The largest community event of the year is Bikes For Kids Alpharetta. Donations of new and gently-used youth bicycles and tricycles are accepted from spring to fall, with generous support from the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Volunteers with Bike Alpharetta designate ONE DAY in December to clean and repair the donations, turning them into safe and Santa-ready childrens’ gifts for the North Fulton Community Charities holiday program. Since 2007, more than 3,100 bicycles and tricycles have been repurposed as holiday gifts!
Have a youth bicycle to donate? Does it have “some dust, low rust”? During summer months, you can drop off these items at Roswell Bicycles or REI Alpharetta. Let them know it is for Bikes For Kids and we will arrange pickup once each month. Use the link below for a tax-deductible receipt.
Thank you for your donation – print tax-deductible receipt here
2018 Bikes For Kids Campaign
Donation Locations Open through Nov. 30, 2018
266 Bikes For Kids in 2017
Thank you to 86 volunteers who make the 11th edition of Bikes For Kids a great success! A total of 266 new and refurbished bicycles/tricycles were provided for the Holiday Program at North Fulton Community Charities. Another 30 bikes were repurposed for Sopo Bicycle Collective in Atlanta. And we provided 275 new helmets and 100 bike locks for the Holiday Program as well, thanks to all our donations.
-
- Alpharetta Dept. Public Safety shows off refurbished bikes with NFCC
-
- 160 Bikes Now Santa Ready!
-
- Bikes For Kids – Cleaning 266 Bikes/Trikes!
Special thank yous to several businesses and organizations:
- Alpharetta Department of Public Safety and Fire Station #86 for helping to collect bikes and to provide a fire truck on Dec. 2 to clean all the bikes
- RAMBO and Bike Roswell!
- J. Christopher for coffee and Jet’s Pizza for lunch
- Members of Alpharetta Police Explorer’s program and Nitro Cycling
- All our participating bike shops who served as collection centers, provided parts and allowed their mechanics to turn out in great numbers on Clean Up/Fix Up Day (see list below)
Download your receipt for donation
Stop by one of our participating bike shops:
- Atlanta Cycling/Cycleworks – 1570 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell or 3576 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth
- Bikes and Life – 6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy, Johns Creek
- Cannon Cyclery – 11660 Alpharetta Hwy #105, Roswell
- Endurance House – 11800 Haynes Bridge Rd #1, Alpharetta
- Fresh Bike Service – 1575 Old Alabama Rd Set 209, Roswell
- Performance Bicycle -10502 Alpharetta Hwy, Roswell
- Reality Bikes – 20 Tri-County Plaza, Cumming
- REI – Mansell Crossing, 7531 North Point Pkwy, Alpharetta
- Roswell Bicycles – 670 Houze Way, Roswell
- Twisted Spokes – 11730 Jones Bridge Rd, Alpharetta
We closed donations for 2017 on Dec. 2. However, we should be able to accept bicycle donations again beginning the Spring 2018 when we gain access to a storage facility. Do you still have the mountain bike for donation? Thank you!
I have an older Specialized Mountain Bike I would like to donate. Are you still accepting donations for kids in need?
[…] Ride Review – Endurance House/Bike Alpharetta Bike Alpharetta and Endurance House team up on Wednesday evenings to offer a ride that caters to all levels. There […]