John – I did not use your hours – but what you can interpolate from ours to yours  -  Ross

Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, Pa

Shop is located in disadvantaged neighborhood

SUMMER

Mon 12 – 4    usually 10 people waiting outside when we open in good weather and line stays that way till close ( 30 to 40 people served )

Tues 5-8      but we stay till 9 or 10 to finish the crowd – usually 20 people waiting outside in good weather ( 40 + people served )

Sat 9-12 (limited staff in summer at shop  – guess 10 people served in summer )

But we run mobile shops on Saturdays – hence big mobile trailer ( garden shed on wheels ) goes to other disadvantaged areas and other mechanics using their personal vehicles go to separate block parties – big trailer might service 40 + people – small events 10+ -- some weekends have 4 locations running simultaneously ( hence Saturday totals might be 40 to 80 people served )

FALL

Shop numbers of walk ins drops by 50 to 70 % - but volunteers increase and we build Christmas bikes like elves on steroids ( we use a lot of half way house volunteers to build those bikes – they love it )

Plus usually a weekly class of student from an at risk school (6-8 students)

And art students come in to take stuff whenever

WINTER

Walk ins average 5 a shift in the worst weather because we are free and they need bikes to get to work even in the snow

SPRING

Similar to Fall

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We have always counted bike given away – 1300 last year – includes bikes built by new owner, Christmas bikes built by us and bikes sent over seas

And we are trying to keep metrics of volunteer hours, repairs, bike given, etc. – but it’s tough to get a handle on because we are real free flowing

We have 40-50 key holders to the building – hence stuff happens that I can only guess at

( I may bring in trailer loads of bikes everyday and I will find a 75 year old volunteer working with Nepalese immigrants everyday – and he never logs his hours or bikes – and obviously I cannot chew him out because his heart is the heart of what we do )

Hope this helps -  call 717-571-2008 or if you are ever in town – call and take a tour of the mess

Ross Willard

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