LANFest – Laclede’s LAN 16 – March 12 & 13 at St. Louis University – to Benefit St. Louis ByteWorks

For gamers, a LAN party is a great way to connect with local folks with shared interests. For gamers in the Midwest, Laclede’s LAN 16, is THE opportunity to enjoy a weekend of connecting with fellow gamers, all for charity. This event will be held onMarch 12 and 13, 2016 at St. Louis University. Laclede’s LAN will generously donate proceeds from ticket sales to St. Louis Byte Works and additional proceeds to fellow St. Louis nonprofit, Angel Baked Cookies.

A part of the LANFest mission is to provide benefit and support to nonprofit organizations. We’d like to take a moment to discuss the organization that will receive most of the benefit from the ticket sales of the Laclede’s LAN 16 event. One organization that our staff has chosen is St. Louis ByteWorks.

Through the Earn-a-Computer program, St. Louis ByteWorks helps local kids learn the skills to successfully operate a computer, gain experience with various types of software, learn some networking skills, and learn how to safely search the Internet and send and receive E-mail. These skills are designed to extend their knowledge of the computer and its uses as well as build confidence.

To learn more about St. Louis ByteWorks programs and community involvement, click here.

10th Annual Family Friendly Bicycle Ride & Food Drive

In 2014 cyclist brought in over 11,000 food items for Food Outreach all brought in by over 825 cyclists. We hope to once again smash this number in 2015 with your help.

We hope that you can join us on Sunday, November 8th, for complete details please visit the Cranksgiving page.

2015 Green Home Festival – Saturday, June 20 at the Butterfly House

Help your family live green! Join us for a hands-on, day-long festival of learning, playing, and engaging with people of all ages and backgrounds with an interest in sustainable, healthy lifestyles.

Explore the links between sustainability, energy efficiency, conservation at home and a healthy environment. Talk with green product and service exhibitors, learning more about home improvement and healthy homes.

The Festival features and highlights local foods and spirits, live music and sustainable and handmade shopping at a Green Marketplace. Children and families can enjoy hands-on activities. Presentations and demonstrations throughout the day share the many ways that plants, air, water, soil and energy sustain our homes, our health and our living Earth.

For more information visit the Missouri Botanical Garden website.

St. Louis BWorks provides free repair and adjustment for riders along Grant’s Trail.

Members of St. Louis BWorks were out in force on Saturday, May 2nd providing free repair and adjustments for riders on Grant’s Trail a biking and walking trail in St. Louis County, Missouri that begins at Orlando Gardens near Union Ave and I-55 and runs northwest to Holmes Ave and I-44 in Kirkwood. The trail is 8.25 miles (13.28 km) and is part of the Gravois Greenway. It connects the Meramec River Greenway to the River des Peres Greenway.

For more information about volunteering at St. Louis BWorks in our bike shop, computer shop or helping teach any of our three programs: Earn-A-Bike, Earn-A-Computer or Create-A-Book please contact us at info@bworks.org.