Welcome to a day of Bike Club at Menlo Park Elementary School! We first meet in the cafeteria with all the other students participating in after-school programs. This is also time for snack #1 of the day. Stoke levels are at 100% This is sung to the tune of “Oh My Darling Clementine” […]
We’re currently teaching bicycle mechanics in two schools this Spring Term– Helensview and Alliance Highschool at Meek. We just started working with Meek this winter and they’ve been nothing but great to collaborate with! Many students are returning students from Winter Term which means that they’ll get to keep practicing the skills they’ve learned the […]
We are thrilled to announce that we’ve reached our fundraising goal for no-cost Community Camps. Thank you to Castelli , Sportful , and hundreds of individual supporters for contributions that totaled 15K! What makes this even sweeter is a 15K match from Outride! Our Community Camps offer a safe environment to play, take risks, develop […]
Spring Break Mini Camp with Rose CDC was a huge success this year! A total of 10 kids attended the 4-day program filled with lots of games outside, bike riding, and even bowling. Many of these students have joined us for programming before so many of our instructors were excited to have the chance to […]
You might remember Nina from almost a year ago when we posted an interview with her on our blog. Well, we’re back, and pleased to say she completed her 540 hour apprenticeship with us at the bike shop! 540 hours! We are all incredibly proud of her. Nina lives in the New Columbia community […]
Written by Nat Shreffler Bike club at Menlo Elementary was made extra special this past fall thanks to two new learners, Franklin and Adrian. We typically start a club with participants who already know how to ride–this allows us to get rolling and ride and roads to fun destinations. This fall was a reminder that […]
Written by Natty Pillias Fun! Neighborhood exploration! The opportunity to earn a bike! The Community Cycling Center’s Bike Club program is just that! We not only have a shop — we also offer an after school Bike Club program developed and run by the programs department of Community Cycling Center(CCC). This past fall, with the […]
Written by Natty, Safe Routes To School Coordinator Community Camps are officially done until next summer. Let’s take a look back at some of this year’s highlights! The Community Cycling Center held a 100% free Community Camp for three different communities connected to three different partners: Rose CDC, Cesar Chavez school and Urban Nature Partners […]
Written by William Francis – Safe Routes to School Coordinator We are writing to celebrate over a year of close collaboration with Living Cully! We’ve been working together with volunteers to deliver food out of the NE Emergency Food Program (NEFP) to approximately 180 families in the Cully neighborhood every week. Living Cully specializes in […]
The Community Cycling Center is happy to announce our new Development Director, Efrain Duarte! Efrain is a native Texan who has over six years of fundraising experience in the non-profit world, and has worked with social service, education, and most recently a performing arts organization. Along with his non-profit experience, Efrain has served on boards […]
Did you know that the shop hosts an apprentice every year? Since 2017, we’ve been able to provide this opportunity to youth from our various partner communities. The intent of this program is to provide experience and industry connections for young people who are seriously considering a career in the cycling industry — a foot […]
It is our pleasure to introduce Momoko Saunders as Executive Director of Community Cycling Center. Momoko has worked in Portland’s bicycle industry for 13 years. She comes to us most recently as the General Manager for Biketown (Portland’s bike share program) and as a co-founder of the beloved Bike Farm. Her experience running bicycle organizations […]
Written by Gwen, Shop General Manager – As you may have noticed, our shop has been closed for a few days here and there over the course of the past few months. Since we will continue to experience sporadic closures to help keep our staff and community safe, we wanted to be as transparent as […]