Ohio City Bicycle Co-op - Revision history

Dhocbc at 19:51, 19 January 2025

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	== History ==		== History ==
	In the fall of 2002 ~~the~~ Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC) was incorporated, and secured donation of a storefront on Lorain Avenue where it could expand this Earn A Bike program, renovate and sell surplus bikes to help cover expenses, and attract additional volunteers with an adult membership program that offered bike repair classes and shop use to the public. At this time OCBC also began to present Earn A Bike programs at schools and recreation centers as a fee service, and organized larger bike rides as fundraising events and for others, including the City of Cleveland. ~~Being unsuccessful securing start-up grant funding~~, the organization operated entirely with volunteer labor, primarily from two of the founding members, one of whom began volunteering full-time in the beginning of 2003.		In the fall of 2002 Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC) was incorporated, and secured donation of a storefront on Lorain Avenue where it could expand this Earn A Bike program, renovate and sell surplus bikes to help cover expenses, and attract additional volunteers with an adult membership program that offered bike repair classes and shop use to the public. At this time OCBC also began to present Earn A Bike programs at schools and recreation centers as a fee service, and organized larger bike rides as fundraising events and for others, including the City of Cleveland. Initially, the organization operated entirely with volunteer labor, primarily from two of the founding members, one of whom began volunteering full-time in the beginning of 2003. In September 2003, the Co-op moved to its current, larger space in the Flats, where less street traffic greatly facilitated group riding, and a large amount of storage space eased management of the large volume of bicycle donations, from throughout the greater Cleveland area. In 2005 OCBC was granted 501(c)(3) tax exempt status by the IRS.

	~~When the building on Lorain Avenue was sold in September 2003, the~~ Co-op ~~moved~~ to ~~its current~~, ~~larger space in the Flats~~, ~~where less street traffic greatly facilitated~~ group ~~riding~~, and ~~a large amount of storage space eased management of the large volume of bicycle donations~~, ~~now~~ also ~~coming from several area police departments.~~		The Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC) is a non-profit bicycle education center with a small professional staff and many skilled volunteers. In our well-equipped 12,000 square foot bicycle mechanic shop, OCBC upcycles donated bicycles to make them safe and reliable for community members. We teach classes on bike riding and repair skills and lead community programs such as fix-athons, bike valet parking, and group bike rides. On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, OCBC also runs a “bicycle thrift store” for refurbished bikes, as well as new and used bicycle parts, clothing, and accessories. Through work-trade and our Pay What You Can programs, we provide free and affordable bicycles, repairs, and accessories (such as helmets and locks) to cyclists facing financial difficulties.

	~~In 2005 the OCBC's full-time volunteer director was joined by~~ a new ~~member with extensive computer skills, who automated the membership program's volunteer-credit accounting system~~, ~~overhauled the website~~, and ~~began the group's transition from a volunteer co-op to an employee-staffed organization~~.

	~~The OCBC now has three full~~-~~time staff~~ and ~~over 150 adult members~~, ~~about thirty of whom are regular volunteers, who, in 2006 alone~~, ~~have rehabilitated more than five hundred bicycles~~, and ~~diverted from the waste stream about five tons of steel~~ and ~~aluminum~~.

	[http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=45#History More history on our website]		[http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=45#History More history on our website]

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	Cleveland Ohio 44113		Cleveland Ohio 44113

	~~Our entrance is in the rear of the building. Here is how to get there from the door on Columbus Rd. (which is in the "back" of the shop, so we won't hear if you knock on it...):~~		Turn right onto Merwin Ave, near the lift bridge. Turn right into the gate with our banner on the fence. Our entrances is at the far end of the parking lot.

	~~Go (south) toward the bridge.~~ Turn right onto Merwin Ave, ~~just before~~ the bridge. Turn right into the gate with our banner on the fence. ~~Look for~~ the ~~open dock door (door #2). Park your car, or ride your bike up the ramp and use the rack that you'll find on~~ the ~~dock (and your lock!)~~.

	Phone: 216 830 2667		Phone: 216 830 2667

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	== Contact Info ==		== Contact Info ==
	~~1840 Columbus Road~~		1779 Merwin Ave
	Cleveland Ohio 44113		Cleveland Ohio 44113

Sunpower ri at 14:10, 1 September 2023

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	\| state = Ohio		\| state = Ohio
	\| ~~province~~ =		\| phone = 216-830-2667
	\| country = ~~USA~~		\| country = United States

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DarinWick: email

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	\| website = http://ohiocitycycles.org/		\| website = http://ohiocitycycles.org/
			\| email = info@ohiocitycycles.org
	\| town = Cleveland		\| town = Cleveland
	\| state = Ohio		\| state = Ohio

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	== Contact Info ==		== Contact Info ==
	~~<!-- Mailing addres, or email or both --> http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=47~~		1840 Columbus Road
			Cleveland Ohio 44113

	~~== History ==In 1995~~ the ~~Cleveland Area Bicycle Association began collecting used bicycles~~ to ~~create an Earn a Bike program as a service project for~~ the ~~cycling community~~. ~~This culminated~~ in ~~a project that awarded bikes and helmets to thirty East Cleveland children, but ended when key volunteers moved out~~ of the ~~area~~.		Our entrance is in the rear of the building. Here is how to get there from the door on Columbus Rd. (which is in the "back" of the shop, so we won't hear if you knock on it...):

	~~In early 2001~~, ~~two of~~ the ~~organizers of that effort returned to Cleveland and joined with several other concerned cyclists in creating a bike-recycling and education project that began~~ with ~~an Earn a Bike program in a small garage behind~~ the ~~Arrupe Community Center of St~~. ~~Ignatius High School in~~ the ~~Ohio City neighborhood~~. ~~For~~ the ~~next two cycling seasons, three of this original group would help area children twice a week to earn donated used bikes by learning to repair them,~~ and ~~riding together to learn safe cycling skills~~.		Go (south) toward the bridge. Turn right onto Merwin Ave, just before the bridge. Turn right into the gate with our banner on the fence. Look for the open dock door (door #2). Park your car, or ride your bike up the ramp and use the rack that you'll find on the dock (and your lock!).

			Phone: 216 830 2667

			[http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=47 More info on our website]

			== History ==
	In the fall of 2002 the Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC) was incorporated, and secured donation of a storefront on Lorain Avenue where it could expand this Earn A Bike program, renovate and sell surplus bikes to help cover expenses, and attract additional volunteers with an adult membership program that offered bike repair classes and shop use to the public. At this time OCBC also began to present Earn A Bike programs at schools and recreation centers as a fee service, and organized larger bike rides as fundraising events and for others, including the City of Cleveland. Being unsuccessful securing start-up grant funding, the organization operated entirely with volunteer labor, primarily from two of the founding members, one of whom began volunteering full-time in the beginning of 2003.		In the fall of 2002 the Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC) was incorporated, and secured donation of a storefront on Lorain Avenue where it could expand this Earn A Bike program, renovate and sell surplus bikes to help cover expenses, and attract additional volunteers with an adult membership program that offered bike repair classes and shop use to the public. At this time OCBC also began to present Earn A Bike programs at schools and recreation centers as a fee service, and organized larger bike rides as fundraising events and for others, including the City of Cleveland. Being unsuccessful securing start-up grant funding, the organization operated entirely with volunteer labor, primarily from two of the founding members, one of whom began volunteering full-time in the beginning of 2003.

	When the building on Lorain Avenue was sold in September 2003, the Co-op moved to its current, larger space in the Flats, where less street traffic greatly facilitated group riding, and a large amount of storage space eased management of the large volume of bicycle donations, now also coming from several area police departments.		When the building on Lorain Avenue was sold in September 2003, the Co-op moved to its current, larger space in the Flats, where less street traffic greatly facilitated group riding, and a large amount of storage space eased management of the large volume of bicycle donations, now also coming from several area police departments.

	2004 was a pivotal year for the OCBC: it received a favorable determination of 501(c)(3) non-profit status from the IRS; was awarded its first significant grant from the George Gund Foundation; hosted a three-day cycling instructor certification seminar (training ten local cyclists to teach the League of American Bicyclists “Bicycle Drivers' Ed” curriculum); and began teaching this riding program to adults, as well as in its Earn A Bike program, and to summer camp groups.

	In 2005 the OCBC's full-time volunteer director was joined by a new member with extensive computer skills, who automated the membership program's volunteer-credit accounting system, overhauled the website, and began the group's transition from a volunteer co-op to an employee-staffed organization.		In 2005 the OCBC's full-time volunteer director was joined by a new member with extensive computer skills, who automated the membership program's volunteer-credit accounting system, overhauled the website, and began the group's transition from a volunteer co-op to an employee-staffed organization.

	~~Before the cycling season began in 2006, the co~~-~~op completed a strategic planning process which re-structured the Earn A Bike program~~, ~~streamlined the membership program~~, ~~revised retail hours~~, ~~and instituted a freewill-donation basis for its fund-raising events; freeing staff time for administrative work while improving services to members and the public. In the spring~~, ~~bike education courses were presented to 400 children at Cleveland schools through a contract with the Steps to a Healthier Cleveland program~~, ~~which was re-awarded~~ and ~~expanded in~~ the ~~fall~~.		The OCBC now has three full-time staff and over 150 adult members, about thirty of whom are regular volunteers, who, in 2006 alone, have rehabilitated more than five hundred bicycles, and diverted from the waste stream about five tons of steel and aluminum.

	The OCBC now has three full-time staff and over 150 adult members, about thirty of whom are regular volunteers, who, in 2006 alone, have rehabilitated more than five hundred bicycles, and diverted from the waste stream about five tons of steel and aluminum.		[http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=45#History More history on our website]

	== Services Offered ==		== Services Offered ==
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	== History ==		== History ==In 1995 the Cleveland Area Bicycle Association began collecting used bicycles to create an Earn a Bike program as a service project for the cycling community. This culminated in a project that awarded bikes and helmets to thirty East Cleveland children, but ended when key volunteers moved out of the area.
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			In early 2001, two of the organizers of that effort returned to Cleveland and joined with several other concerned cyclists in creating a bike-recycling and education project that began with an Earn a Bike program in a small garage behind the Arrupe Community Center of St. Ignatius High School in the Ohio City neighborhood. For the next two cycling seasons, three of this original group would help area children twice a week to earn donated used bikes by learning to repair them, and riding together to learn safe cycling skills.

			In the fall of 2002 the Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC) was incorporated, and secured donation of a storefront on Lorain Avenue where it could expand this Earn A Bike program, renovate and sell surplus bikes to help cover expenses, and attract additional volunteers with an adult membership program that offered bike repair classes and shop use to the public. At this time OCBC also began to present Earn A Bike programs at schools and recreation centers as a fee service, and organized larger bike rides as fundraising events and for others, including the City of Cleveland. Being unsuccessful securing start-up grant funding, the organization operated entirely with volunteer labor, primarily from two of the founding members, one of whom began volunteering full-time in the beginning of 2003.

			When the building on Lorain Avenue was sold in September 2003, the Co-op moved to its current, larger space in the Flats, where less street traffic greatly facilitated group riding, and a large amount of storage space eased management of the large volume of bicycle donations, now also coming from several area police departments.

			2004 was a pivotal year for the OCBC: it received a favorable determination of 501(c)(3) non-profit status from the IRS; was awarded its first significant grant from the George Gund Foundation; hosted a three-day cycling instructor certification seminar (training ten local cyclists to teach the League of American Bicyclists “Bicycle Drivers' Ed” curriculum); and began teaching this riding program to adults, as well as in its Earn A Bike program, and to summer camp groups.

			In 2005 the OCBC's full-time volunteer director was joined by a new member with extensive computer skills, who automated the membership program's volunteer-credit accounting system, overhauled the website, and began the group's transition from a volunteer co-op to an employee-staffed organization.

			Before the cycling season began in 2006, the co-op completed a strategic planning process which re-structured the Earn A Bike program, streamlined the membership program, revised retail hours, and instituted a freewill-donation basis for its fund-raising events; freeing staff time for administrative work while improving services to members and the public. In the spring, bike education courses were presented to 400 children at Cleveland schools through a contract with the Steps to a Healthier Cleveland program, which was re-awarded and expanded in the fall.

			The OCBC now has three full-time staff and over 150 adult members, about thirty of whom are regular volunteers, who, in 2006 alone, have rehabilitated more than five hundred bicycles, and diverted from the waste stream about five tons of steel and aluminum.

	== Services Offered ==		== Services Offered ==
	<!-- Tell us a little more about the services you offer. -->http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=50		<!-- Tell us a little more about the services you offer. -->http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=50

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-The OCBC is a non-profit, volunteer-driven cooperative bicycle education center. Our Earn a Bike program takes donations of used bikes and helps kids earn one for themselves while they learn bike repair and safe cycling. Surplus bikes are fully refurbished for sale to support the program. For adults, we offer repair classes as well as the [[League of American Bicyclists']] [[BikeEd]] program.
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