On Thursday, April 18th the Roll It Forward program teamed up with the Boston Housing Authority to give away over 50 bikes and helmets to the 6 and 7-year-olds of the Archdale BHA development in Roslindale. The helmets were provided by the law firm of Breakstone, White, & Gluck. Not only did BW & G provide …
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Roslindale Roll It Forward Giveaway
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L.L. Bean Hosts 3rd Annual Bike Drive!
For the third spring in a row, L.L. Bean is hosting a bike drive to benefit Roll it Forward during their Bike & Boat Weekend! L.L. Bean collected 158 bikes during their last two bikes drives, so we are excited about a third year! The bicycles collected are fixed up and matched to someone who could …
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BIKE HARVEST NIGHT!
Roll It Forward held its first “Bike Harvest” this past Wednesday. A huge number of volunteers showed up from all over the city to tear complete bikes down to bare frames like a flock of purposeful kea birds. The frames were either donated to Bikes Not Bombs or recycled, while the parts will be stored in …
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Thanks for the Support Giant Cycling World Boston
We need to take a minute here and thank our friends at Giant Cycling World Boston. Giant has been a huge supporter of our programs — donating 75 new bikes to the Youth Cycling Program, later outfitting the bikes with bottle cages, and providing us with replacement parts when the bikes break down. The Revels …
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Picking Up, Giving Away, and Educating
Last Thursday was a particularly busy day for us in Community Programming. Our day started off with a visit to the Brookline Police Department. To our excitement, we coordinated with Detective Wagner, under the leadership of Chief Daniel C. O’Leary, to pick up a load of 26 bikes for the Roll it Forward program. This is …
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Thank You International Bicycle Centers – 107 donated bikes later!!!
The forecast called for 90% chance of rain all day this past Friday – perfect weather for driving around a giant truck and picking up bicycles! Our Community Cycling Program Manager, Jenny Duquette, and Youth Cycling Instructor, Kimel Williams, got an early start to the day and headed to Newton to visit our friends at International …
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Roll It Forward at Bike Fest
On July 19, you can celebrate your love for bicycles while passing it on to someone new, with Roll It Forward’s bicycle drive at Bike Fest! Bike Fest will take place at Medford Farmers Market on Thursday, July 19 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., behind Medford City Hall. There will be fun activities for cyclists …
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Roll It Forward…at L.L. Bean!
The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, people are out on bikes…it’s Spring! That means it’s time for some Spring cleaning. Finally clean out the garage, shed, basement, attic – wherever, and pass on things you don’t need to someone else who could use it. And of course, when you have a bike to …
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