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Thank You

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The staff of Recycle-A-Bicycle and Transportation Alternatives would like to express its gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for helping to make the first two years of our project a reality.

Appendix II: Forms and Materials

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Appendix II - Forms and Materials used by RAB [PDF, 1 MB] (Shop rules, Final Quiz, Forms, Signs)

Appendix I - Financial and administrative information

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(Job descriptions, RAB project budget, Tool order lists)

Recycle-a-Bicycle Job Descriptions

Recycle-a-Bicycle Budget

Resource Directory & Bibliography

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A listing of other projects in North America

Last Words

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You've decided to take on a project that works with children. Not only that, the success of the project depends on them. If you haven't done it before, you're going to find that the kids are going to constantly irritate, embarrass, disappoint, and infuriate you. At the same time, they will also charm, amuse, surprise, and impress you.

Safety, Quality Control, and Liability

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(Protecting participants, Protecting bicycle recipients)

Finding the Funds

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(State and local government, Foundations, Corporate sponsors, Private donors, Special events, Educational fees)

Public Relations

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(Recruiting children, Recruiting volunteers, Publicity materials)
Recruiting Children

Curriculum Content

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(Structuring your courses, Advanced work, Evaluating the work, Class size and time frame, Tricks and Gimmicks)

Content

The Bicycle Collection Network

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(Where they are, What you'll get, How to get 'em? Where they go, Reuse and recycling)

Where They Are

Nuts and Bolts

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(The Workshop, Organization and storage, Selecting tools, Supplies, Suppliers, The Dirty Work, Atmosphere, The Office)

Staffing

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(The Director, The Instructor/Head Mechanic, Other staff, Volunteers, The kids, Training programs)

Organizational Structure

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(Going it Alone, Organizational and Community Alliances)
Going it alone

Project Definition

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Start by clearly defining the goals of your project. The beauty of bicycle education projects is the versatility of the concept. Depending on the ultimate mission of your organization, your project may focus its attention on one or more of the following areas:

Introduction & Recycle-A-Bicycle: The New York Model

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(Washington Heights, East Harlem, Brooklyn 1 & 2)

Preface

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by Ruth Messenger, Manhattan

Preface

Laying the Foundation

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(Where are you coming from? The components of a project)

The Authors

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The Authors

Karen Overton was born in Arlington, Massachusetts but spent her childhood in the Syracuse area of New York State. Karen has a life-long interest in the Third World that began when she was a high school exchange student in Brazil. She has an undergraduate degree in Latin American and Carib- bean studies and a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning. Both degrees were realized at The State University of New York at Albany. Karen lived in Mozambique for one year as the director of Bikes for Africa, a program of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. After returning to the U.S. she settled in New York City and became a staff member of Transportation Alternatives. Since moving away from home, Karen's primary mode of transportation has been the bicycle.