[dc-critmass-list] Shaw EcoVillage’s Chain Reaction Adult Bike Class/Other Info

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1.	BICYCLE REPAIR CLASSES FOR ADULTS
2.	CHAIN REACTION WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
3.	USED BIKES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
4.	VOLUNTEER NIGHTS CONTINUE...
5.	SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER NEEDED

BICYCLE REPAIR CLASSES FOR ADULTS

This Basic Bike Repair course follows the Park Tool-School curriculum, with 
six
sessions:

	Jan 6:  Tubes and Tires: learn the pro's tricks for fixing flats.
  	Jan 13: Drive-train Removal, Cleaning, and Installation.
  	Jan 20: All About Brakes.
  	Jan 27: Adjusting Shifters, Derailleurs, and Gears.
  	Feb 3:  Adjusting and Overhauling Ball Bearing Systems.
  	Feb 10: The Science and Art of Wheel Truing.

Classes run from 7pm to 9pm.  The class size is small so students get lots 
of individual attention.

The full six week course costs $90 and includes a folding allen tool, patch
kit and tire levers -- or you can take just one class for $20.

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED, so sign up now. Email: sev.noelpetrie at verizon.net
Phone: (202) 265-2019.

CHAIN REACTION WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS
The shop will be closed from Dec. 21 through Jan. 5, when we will resume our
regular winter hours: W/Th/F 1pm - 6pm and Saturday 10am - 4pm.

USED BIKES ARE AVAILABLE NOW
Now we have bicycles available for sale every day!  Come check out the 
selection. Call David at 202.265.0179 for details.

VOLUNTEER NIGHTS CONTINUE...
Wednesday nights, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, you can find dedicated Chain
Reactions volunteers organizing the shop and refurbishing bikes.  Sounds
like fun, right?  If it’s your first time, join us at 6:30 for volunteer
orientation.  As a bonus, volunteers earn time to work on their own bikes in
our repair stands or take repair classes for free. Call David for more
information 202.265.0179.

SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Chain Reaction needs a Spanish-speaking person to assist with our Earn-A-
Bike (EAB) program starting Monday, January 26 and ending Monday, March 1.  
This person would assist 2 teenage ESL students through Chain Reaction's 
EAB Lessons. No bike skills needed.

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The Shaw EcoVillage Project, a community based 501(c)(3), engages young 
people in making their neighborhoods cleaner, greener and more livable.   
Shaw EcoVillage has two main goals, to develop leadership skills and job 
readiness in young people, and foster the growth of expertise in 
environmental stewardship, smart growth and equitable development on the 
local level.  We accomplish this through two programs, the EcoDesign Corps 
and Chain Reaction.  

In EcoDesign Corps, high-school students, ages 14 – 19, design and 
implement projects that make the Shaw and nearby neighborhoods of 
Washington, DC cleaner, greener and more livable for all residents.   
Students participate in internships and fellowships where they apply their 
critical thinking skills to solve real-life community issues.  Participants 
focus on issues of :  Clean Water, Air and Land · Community Pride and 
Identity · Health and Wellness · Equitable Development · Public Space · 
Transportation

Chain Reaction educates young people about the role of the bicycle in 
sustainable communities and provides the residents of Shaw with safe, 
affordable, and pollution-free transportation.  Chain Reaction trains 
youth, ages 9-19, in bicycle mechanics and safe riding skills through 
educational programs; and provides job training and promotes bikes as 
affordable, healthy transportation in its community bike shop.  Our 
programs provide young people with invaluable professional skills including 
project research, problem solving, consensus building, action planning, 
implementation, evaluation and presentation.

For more information please contact us at: Shaw EcoVillage, 1701 6th St., 
NW, Washington, DC 20001, phone: 202.265.2019 or 202.265.8899, fax: 202. 
265.2842, email: sev.noelpetrie at verizon.net , web: www.shawecovillage.com

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1701 6th Street, NW * Washington, DC 20001 * 202.265.8899 * 
www.shawecovillage.com
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