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#PortlandMaine - Love bikes? Learn how to fix them! VOLUNTEER!
#PortlandGearHub
"It’s a new season and we have new volunteer opportunities for you to consider:
"Join us to work collaboratively with staff and experienced volunteers to process, recycle and fix incoming #BikeDonations! The bikes we fix contribute to the #BikesForAllMainers, Kids Bike Parties, and other programs. All sessions are open to beginners, and people of all skill levels.
Location: The spring & summer volunteer sessions take place at the at 155 Washington Ave, Portland, Maine.
Time: Sessions are from 11am – 1pm, available 2x/week:
Every Thursday & Saturday
Activities: Volunteer activities change based on the season, see below for details:
- Spring, summer & early fall volunteers work outside in the volunteer patio at 155 Washington Ave, and either dissemble bikes to salvage parts or fix kids bikes, single speed coaster brake bikes, for Kids Bike Party programs.
- Late fall & winter, volunteers work with staff at the Bike School to fix bikes that will be given away in our Bikes for All Mainers Program. Each session will focus on a specific area or part of the bike, and together volunteers will learn how to assess and fix it."
FMI (and to register to volunteer):
https://portlandgearhub.org/support/
#Bicycles #BicycleRepair #RepairHub #SolarPunkSunday
#PortlandGearHub
"It’s a new season and we have new volunteer opportunities for you to consider:
"Join us to work collaboratively with staff and experienced volunteers to process, recycle and fix incoming #BikeDonations! The bikes we fix contribute to the #BikesForAllMainers, Kids Bike Parties, and other programs. All sessions are open to beginners, and people of all skill levels.
Location: The spring & summer volunteer sessions take place at the at 155 Washington Ave, Portland, Maine.
Time: Sessions are from 11am – 1pm, available 2x/week:
Every Thursday & Saturday
Activities: Volunteer activities change based on the season, see below for details:
- Spring, summer & early fall volunteers work outside in the volunteer patio at 155 Washington Ave, and either dissemble bikes to salvage parts or fix kids bikes, single speed coaster brake bikes, for Kids Bike Party programs.
- Late fall & winter, volunteers work with staff at the Bike School to fix bikes that will be given away in our Bikes for All Mainers Program. Each session will focus on a specific area or part of the bike, and together volunteers will learn how to assess and fix it."
FMI (and to register to volunteer):
https://portlandgearhub.org/support/
#Bicycles #BicycleRepair #RepairHub #SolarPunkSunday
Volunteer Opportunities | Portland Gear Hub | Portland Maine
Volunteers help us process donations, build bikes, sort skis, as well as build our retail space. In exchange you can learn basic bike and gear repair skillsPortland Gear Hub
Research published in Lancet Oncology concludes that in the poorest areas, the risk of dying from #cancer is more than 70% higher than in the wealthiest areas.
The key to the difference is lifestyle changes, with giving up #smoking is a key shift; but of course, especially in poorer areas services to aid giving up #cigarettes has been hit by funding cuts.
Equally, getting fit also isn't cheap; from #bicycles to #gyms, if you have no money fitness aids are out of reach
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/11/risk-of-dying-from-cancer-in-england-varies-hugely-between-regions-say-scientists
The key to the difference is lifestyle changes, with giving up #smoking is a key shift; but of course, especially in poorer areas services to aid giving up #cigarettes has been hit by funding cuts.
Equally, getting fit also isn't cheap; from #bicycles to #gyms, if you have no money fitness aids are out of reach
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/11/risk-of-dying-from-cancer-in-england-varies-hugely-between-regions-say-scientists