Support Wheels' Bike Earners thru Workplace Giving

In 2025 we anticipate providing 500 refurbished bikes to earners (people who do 10+ hours of community service) at no charge. Our focus is on getting bikes to youth and young adults in lower income communities.

It costs us $50 an earner to provide a refurbished bike, new helmet and lock. Your workplace giving donation helps put SMILES on the faces of 500 bike earners. Biking is so important. It provides independence, getting outside, exercise, getting to school and fun activities.

Wheels is 100% volunteer run - 100% of your donation goes to getting bikes to youth and young adults.

If your employer has an annual Workplace Giving Campaign to nonprofits and Community Shares of Wisconsin is an option, you can support Wheels for Winners with a donation! This includes state and university employees. Please give now - Thank you!

The Community Shares workplace giving campaign is “donor-driven.” You can designate (or direct) your donations to Wheels for Winners and we will receive 100% of your gift. Check with your workplace giving coordinator about how to give to Wheels via Community Shares of Wisconsin. Or use the new Community Shares secure ePledge platform!

Wheels volunteer with youth bike earner.

Wheels volunteer with youth bike earner.

Youth bike earners at Centro Hispano.

Give to Wheels Thru Workplace Giving

Does your employer have an annual Workplace Giving Campaign to nonprofits? If so, and Community Shares of Wisconsin is an option, you can support Wheels for Winners with a donation! This includes state and university employees. Wheels is 100% volunteer run - 100% of your donation goes to getting bikes to youth and young adults who do volunteer work.

The Community Shares workplace giving campaign is “donor-driven.” You can designate (or direct) your donations to Wheels for Winners and we will receive 100% of your gift. Check with your workplace giving coordinator about how to give to Wheels via Community Shares of Wisconsin. Or use the new Community Shares secure ePledge platform!

We don’t charge for refurbished bikes, new helmets or locks, but our costs are going up - bike helmets by 50%, rent by 45% along with increases for tools and supplies. We will provide 500+ no charge bikes to earners and repair about 600 bikes for free in 2025. Help sustain our program with you gift thru workplace giving!

Wheels for Winners collaborates with Madison Police Dept. to get a young girl volunteer a refurbished bike, new helmet and lock at Lussier Community Education Center.

A young bike earner gets a refurbished bike, new helmet and lock for doing 10+ hours of volunteer work in his community!

Free bike repair - Young girl looks on as her bike is repaired a free by a Wheels for Winners volunteer.

Bike earners who volunteer 10+ hours in their community can get fully refurbished bike along with a new helmet and lock at no charge. This program empowers young earners through personal growth, civic responsibility, community connection, exercise and self-reliance. Our refurbished bikes promote sustainability and reduce the carbon footprint of transportation.

Busy Summer for Wheels for Winners

We’ve been busy refurbishing bikes, providing bikes to earners, doing repair events all around Madison and Dane County, Wisconsin, and training new volunteer mechanics.

Meet our newest mechanics as they complete their first bike rebuilds!

We are recruiting for volunteer mechanics, specifically Wednesdays 4 - 6 PM and Fridays 10 AM - Noon, Noon - 2 PM or 10 AM - 2 PM. We will train you. Find our application at https://wheelsforwinners.org/bike-mechanics

We also have many more free bike repair events. Check out our schedule and bring a bike for a safety check or repair. https://wheelsforwinners.org/free-repair-events