Friends of the Parks to
Host Community Bike & Trike Exchange on May 3
Event to Benefit Park
Ridge Park District’s “100 Trees” Program
Whole Foods 5%
Donation Day Generates Nearly $2,800 toward Effort
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Park
Ridge, IL – April 28, 2014
– Park Ridge residents have new incentives to clean out their garages and
donate their used bicycles and tricycles.
On Saturday, May 3, the Park Ridge Friends of the Parks (PRFP) will conduct a used
Bike & Trike Exchange at the Maine Park Leisure Center (2701 Sibley Ave.) as
part of local Earth Day Fair activities.
In addition to being
tax-deductible and promoting re-use and community bicycling, donations will benefit
the Park Ridge Park District's “100 Trees for 100 Years” Fund and entitle donors to a 10% discount on the purchase of
another used bike at the Exchange.
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Donations can be made at
various levels, including: $100 Copper; $250
Silver; $500 Gold and $1000+ Special Recognition. Donors will be recognized with a
custom-inscribed copper-, silver- or gold-toned "leaf" on the
"100 Trees" display in a prominent Park District location.
Sponsors Joining the Effort
On Thursday, April 17, the Park
Ridge Whole Foods (225 W. Touhy Ave.) supported the 100 Trees
initiative by donating 5% of all net sales for that day,
resulting in a total of nearly $2,800.
Marty’s
Bike Shop (623 E. Devon Ave.) is
providing an in-kind sponsorship to perform minor repair work on some donated
bikes before the sale.
Drop-Off Schedule and Early Bird Shopping
Bike donors can take advantage
of early bird VIP shopping from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. before sales open to the
general public from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The donation drop-off schedule at Maine Park Leisure Center
includes: Thursday, May 1 from 1:00-7:00 p.m.; Friday, May 2 from 2:00- 6:00 p.m.;
and, for Saturday, May 3 from 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. All
bikes and trikes will be sold as-is, with all sales and donations being final.
Unsold
items will be donated to Working
Bikes, an organization that rescues discarded
bicycles and gives them new life by redistributing them as tools of empowerment in local and global communities.
About the Park Ridge Friends of the Parks
Park Ridge Friends of the Park is a
501(c)3 organization under Internal Revenue Service Guidelines and donations are
tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. The PRFP supports the Park Ridge
Park District’s mission and a variety of its recreational and conservation
projects and programs. Learn more at www.prfriendsoftheparks.org.
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