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Despite a very wet Saturday that meant shifting a couple class sessions in the afternoon, our BWorks village finished out the week strong. In addition to celebrating 29 new Earn-A-Bike graduates at #STL elementary schools in Botanical Heights and Walnut Park East early in the week, running two #bikebus rides on Wednesdays to get kids to and from school actively and safely, and completing dozens of quick fixes for local university students, we gathered with 29 BWorks youth, family members and volunteers on this beautiful, windy Sunday to soak up the fall season. Together we rode about 11 miles round trip from the SWIC MetroLink to Belleville Eckert’s and back. We picked pumpkins and enjoyed wagon rides, cider and more. Big thanks to Great Rivers Greenway for their support of this year’s BWorks alumni adventures, and to Eckert’s for gifting us wagon rides!

Early October has been full of new beginnings as well as graduating class sessions. This week, 53 children and teens took home either a bike or computer after six weeks of commitment, and dozens more continued to make strides toward upcoming accomplishments. Monday and Tuesday were full of outdoor riding practice for BWorks students in Walnut Park East, Botanical Heights and in Soulard. Wednesday took our dedicated team to three SLPS elementary schools throughout the day — first guiding the enormous Betty Wheeler bike bus bright and early, then celebrating and riding with Earn-A-Bike graduates at Oak Hill (and reconnecting with some fifth graders who did the program last year and told us “WE STILL LOVE OUR BIKES!”), and then getting to introduce Humboldt’s after-care students to the now-built bikes they chose three weeks ago.

On Thursday we welcomed more Learn-To-Ride students, completed six weeks with our Patrick Henry fourth-grade cohort, and also capped off six weeks of Earn-A-Computer back at the shop. We jumped back into another busy day Saturday, with a large class at Bellefontaine Rec Center taking home computers at the conclusion of their six-week series yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile another 12 Earn-A-Bike students completed their neighborhood ride under the guidance of dedicated onsite volunteers and staff as well, and eight Saturday afternoon Learn-To-Ride students made huge strides on two wheels during the second week of their class.

Let’s do it again this week! And thanks to everyone pitching in on so many fronts to make this joyful education possible.

The past week was a full one, with bike deliveries at two more local elementary schools and five Earn-A-Bike practice rides. We met 12 new Learn-To-Ride students, gave two safety demonstrations at school assemblies, assisted 20 Earn-A-Computer students as they make their final touches on their presentations for this this week’s graduations, assisted with several Friday #bikebus efforts in the bistate, ran a busy retail shop … and capped everything off with over 200 youth at our balance-bike fun at the Shrewsbury Fall Festival Saturday night!

Check out our latest newsletter with:

• Big News: Our Offer Has Been Accepted!
• Return Of The Bike Bus!
• Gana-Una-Bici A Success 
• Exhibition opening of ‘Dream Machines’ 

https://mailchi.mp/bworks/looking-for-bigger-and-better-17470044