Volunteers Needed: Going Places To Give 630 Custom Bikes, Locks, Helmets, & Bike Pumps to Kids in November

UPDATE: New dates for the bike builds and bike reveals have been announced. The post below reflects those dates.

Going Places will be the surprising 630 children that attend Goodwin Elementary and Minnie Hughes Elementary with a new, custom bike, lock, helmet, and bike pump on November 6th (Goodwin) and November 9th (Minnie Hughes). Going Places needs volunteers to help build all of the bikes, load them into semi trucks, and to help at the bike reveals. 

This years’ bikes have an extra special meaning. Named, “The Memory” (above) in honor of Going Places’ friends and supporters, David Aylor and Lauren Coleman who both passed away this year. Going Places chose the color yellow to represent sunflowers, Lauren’s favorite flower.

At the bike builds: 

• WHEN: Nov 29th, 30th, Dec 1st, 10am-6pm
• WHERE: Bintelli Warehouse (not their store), 6900 Weber Blvd., Ladson
• 40 volunteers per 2-hr. time slot, may sign up for more than 1 time slot
• Bring a folding table to build on if you have one (Going Places has some if you don’t)

At the bike reveals: 

• WHERE: Goodwin Elementary, 5501 Dorchester Rd., North Charleston
  • WHEN: Dec. 4th
  • TIME: volunteers arrive at 9 am, reveal at 10:30 am, distribution to parents at 11 am – 6 pm
• WHERE: Minnie Hughes Elementary, 8548 Willtown Rd., Hollywood
  • WHEN: Dec. 8th
  • TIME: volunteers arrive at 9 am, reveal at 10 am, distribution to parents at 10:30 am – 6 pm
• 80 volunteers are needed to help unload all bikes, locks, helmets, and bike pumps off of the semi trucks and set up the bikes under the big tarps for the surprise bike reveals
• DJ Natty Heavy and DJ Scott Sain will provide music
• Going Places and volunteers will remain at the school until the end of the day as parents come and check-out their child’s bike
• lunch will be provided for the staff and volunteers
• Biggby Coffee will provide coffee for volunteers

Interested parties can register to volunteer for all events here: https://goingplacesnonprofit.charityproud.org/VolunteerRegistration/Index/5584 

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