110 New Bikes!

11o Bikes

That is not a typo. That is the power of the Rummel Creek Elementary PTA network. I watched with amazement as the flurry of emails were passed around. It was like the 1970’s Faberge Shampoo commercial where, “and they will tell two friends….” We picked up 7 bikes before the event, and then they just kept coming on Saturday, 15JAN11. The partnership with the Rummel Creek PTA is a good lesson in networking, timing, and relationship building. These lessons will be shared in our organizational meeting later this month, and detailed later in the summary.

We got two bikes from a reader of the Houston Examiner article referenced last month!

Now to the important point—inventory management. Jeff Stones, Taylor Benson, and I are assessing the current inventory and making plans for our Saturday, 22JAN11 workday from 2-4pm. We will have the parts we need for many of the bikes, but we need volunteers to help in the following ways:

1) Mechanics—We will process the easy bikes to fix first. You don’t have to be a pro mechanic. If you can turn a wrench, we can have you changing tires/tubes, seats, and handbar grips in no time. This is a great family activity, as testified by Sarah Tyler and her kids. It is a great opportunity for youth to learn basic bicycle maintenance.

2) Washing / Lubing—A great kids activity, and those that don't like grease.

3) Transportation - Delivery to our partners needs to happen before Saturday, 22JAN11.

4) New Partner Charities—If you want to help interview potential partner charities, please call John Malget, Associate Minister at 713.789.0060 or
revjmalget@earthlink.net.

We will have our first organizational meeting on 27JAN11 at 7:30pm at the church. We will be discussing our 2011 goals and various focused efforts that will help us reach more needs in the community. Come join us!

Pay it Forward

David
James 2:18