High School Interact Club, at T.S. Wootton High School, 2100 Wootton Parkway, Rockville MD 20850.  For info, call Bob Wallace @301-983-1228.

Saturday, April 21st, 9 am - 1 pm, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1609 Kurtz Avenue, Lutherville MD 21093.  For info, call Marty Reisinger @410-828-1470.

Saturday, April 21st, 9 am - 12 noon, Rosa Parks Middle School, 19200 Olney Mill Rd, Olney MD 20832.  For info, contact Kim Boughan @ Kimberly_Boughan@mcpsmd.org

Saturday, April 21st, 8:30 am - 3 pm, Arlington County Recycling Office Environmental Collection and Recycling Event (E-CARE), at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 125 South Old Glebe Road, Arlington VA 22204. 

Saturday, April 21st, 11 am - 4 pm, at Eastern Mountain Sports, Center Pointe Shopping Plaza, 1297 New Churchmans Road, Newark DE 19713.  Tel. 302-266-0144 (ask for Mike or James).

Sunday, April 22nd, 1 pm - 4 pm, at the Evergreen Cove Holistic Learning Center, 770 Port Street, Easton MD 21601.  For info, call 410-822-6452 (Center). 

Thursday, April 26th, 10 am - 2 pm, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Bicycle Commuter Club, at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD.  For info, contact Angela @ 301-908-7928 and Getmoorphit@yahoo.com or Ellen at EllenCondon@mail.nih.gov, 301-633-3329 (cel.).

Saturday, April 28th, 9 am - 12 noon, Otterbein United Methodist Church, 108 E. Franklin St., Hagerstown MD 21740. For info, call Cindy Brown @301-739-9386, cindy.brown@myactv.net

Saturday, April 28th, 9am - 1 pm, at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association Bicycle, Parts & Accessories Consignment Sale, behind the Bicycle Place, 8313 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring MD 20910. For directions: www.thebicycleplace.com/directions or 301-588-6160.

Saturday, April 28th , 10 am - 1 pm, Bushy Park Elementary School Leo Club, 2670 Rt 97, Glenwood MD 21738.  For info, contact Sonya Bryant, Sonya_Bryant@hcpss.org, or Amy Barnes, Amy_Barnes@hcpss.org . 

Saturday, April 28th, 9 am-2 pm, City of Falls Church Recycling Office Textile, Computer & Bicycle Collection, at the Recycling Center, 217 Gordon Road, Falls Church VA 22046.  For info, call Kathy Allen @ 703-248-5176.

Saturday, April 28th, 11 am - 3 pm, Bromberg-Herman Family, at the Sangamore Rd. Safeway, Sangamore Road, Bethesda MD.  For info, call 301 263 2760 or write TBromberg@wileyrein.com.

Saturday, May 5th, 9 am - 12 noon, Trinity United Methodist Church, 2911 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria VA 22302.  For info, call 703-525-0931.

Saturday, May 5th, 9 am - 12 noon, Linden Heights United Methodist Church, 9914 Harford Road, Parkville MD 21234.  For info, call 410-668-6181 or 443-540-7670.

Saturday, May 5th, 9 am - 1 pm, Sheridan School, 4400 36th Street NW, Washington DC 20008.  For info, contact Harrison @ Hms1595@aol.com or 703-448-6889.

Saturday, May 5th, 10 am - 2 pm, Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Church, 9350 Main Street, Manassas VA 20110.  For info, call 703-361-6269 (church) or 703-361-7205 (Nina Lomax).

Saturday, May 5th, 9 am - 12 noon.  Linden-Linthicum United Methodist Church, 12101 Linden-Linthicum Lane, Clarksville MD 21029.  For info, call Doug Sullivan at 410-988-9199 or Dennis Sharp at 410-531-6245.

Sunday, May 6th, 8:30 am - 1 pm, Temple B'nai Shalom, 7612 Old Ox Road, Fairfax Station VA 22039.  For info, call 703-425-0627.

Sunday, May 6th, 1 pm - 5 pm, Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 11783 Mountain Rd (Rt 690), Lovettsville VA 20180. For info, write Tara Poole @ tatapoole@yahoo.com

Saturday, May 12th, 9 am - 2 pm, Waldorf Kiwanis Club, at Calvary Gospel Church, 11150 Berry Road/MD 228, Waldorf MD 20603.  For info, call Ron Litten @301-934-1471 (o), 301-743-3576 (h), or rllitten.architect@verizon.net. 

Saturday, May 12th, 9am - 12:30 pm, Alice Deal Junior High School, 3815 Fort Street NW, Washington DC 20016.  For info, call Mark @ 202-363-6769.

Saturday, May 12th, 10 am - 2 pm, at Ashburn Presbyterian Church, 20962 Ashburn Rd, Ashburn, 20147.  For info, call 703-729-2012.  Contact: Jackie Levdahl, 703-729-6276 or jlevdahl@att.net.

Saturday, May 19th, 9 am - 12 noon, Olney Rotary Club & Sherwood High School Interact Club, at Sherwood High School, 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Olney MD 20832.  For info, write Michael_Miehl@fc.mcps.k12.md.us.

Saturday, May 19th, 10 am - 12 noon, Cumberland Rotary Club, at the Cumberland Industrial Museum, Harrison and Mechanic Streets, Cumberland MD 21502.  For info, contact Larry Brock @301-697-4343 or lbrock@gapselfstorage.net.

Saturday, May 19th, 9 am - 1 pm, Landon School, 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda MD 20817.  Collection at the Barn!   For info, Shannon Morgan andrew_morgan@landon.net) and Brett Mayer-Aschhoff (brett_mayer-aschhoff@landon.net)

Saturday, May 19th, 10 am - 2 pm, The Potomac School, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1205 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean VA 22101.  For info, contact Adela Wynn @703-873-6128 or awynn@potomacschool.org.

Saturday, May 26th, 9am - 1 pm, at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association Bicycle, Parts & Accessories Consignment Sale, behind the Bicycle Place, 8313 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring MD 20910. For directions, www.thebicycleplace.com/directions or 301-588-6160.

Saturday, June 2nd, 9 am - 12 noon, St. Joseph's Catholic Community, 915 Liberty Rd, Eldersburg MD 21287, co-sponsored with Wesley Freedom Church.  For info, call 410-795-7838 or 410-549-1978. Or write lracusen@jhmi.edu.

Saturday, June 2nd, 10 am - 2 pm, Parole Rotary Club & Broadneck High School Interact Club, at Broadneck High School, 1265 Green Holly Drive, Annapolis MD 21401. For info, write Jessi Queior at lolkindalife@gmail.com

Sunday, June 3rd, 10 am - 1 pm, Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200 Baltimore Road, Rockville MD 20851.  For info, call Bruce @ 301-924-3866.

Sunday, June 3rd, 1 pm - 4 pm, Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church, 43115 Waxpool Road (corner of Claibourne Parkway), Ashburn VA 20148.  For info, call 703-723-3259 or write paynepk@yahoo.com

Saturday, June 9th, 9 am - 12 noon, sponsored by the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, & International Monetary Fund, in front of the World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington DC 20433.  For info, call Kathy Deboe @202-623-7085.

Saturday, June 23rd, 9am - 1 pm, at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association Bicycle, Parts & Accessories Consignment Sale, behind the Bicycle Place, 8313 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring MD 20910. For directions: www.thebicycleplace.com/directions or 301-588-6160.

Sunday, June 24th, 9 am - 3 pm, Bikes for the World bike collection sponsored by Reston Town Center Grand Prix, under the Pavilion, at the Reston Town Center, Reston VA 20190.

Sunday, July 22nd, 12 noon - 3 pm, at the Herndon Friends Meeting, 660 Spring Street, Herndon VA 20170.  For info, call Paul @703-359-8980.

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Bicycles may also be dropped off with a suggested $10 per bike donation for Bikes for the World at selected bicycle retailers:

        Bikes of Vienna, 128-A Church Street, Vienna VA 22180 (703-938-8900);
        Bob's Bike Shop, 19961 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville MD 20837 (301-349-2453);
        Oasis Bike Works, 10560 Main Street, Fairfax VA 22030 (703-273-4051)
        Pedal Pushers, 546 Baltimore & Annapolis Road, Severna Park MD 21146 (410-544-2323);
        Race Pace Bicycles, 8450 Baltimore National Pike, Normandy Shopping Center, Ellicott City MD 21043 (410-461-7878);
        Race Pace Bicycles, Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia MD (410-290-6880);
        Spokes etc., 224 Maple Ave East, Vienna, VA 22180 (703-281-2004).

Please identify your bike (a check helps!) so that we can mail you a receipt good for tax purposesand confirm we got the bike!

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