Contact Marty if you have any questions. St. Mark's will hold its next collection in the spring of 2026. Please save your bikes; they will be recycled and productively reused.
During April, St. Mark's special offering supported Bikes for the World (B4W).
On Saturday, May 10, St. Mark's held their 2025 Bike Collection. Thanks to all the volunteers and donors that made the event a success. 58+ bikes were collected; between the bike donors and St. Mark's April special collection for Bikes for the World, more than $900 was donated to B4W.
Approximately 20 members of St. Mark's pitched in and prepared the bikes for their ultimate journey to recipient organizations around the world.
On our collection day, St. Mark's volunteers accepted donated bikes, completed receipts, and “flattened” the bikes by lowering the seats and handlebars and removing the pedals, so that shipping containers can be optimally filled.
Since 2005, Bikes for the World has provided more than 200,000 bikes. B4W has delivered 400+ containers to 32 countries, supporting 114 projects around the world, including the US. Funds collected help defray the shipping costs which is the primary expense. B4W is a small (tiny!) non-profit organization that depends on collections held by churches, youth organizations, and community clubs.
The bikes serve as family vehicles that get kids to school, transport goods to market, and shorten commutes to farm fields and urban jobs. Often a single bike is used by 4-6 people, greatly expanding one bike's impact.
For more information about Bikes for the World and to learn how your old bike could help someone in the world get to work, school, or health services, visit Bikes for the World.
Contact Marty if you have any questions. St. Mark's will hold its next collection in the spring of 2026. Please save your bikes; they will be recycled and productively reused.