Dear Supporters and Friends of Wheels,

Thank you so much for your previous support of our earn-a-bike program!

Performing 10 hours of volunteer service gets a child or youth a great refurbished bike, new helmet and lock at no charge.

Help us reach our Big Share Fundraising goal of $27,500.

- Wheels' volunteers are generously matching $11,740 in contributions!

- Budget Bicycle Center & Planet Bikes are each generously matching $1,000 in contributions.

Double your gift and your impact today by donating at our Big Share webpage. Please donate today!

https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/wheels-for-winners

Wheels is 100% volunteer run - 100% of your donation goes to program activities!

We focus on working with neighborhood community centers and at city parks to make biking accessible to everyone and keep bikes repaired and safe - all for free!

Two young bike earners do 10 hrs. of volunteer Service to get a free bike, helmet & lock.

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

Big Impact - Our 2025 accomplishments include:

- Record-Breaking Outreach: 1,140 total earner bikes and free repairs provided, a new record.

- Increased Access: Earner bikes up 25% from 2023 (497 bikes), and free community repairs up 91% from 2023 (643 repairs).

- Volunteer Activity: Bike earners volunteered over 5,000 hours in their neighborhoods, while our volunteers dedicated 5,609 hours to refurbishing and repairing bikes.

- Safety Essentials: We provided 374 new helmets and 386 locks to our bike earners.

- Community Support: We delivered 43 free repair events repairing 643 bikes in lower-income neighborhoods and provided 99 bikes to long-time community partners.

- Sponsored Refugee Assistance: We partnered with Open Doors for Refugees and the Stoughton Resettlement Project to provide bikes, helmets, and locks to help new neighbors acclimate.

- Environmental Impact: By refurbishing bikes instead of manufacturing new ones, we saved bikes from landfills and eliminated the equivalent CO2 of 13.5 gas-powered vehicles driven for a year. (EPA Estimate)

Dear Supporters and Friends of Wheels,

Thank you so much for your previous support of our earn-a-bike program!

Performing 10 hours of volunteer service gets a child or youth a great refurbished bike, new helmet and lock at no charge.

Help us reach our Big Share Fundraising goal of $27,500.

- Wheels' volunteers are generously matching $11,740 in contributions!

- Budget Bicycle Center & Planet Bikes are each generously matching $1,000 in contributions.

Double your gift and your impact today by donating at our Big Share webpage. Please donate today!

https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/wheels-for-winners

Wheels is 100% volunteer run - 100% of your donation goes to program activities!

We focus on working with neighborhood community centers and at city parks to make biking accessible to everyone and keep bikes repaired and safe - all for free!

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

Big Impact - Our 2025 accomplishments include:

- Record-Breaking Outreach: 1,140 total earner bikes and free repairs provided, a new record.

- Increased Access: Earner bikes up 25% from 2023 (497 bikes), and free community repairs up 91% from 2023 (643 repairs).

- Volunteer Activity: Bike earners volunteered over 5,000 hours in their neighborhoods, while our volunteers dedicated 5,609 hours to refurbishing and repairing bikes.

- Safety Essentials: We provided 374 new helmets and 386 locks to our bike earners.

- Community Support: We delivered 43 free repair events repairing 643 bikes in lower-income neighborhoods and provided 99 bikes to long-time community partners.

- Sponsored Refugee Assistance: We partnered with Open Doors for Refugees and the Stoughton Resettlement Project to provide bikes, helmets, and locks to help new neighbors acclimate.

- Environmental Impact: By refurbishing bikes instead of manufacturing new ones, we saved bikes from landfills and eliminated the equivalent CO2 of 13.5 gas-powered vehicles driven for a year. (EPA Estimate)

Double your gift and your impact today by donating at our Big Share webpage.

https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/wheels-for-winners

Please donate today!

Our bike earners and repair recipients thank you for your continued support!

Thank you,

The Wheels for Winners Volunteers

Happy Holidays for Sandburg Elementary Kids

Wheels’ volunteers Alan and Jamie dropped off 34 refurbished bikes and new helmets in mid December for “Earners” at Sandberg Elementary School in Madison. All the recipients will do 10 hours of volunteer work to earn their bikes!

PE teacher Amanda does an amazing job coordinating bikes for the kids at Sandburg and said, “Your generosity has changed our community. Kids are out riding, smiling and having fun! We appreciate you, our Bike Angels." Wheels appreciates partnering with Amanda to help get kids on bikes!

Shop Closed - December 22 thru January 2

Our 49 Volunteers are taking well deserved time off after a record breaking year.

Over 532 bikes refurbished.

43 "free pop up" bike repair events.

643 bikes repaired at repair events.

A total of 1,175 bikes refurbished or repaired 2025!

Thank you for your ongoing support and we wish you and your family a wonderful Holiday Season and a Great 2026!

Wheels started in 1992 and is 100% volunteer run!

Serving Madison and Dane County, Wheels for Winners is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization operating an earn-a-bike program that provides refurbished bicycles to individuals who perform community service. A bike earner can only receive one bike in any given 12 month period.

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Holiday Closures