Northern California - fyi - San Jose Chamber of Commerce seeking donations of childrens bikes and equipment

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johnny99

12-31-08, 08:11 PM

Bikes and safety equipment will be donated to the children of farm workers in southern Santa Clara County.

More info in this Mercury-News article: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11346387

For more information on donating to the Greater San Jose Hispanic Chamber of Commerce toy and bicycle drive, call (408) 494-0296 or (925) 685-7746.

Dchiefransom

01-02-09, 02:41 PM

They're still stuck on about 50 bikes, that I saw, but the phone is ringing constantly. I didn't have a bike, but went down to donate. They'll probably use that to buy helmets. I saw 20" bikes at WalMart with coaster brakes for $29, and slightly nicer boys and girls bikes in that size for $43.88. I looked at ones with coaster brakes since there's less to adjust.
I mentioned to the guy that maybe they could get a discount from WalMart if they got donations and bought a number of bikes/helmets.
The place is in the Entrepeneur Building on the southeast corner of Market and W Santa Clara. If your kids are older drop by today and get rid of that bike that's collecting dust in the garage, but still works.