We just grin and bear all the crappy donations, in order to get those precious few decent bicycles. <br>We have a good rapport with our cycling community and don&#39;t want to cause any ire concerning<br>donations; cash bikes and memberships are our lifeblood. <br>
<br>One thing we&#39;ve incorporated into our model is to have unskilled volunteers break down bicycles<br>for scrap metal into aluminum and steel. We then have someone take it to the recycling place. <br><br>We don&#39;t really make any money from it for all that effort, but it&#39;s better than drowning in a sea<br>
of Huffys and Roadmasters. Also, our unskilled volunteers get wrenching experience without<br>the pressure of screwing up working bikes. <br><br>Best, <br>Leslie <br>Durham Bike Co-op <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Andrew Burnell <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:aburnell@gwi.net" target="_blank">aburnell@gwi.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Hi All, <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">We have been inundated with bicycle donations lately and looking for some guidance: Does your shop require/ask that a cash donation be made with each bicycle donation?  We have never asked for cash donations on top of bike donations, but we’ve noticed that often times people are using us as a city dump instead of a shop.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">On another note, here are links to our volunteer blog and SlideShare account.  I hope they are of assistance to your respected programs.  Feel free to comment or make recommendations…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://communitybicyclecenter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://communitybicyclecenter.blogspot.com/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/documents" target="_blank">http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/documents</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Andrew<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN">Andrew Burnell, Volunteer and Program Director</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN">Community Bicycle Center</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN">Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford, ME 04005</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN">Mail: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN"><a href="tel:207-282-9700" value="+12072829700" target="_blank">207-282-9700</a> (shop)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.communitybike.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;font-weight:normal">www.communitybike.net</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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