Week Two Wheels' Big Share Fundraiser - Exciting News!
Dear Supporters and Friends of Wheels,
- Thanks to the generosity of our friends, in just one week we have raised over 26% of our $22,000 fundraising goal!
- Wheels' volunteers give over $10,000 to match your contributions!
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Madison police officer gives a Wheels' bike to this happy young rider at Allied Learning Center.
Small Budget – Big Impact – Lots of SMILES!
“Thank you for the bike! I am going to ride it to the park, my friends’ houses and practically everywhere.” - Middle school bike recipient
Wheels is 100% volunteer = 100% of your donation goes to support our mission!
Big Impact - Our 2024 accomplishments included:
Providing 452 refurbished bikes - To earners who volunteered 10 or more hours of community service, a 14% increase from 2023.
Providing 358 new bike helmets and 343 locks to earners who needed them.
Free bike repairs focused on lower income communities -Delivered 34 free community bike repair events, repairing 548 bikes at no charge, a 63% increase from 2023.
Supporting healthy lifestyles for children, helping them experience the freedom and joy of owning and riding a bike. Many students also use their bike to get to school.
Providing children's bikes to community partners - Provided 104 bikes to members and residents of long-time community partners, a 13% increase from 2023.
Supporting sponsored refugees - Provided refurbished bikes, helmets and locks to refugees through Open Doors for Refugees and the Stoughton Resettlement Project. Biking helps new refugees get acclimated to their new neighborhood, and get to school and volunteer activities.
Contributing to cleaner air in our neighborhoods – By giving out refurbished bikes versus the manufacturing of new bikes, we saved bikes from landfills, eliminating the equivalent CO2 of 13.5 gas-powered vehicles driven for a year (based on EPA estimates).