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Working Bikes : ウィキペディア英語版 | Working Bikes
Working Bikes Cooperative is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3 volunteer-driven organization based in Chicago, IL that aims to divert bicycles from the waste stream and put them to use in Chicago and abroad. It operates a warehouse, shipping center, repair shop and retail outlet from its location in the Pilsen neighborhood. Working Bikes mission is to provide bicycles to charity organizations in the Chicago area to benefit youth, transitioning homeless and refugees as well as to ship bicycles to the Gulf Coast and around the world. Each year Working Bikes gives away approximately 5,000 bikes.〔 To date Working Bikes has distributed over 50,000 bikes. ==Background== Working Bikes was started by Lee Ravenscroft simply by collecting old discarded bikes and fixing them up.〔 Later he intercepted bikes being hauled by 'metal scrappers' on their way to recycling centers. From there Working Bikes has grown from a one man garage operation to its first location at 927 & 1125 (the warehouse & storefront, respectively) S. Western Avenue to its current home of a three floor 20,000 square feet warehouse at 2434 S. Western Avenue.〔
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