Together, this year we:

• Set participation records, providing fun, safe mountain biking experiences to 733 underserved youth participants on 105 outings   
• Gave over 300 kids with adult-type problems in residential programs for abused and troubled youth the chance to just be a kid for a day, having fun on a bike
• Established three after school Bike Club program sites this fall, teaching repair skills and bike ownership to urban youth
  
• Refurbished and awarded over 45 donated bikes to Club grads and Urban Peak youth, keeping them out of land fills and into the hands of children without one

My wife will agree with a knowing smirk, my brain is wired for concrete concepts and analytical decision-making.  I usually dismiss examples of fate, karma, or divine will as mere examples of coincidence or the wishful thinking of the self-deceiving, cherry picking convenient, unrelated occurrences from our random, disjoined universe.   Yes, I find it an amusing coincidence that TFKD happens to be one perfect example of the star-aligning, cosmic karma that I flatly disavow.  Right out of the blocks of the TFKD revival process and continuing in almost rhythmic waves of benevolence this year, people with just the right resources have found TFKD at just the perfect moment.  Ding, RE:  "I found your web site, disaster averted. "  "I'd like to introduce myself; I'm Problem H. Solved. "  Ring, Ring: "Hello. Yes, Mr. Door-of-new-possibilities, I can meet today. " Leading TFKD has been all too easy thanks to the omnipotent angels in the sky. 
 
I'm not sure what I was thinking, but that first summer I started booking rides, before I had enough bikes or a way to transport more than four bikes.  Ok, there's a ride tomorrow....no truck. No volunteer. Hey angels, cue the savoir.  
 
Enter Rob Sears, super-nice guy with a pick-up truck. Click here to continue Reading about Rob.

The TFKD "Bike Club" program teaches students basic bike maintenance skills and promotes safe, regular cycling in their own urban neighborhoods.  Come join the fun on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday and help students learn the art and skill of bicycle repair and support members' efforts to earn a bike of their own.

Bike Club Schedule:

Tuesdays from 5pm to 7pm at the TFKD Shop with Friends of Youth

Wednesdays from 3 pm to 5pm at Casey Middle School in Boulder

Thursdays at the Denver School for International Studies from 2:45 to 5pm.     We have 9 club members signed up this session! Help!


Volunteer Shop Night: Nov. 19th from 5:30 pm to 8 pm
We have several off-season projects, including over-hauling ten program bike and doing a serious reorganization of our shop space.  Please join us for any part of this volunteer work night.

Please take a look at the schedule and if a date might work for you to volunteer, please contact Andy or use our new volunteer sign up form!
Andy Brannon:  303-919-4259, abrannon@tripsforkidsdenver.org