• Updated August 9, 2010. 

Don't find a site?  Check back periodically for new events, visit the list of bike shop drop-off sites at the end of the list below, or write yvette(at)bikesfortheworld.org for other options (specifying your location...or better, the location of the bike!).

Note: $10/bike donation suggested to defray shipping to overseas charity partners.  Receipt provided for all material and cash donations.  BfW also accepts bike parts & accessories, operating portable sewing .achines, and cell phones. Collections take place rain or shine.  

Saturday, August 14, 9am - 1pm BfW Quarterly Collection in Hagerstown.  Across from the Dept. of Public Works:  51 W. Memorial Blvd.  Hagerstown, MD  21740.  For info call Phil Ruth at 301.573.8212

BfW Fall Schedule is also now available in Google Calendar format. 

Saturday September 11 

     MD:  St John's Catholic Church/St. John's United Methodist Presbyterian Church
     Where:  10431 Twin Rivers Rd, Columbia MD
     When:  9am - 1pm
     Contact:  Thomas McCarthy: thomas.mccarthy(at)raymondjames.com or 301.774.7069

     VA: City of Falls Church Recycling Office Collection
     Where:  217 Gordon Rd, Falls Church VA  22046
     When:  9am - 2pm
     Contact:  office(at)bikesfortheworld.org or 703.740.7856

     MD:  Bicycle Place Bicycle, Parts & Accessories Consignment Sale
     Where:  8313 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring MD  20910
     When:  10am - 2pm
     Contact:  office(at)bikesfortheworld.org or 703.740.7856

Wednesday September 15

     VA:  R4 Collection Day
     Where:  Reston Town Pavillion 11900 Market Street, Reston VA  20190
     When:  1pm - 4pm
     Contact:  office(at)bikesfortheworld.org or 703.740.7856

Saturday September 18

     MD:  REI Rockville *Eagle Scout Project BST #255*
     Where:  1701 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD  20852
     When:  12pm - 4pm
     Contact:  Ben Murphy:  301.576.0295

Sunday September 19

     VA:  REI Baileys Crossroads
     Where:  3509 Carlin Springs Road, Baileys Crossroads VA  22041
     When:  12pm - 4pm
     Contact:  office(at)bikesfortheworld.org or 703.740.7856

Saturday September 25

     PA:  Pennswood Village Residents Association w/ George School and Newtown Friends School
     Where:  1382 Newtown-Langhorne Rd, Newtown PA  18940
     When:  9am - 1pm
     Contact:  George Kurz:  ghkurz(at)comcast.net or 215.579.6974

     MD:  Potomac United Methodist Church
     Where:  10300 Falls Rd, Potomac MD  20854
     When:  9am - 12pm
     Contact:  John Sissala:  sissala(at)verizon.net or 301.340.8107

Saturday October 2

     MD: Emmanuel United Methodist Church
     Where:  10755 Scaggsville Rd, Laurel MD  20723
     When:  9am - 12pm
     Contact:  Perry Wilson:  perrywwilson(at)verizon.net

Saturday October 9

     VA:  St Mary of Sorrows Church www.stmaryofsorrows.org
     Where:  5222 Sideburn Road, Fairfax VA  22032
     When:  9am - 12pm
     Contact:  Linda Hansen:  lphansen(at)verizon.net

Saturday October 16

     VA:  ECARE: *Eagle Scout Project BST #647*
     Where:  Thomas Jefferson Middle School:  125 South Old Glebe Rd, Arlington VA  22204
     When:  8:30am - 3pm
     Contact:  Jonathan Carolla:  gnarolla82(at)gmail.com or 703.237.1937

Saturday October 23

     MD:  St James United Methodist Church *BST #555*
     Where:  12470 Old Frederick Road, Marriottsville MD 
     When:  9am - 12pm
     Contact:  Wayne Smith:  wayneasmith(at)gmail.com or 410.489.5486

     MD:  Knights of Columbus and St Paul's Catholic Community
     Where:  corner of Rt 108 and 124 Damascus MD
     When:  9am - 12pm
     Contact:  Gary Boughan:  kgeebou(at)msn.com or 301.922.9001

Sunday October 24

     MD:  Congregation Beth El
     Where:  8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda MD  20814
     When:  10am - 2pm
     Contact:  Richard Lieberman:  rdlieberman(at)comcast.net or 301.530.8123

Saturday October 30

     MD: St Mary's *Eagle Scout Project BST#1450*
     Where:  520 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville MD 20852
     When:  10am - 1pm
     Contact:  Matt Knobloch:  matt_knobloch_8_8(at)comcast.com or 301.294.8933

Sunday October 31

     MD: Temple Shalom
     Where:  8401 Grubb Road, Silver Spring MD  20910
     When:  10am - 11:30am
     Contact:  Julie Simon-Knoll:  jsimonknoll(at)gmail.com or 301.949.6902

Saturday November 6

     MD:  Bikes for the World Quarterly Collection in Hagerstown
     Where:  51 W Memorial Blvd, Hagerstown MD  21740
     When:  9am - 1pm
     Contact:  Phil Ruth: 301.573.8212

Saturday November 13

     VA:  Burgundy Farm Country Day School
     Where:  3700 Burgundy Road, Alexandria VA  22303
     When:  10am - 2pm
     Contact:  Doug Fishman:  doug(at)burgundyfarm.org or 703.960.3431

If you cannot find a convenient collection site or date, don't despair.  We will also accept individual drop-offs at volunteer homes in Arlington, Fairfax, Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, and Hagerstown MD.  Write info(at)bikesfortheworld.org for more info and state where you are/where you can bring a bike.

Bicycles may also be dropped off with a suggested $10 per bike donation for Bikes for the World at participating bicycle retailers listed below.  TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE BIKES, PLEASE TAPE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE BIKE, ALONG WITH A $10 PER BIKE DONATION (check preferred), AND CONFIRM WITH BIKE SHOP PERSONNEL THAT THIS IS A DONATION FOR BIKES FOR THE WORLD.  We will mail you a receipt upon pick-up, confirming we have received the bike.

• Bikes @ Vienna, 128-A Church St, Vienna VA 22180, 703-938-8900;
• Bob's Bike Shop, 19961 Fisher Ave, Poolesville MD 20837, 301-349-2453;
• City Bikes, 2501 Champlain St NW, Washington DC 20009; 202-265-1564.
• City Bikes, 8401 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase MD 20815, 301-652-1777;
• Haymarket Bicycles, 4414 Costello Way, Haymarket VA 20169, 703-754-1911;
• Oasis Bike Works, 10376 Main St, Fairfax VA 22030 (NEW LOCATION), 703-273-4051;
• Pedal Pushers, 546 Baltimore & Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park MD 21146, 410-544-2323;
• Race Pace Bicycles, 8450 Baltimore National Pike, Normandy Shopping Center, Ellicott City MD 21043, 410-461-7878;
• Race Pace Bicycles, 6925 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia MD 21045, 410-290-6880;
• Spokes Etc., 224 Maple Ave East (Rt 123), Vienna VA 22180, 703-281-2004; and
• Village Skis & Bikes, 12383 Dillingham Sq, Woodbridge, VA 22192 (on Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge) (703-730-0303). 

Bikes for the World is a sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), a 501 c 3 non-profit charity established in 1975. 

Past Collections.  Many thanks to close to 80 generous community organizations which sponsored collections in 2009, and those to date in 2010, contributing their ideas, labor, space, and credibility to supporting our efforts, helping us collect and ship/donate 8,950 bicycles over the course of 2009 and several hundred so far in 2010, and providing a valuable service to donors--putting their old bike to good use!--and to recipients overseas--who gain mobility and a greater chance to help themselves.

2010 collections YTD:

MARCH

• MOTHER SEATON PARISH  Germantown MD
• REI  Baileys Crossroads VA
• REI  Rockville MD
• ST. MARY'S CHURCH  Fredericksburg MD
• CARROLL CREEK ROTARY CLUB  Frederick MD

APRIL

• WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL  Washington DC
• THE BICYCLE PLACE 'swap'  Silver Spring  MD
• GEORGETOWN PREPARATORY SCHOOL  North Bethesda MD   *65 BIKES*
• 10947 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS at St Andrew the Apostle Church  Clifton VA  *110 BIKES*
• ECARE Arlington County Recycling Office  Arlington VA  *65 BIKES*
• ANN JACKSON AND FRIENDS at Pedal Pusher's  Severna Park  MD  *71 BIKES*
• WAKEFIELD & HAYMARKET BICYCLES  Haymarket  VA  *40 BIKES*
• SANDY SPRINGS FRIENDS SCHOOL  Sandy Springs  MD  *31 BIKES*
• ST. ALBAN'S  Washington DC  *28 BIKES*
• R4 COLLECTION DAY at Reston Town Center  Reston  VA  *23 BIKES*
• NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH  Bethesda  MD
• POTOMAC ROTARY CLUB and T.S. WOOTTON HS  Rockville  MD 
• OTTERBEIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH  Hagerstown MD  *243 BIKES*
• PAVE CREATIVE GROUP  Winston-Salem  NC  *66 BIKES*
• TEMPLE RODEF SHALOM  Falls Church VA
• CITY OF FALLS CHURCH RECYCLING OFFICE  Falls Church VA  *75 BIKES*
• ADAT SHALOM  Bethesda MD  *36 BIKES*

MAY

• GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH  Alexandria VA  *52 BIKES*
• TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Alexandria VA 
• LANDON SCHOOL Azalea Festival  Bethesda MD
• KEHILAT SHALOM  Gaithersburg MD  *33 BIKES*
• VILLAGE OF CHEVY CHASE and CC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL  Chevy Chase MD  *70 BIKES*
• FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH  Ellicott City MD 
• BISHOP O'CONNELL HS  Arlington VA 
• THE BIKE PLACE 'swap'  Silver Spring MD 
• WALDORF KIWANIS CLUB  Waldorf MD  *30 BIKES*
• OLNEY ROTARY CLUB & SHERWOOD HS  Sandy Spring MD  *59 BIKES* 
• COLVIN RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL  Vienna VA  *161 BIKES*
• SPRINGFEST at FAIR LAKES  Fairfax VA  *19 BIKES*
• BRET HARTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL  Cherry Hill NJ  *18 BIKES*
• THE POTOMAC SCHOOL  McLean VA  *62 BIKES*
• CUMBERLAND ROTARY CLUB  Cumberland MD  *175 BIKES*

JUNE

• WORLD BANK, INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK & IMF  Washington DC  *98 BIKES*
• ALICE DEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL  Washington DC  *46 BIKES*
• SOUTH RUN REC CENTER  Springfield VA  *33 BIKES*
• LE CIRQUE DU CYCLISME  Leesburg VA  *7 BIKES*
• WESLEY FREEDOM UMC and ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC COMMUNITY   Eldersburg MD  *88 BIKES* 
• THE BICYCLE PLACE 'swap'  Silver Spring MD  *31 BIKES*
• BOY SCOUT EAGLE Project at Linden-Linthicum UMC  Clarksville MD *134 BIKES*  
• BOY SCOUT EAGLE Project  Oakton VA  *114 BIKES*
• BAHA'I COMMUNITY GREENBELT  Greenbelt MD *40 BIKES*
• REI  Timonium MD  *25 BIKES*
• RESTON TOWN CENTER GRAND PRIX

JULY

• BOY SCOUT EAGLE Project at Bob's Bikes  Poolesville MD  *38 BIKES*
• POTOMAC SWIM & TENNIS CLUB  Potomac  MD
• HERNDON FRIENDS MEETING Herndon VA