Get Involved

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Bikes Not Bombs simply couldn't function without our tremendous volunteer support! Volunteers earn credit by the hour, which can be cashed in for used parts, frames, or even whole bikes. Join our volunteer email list and we'll keep you updated with opportunities as they roll around! To join the email list, or for more info on volunteering, contact Jeremy Hanson, 617-522-0222,

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Wednesday Volunteer Nights
Get your hands dirty with a wrench, flattening bikes to prepare them for international shipment, stripping bikes for parts, or sorting used parts. Or, help our office staff with database updates or mailings. Anyone is welcome to drop in to the Bikes Not Bombs Hub between 7pm and 10pm, on every Wednesday night (barring special events and holidays). A supervisor will show you what to do, and no experience is required.

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Office Volunteering
Help us send letters to our supporters and record information in our database. Help with mailings, do web research, and answer email. Wednesday nights 7-10pm, or daytime to early evening hours during the week. Contact Jeremy Hanson at or 617-522-0222.

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Web / Computer / IT volunteering
Are you a web developer? Designer? Computer programmer? Sysadmin? Network technician? Hardware hobyist? You don't have to be an expert. We have a volunteer run tech-team, and chances are good that we'll be able to find a way to plug you some how. We work on things like: public website with Drupal, internal wiki with MediaWiki, people database with CiviCRM, data-conversion scripts Ruby, web server administration, desktop computer troubleshooting (mostly OSX), computer hardware, network issues, etc. Contact Sean Madsen at or 617-283-6304.

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Graphic Design, Illustration
Contact Jasmine Laietmark at or 617-522-0222.

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International Bike Shipments
Come help load a 40-foot container with bicycles and parts to send overseas. Nine or ten times a year we bring in lots of volunteers for most of a weekend day to do this.Join our email list to get the announcements, or check the Events list on our homepage.

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Help Teach in the Youth Programs
We'll give you a full course in bike mechanics, and then you will help teach young people to rebuild and earn a bike to be their own! Go on fun rides and teach safe riding and environmental issues. Female and male volunteers needed. Spanish language skills or youth-work experience are helpful, but no experience required. This course starts again January 2010. Read more.

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Community Outreach
Choose some shops and community/social centers in your neighborhood, or places at your school, and put up posters and drop off newsletters or brochures for our Bike-A-Thon, youth programs, or special events!

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Drop-off Points for Bike Donations
If you are outside of Boston proper, you can make it easier for distant folks to donate bikes to us by opening up your extra storage space. We'll route donors in your area to you. When you build up a van-load or more of bikes, you can transport them to us, or we'll find another volunteer to do it.

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Van and Truck Drivers
We need drivers who will pick up bikes from donors on a very occasional basis and bring them to us. We also need transport for special events like the Bike-A-Thon. Or, become our Recycling Volunteer by dealing with the paper, plastic, and aluminum recycling in our Center.

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Setup a Bike Drive
Maybe you want to collect bikes in your area or from a specific group, through your school, community group, church, etc. Contact Steve Bosco to discuss, at .

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Are You a Bike Mechanic?
We can use your help on Wednesday nights, at Tool Time, or helping teach mechanics job skills in our Vocational Training program, which happens every January-March. Email , or call 617-522-0222.

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Special Skills
Carpentry, photography, videography, and all sorts of other special skills can be useful. Tell us about yourself!

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