Bicycles that are no longer being used by some can make a big difference for others. The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s annual Bicycle Donation Drive from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, will make it easy to donate previously owned bikes and ensure they will have a continued impact. Bikes will be collected, rain or shine, outside of the Montgomery County Council Office Building Garage at East Jefferson and Monroe Street in Rockville.
Bicycles should be in good working condition or in need of only minor repairs. Rockville Bike Hub volunteers will refurbish the bikes and MCDOT will place them with low-income children and adults in the County through the MCDOT Bike Match Program or through the Rockville Terrific Kids program.
“Since the program began in June 2020, our Bike Match program has received about 850 bike requests, and we have placed over 600 donated bikes,” said MCDOT Director Chris Conklin. “However, that still leaves a need for over 200 bikes in just that program. We are hoping to be able to collect enough bikes to fulfill all of these requests.”
The bike donation event also will be accepting donations by check. Checks can be made out to the Rockville Bike Hub and left with staff at the donation site. Donations are tax-deductible.
For more information about the bike donation event, visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-dir/BikeDrive.html.
