Another surprise ready for Christmas day….
A beautiful bike…. ready to go
where the bikes are – find a star
each star represents a bike or funding for a bike delivered, two countries so far. Click to enlarge
a blessing received
Today we received our first donation. Can’t wait to go looking for another bike for someone.
My Christmas just keeps getting better and better.
foundationary thoughts
Some thoughts on the foundation:
( Possible ) Mission Statement: To put new or gently used bicycles into the hands of children who need them.
Questions:
How to discern good candidates for bicycles, do we need two references ?
We would like to be totally transparent with finances on the web page – post our finances in public
Is 90% of funding toward bicycles sustainable ?
Should we do a fund raiser? What ?
Should we deliver bikes whenever we have funding, or pick a spring/summer date and a winter/Christmas date
How can we do business, should we find local bike shops – try to get a value from a vendor
Never borrow money, just wait if we fall short
Stay people focused
What are realistic goals
year one was three bikes financed by us
should our five year goal be fifteen bikes, 100 bikes, 1,000 bikes
Do we have any liability – how do we manage that, do we need to add helmets to go with the bikes ?
Can we do T-shirts for volunteers who donate a bike and send a picture
Things to get:
Bank Account ( check )
Logo – ( need a new/improved )
Letterhead ( the State needs it to apply )
Register with the state
Register with the IRS for tax exempt
Lots of questions, still it’s fun to see if we can make it go.
Year 1
From an idea to international action:
We have three bikes lined up:
1) In Chicago
2) In Ontario Canada
3) In the US West
That’s our budget for this year – now we wait for Christmas.
Hopefully we will get a picture of the bike and the recipient and we will post those on the blog.
In the meantime we will work on a logo, tax free status, maybe T-shirts and a fund raiser.
For lifetime membership in the club, donate or give a bike where it is needed and send a picture.
God Bless
Bill and Jan Webb
getting bicycles to kids
This is the start of something big, or something small….
We ( Jan and I ) love bicycles and want to get new or gently used bikes to kids who need them.
This is a club, or a foundation that you can join. Give a kid a bike and send a picture. Or send a donation and we will find a kid and get a bike.
Here’s our logo, like our foundation it needs work… That’s OK cause this year at least three kids will get bikes for Christmas.
oops, I forgot the second wheel 🙂
Someday we may be tax exempt, but today we just want to help some kids.
Bill Webb Figurehead, 2wheels2kids
Jan Webb CEO, 2wheels2kids
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