{"id":2877,"date":"2020-10-16T17:24:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T22:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2020-12-14T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:28:25","slug":"holiday-bike-building-at-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.car-free.org\/lvcat\/holiday-bike-building-at-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Bike Building at CAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to help build bikes for children this holiday season? CAT&#8217;s fourth annual event is a great chance to learn and practice bike mechanic skills and to give back to the community.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal for 2020 is to refurbish 75 bicycles for children ages 3-12.\u00a0\u00a0Volunteer bike build sessions are by sign-up for the following time slots from October 1 through December 30, 2020:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesdays 1-4pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursdays 1-7pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturdays 11am-2pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are interested to volunteer now through the end of December, please email cat@lvcat.org, or call 610-954-5744. We especially welcome parents in search of a children&#8217;s bicycle to sign up and build a bike yourself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/calendar\/\">View the CAT calendar to see scheduled staff mechanics and volunteers<\/a> (click on calendar items for details).<\/p>\n<p>To practice COVID precautions, we are limiting each session to three (3) volunteers plus a CAT staff member. Masks are required to be worn.<\/p>\n<p>If you know of any families or organizations that support families in need, they can contact CAT to be recipients of refurbished bikes.<\/p>\n<p>News stories about our holiday bikes program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnonline.com\/20201210\/cat-offers-free-bikes-for-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.tnonline.com\/20201210\/cat-offers-free-bikes-for-christmas\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/blogs\/northampton\/local-shop-offers-wheelie-good-christmas-gifts-to-those-in-need\/\">https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/blogs\/northampton\/local-shop-offers-wheelie-good-christmas-gifts-to-those-in-need\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/mc-pictures-bikes-for-the-holidays-20191205-6y7vadmqzbhujlrwuafjybd4v4-photogallery.html\">https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/mc-pictures-bikes-for-the-holidays-20191205-6y7vadmqzbhujlrwuafjybd4v4-photogallery.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/bethlehem\/mc-nws-holiday-bikes-for-kids-20171221-story.html\">https:\/\/www.mcall.com\/news\/local\/mc-pictures-holiday-bicycles-given-to-families-in-need-20171221-photogallery.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/lehighvalley\/video-bethlehem-bike-give-away-program\/article_0aaba116-35bb-5ca5-9554-7eaa64be5345.html\">https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/lehighvalley\/video-bethlehem-bike-give-away-program\/article_0aaba116-35bb-5ca5-9554-7eaa64be5345.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/lehighvalley\/bethlehem-charity-refurbishes-bikes-to-give-back-to-community\/article_c457a4e0-2e9d-11eb-83a8-0bdcaef5fc2e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/lehighvalley\/bethlehem-charity-refurbishes-bikes-to-give-back-to-community\/article_c457a4e0-2e9d-11eb-83a8-0bdcaef5fc2e.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2882 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lvcat.org\/lvcat\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191219_130104-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.car-free.org\/lvcat\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191219_130104-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.car-free.org\/lvcat\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191219_130104-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.car-free.org\/lvcat\/wp-content\/uploads\/20191219_130104-rotated.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to help build bikes for children this holiday season? 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