BWorks continues to see steady demand for all three of our central programs — Earn-A-Bike, Earn-A-Computer and Learn-To-Ride — and ongoing interest in more such offerings both at BWorks’ headquarters and at partner locations around the region. As we seek to continue to grow our efforts in sustainable and effective ways, BWorks is now accepting applications for a bicycle teaching position and/or mechanic position.
For the right candidate, positions can be combined to create a full-time position.
It’s been a week of memorable moments. Let’s recount just a few…
On Monday, we celebrated the launch of a great new Earn-A-Bike partnership with Ferguson-Florissant. On Tuesday we started the morning with a wonderful email from a Learn-To-Ride parent that read in part, “My son, [___], got a bike for his third birthday. He fell the very first time and refused to touch a bike again for the next five years! I am so thankful that BWorks offers these lessons for kids who haven’t learned yet. … He left week four feeling confident on a bike. He has biked for hours every day since, including five miles and seven miles trail rides!” We loved hearing that so much. And then we met six more brand-new LTR students up at St. Vincent Park later that day!
Wednesday proved an especially productive day for our mechanical team, with both the bike and computer refurbishment teams cranking out machines for soon-to-be youth graduates. Then Thursday we continued our work with Earn-A-Computer and Earn-A-Bike students on both sides of the bi-state, while other volunteers and staff pushed forward on multiple fronts back at the Soulard shop. We’re wrapping up the week today (Saturday) with a Learn-To-Ride graduation day at the Bellefontaine Rec Center and the launch of our latest Granite City Earn-A-Bike cohort, hosted by Six Mile Regional Library District.
We’re very grateful to all the people and organizations who make all of this and more possible each week, from our donors and staff and volunteers, to intrepid caregivers and hosting locations, to critical supporters of specific class cohorts, including both @Great Rivers Greenway and the Agency for Community Transit (MCT) currently. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Ninety-seven students joined us for a dozen different bike and computer class sessions over the course of this week, all under the guidance of 13 dedicated staff and volunteer BWorks teachers! Meanwhile, another small army of volunteers pushed forward on tasks at our newly purchased building, while still other crews of hard-working helpers continued refurbishing computers and bikes in our workshops at our current headquarters. Our youth-focused activities took us to four schools, one library, the International Institute, various local bike shops that help us collect donated bikes, and to a special event at the Agency for Community Transit, all while we welcomed many wonderful customers and families at our headquarters during retail hours. Now we’re savoring this sunny weekend and celebrating our first graduating Learn-To-Ride cohort of the calendar year! We hope you’ve been able to get outdoors too before temps plunge again for a bit.
