Updated January 25, 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 info 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.  

• Sunday, February 14^th, 9 am – 2 pm, at the 12^th annual STOP, SWAP, AND SAVE, the mid-Atlantic’s largest indoor bicycle swap and consumer expo series, at the Westminster Agriculture Center, Westminster MD.  
• Saturday, February 27^th, 12 noon – 4 pm, at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 11950 Grand Commons Avenue, Fairfax VA 22030.  For info, call Rhonda Krafchin at 571-522-6568 or write rkrafch AT rei.com.
• Sunday, March 7^th, 9 am – 2 pm, at the 2^nd annual central Virginia STOP, SWAP AND SAVE, @ the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Rd, Chesterfield VA 23832. 
• Saturday, March 13^th, 12 noon – 4pm, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 3509 Carlin Springs Rd, Baileys Crossroads VA 22041.  For info, call Mark Nelson @703-379-9400 or write mnelson AT rei.com,  or call BfW @703-525-0931.  
• Saturday, March mnelson 13^th, 12 noon – 4 pm, at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), 1701 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD 20852.  Entrance from Halpine Road. For info, Keith Kuhnsman, kkuhnsm AT rei.com,  or 301-230-7670.
• Saturday, March 20^th, 9 am - noon, sponsored by PAVE Creative Group at 114-J Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem NC 27106.  For info, contact Kristin @336-721-1021 x 1014 or kristin AT Paveways.com. 
• Sunday, March 21^st, 8:30 am – 1 pm, at St Mary’s Church, 605 William St (corner of Stafford Ave.), Fredericksburg VA 22401.  For info: Rich LaRoche, stone48 AT erols.com or 703-963-7726.
• Saturday, March 27^th, 9 am – 1 pm, Carroll Creek Rotary Club, at McCurdy Field, 209 S. Jefferson St, Frederick MD 21701.  For info, Zoltan Nagy, @ 301-696-0900 x201, cel. 301-332-9370, znagy AT buckeyedevelopment.net.
• Sunday, April 11^th, 8:30 am – 1 pm, Father Julius J. Cilinski Council #10947 Knights of Columbus, at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton VA 20124.   For info, contact Ed Rollins at 703-322-0690, 703-346-8785, or rollinsem AT cox.net. 
• Saturday, April 10^th, 9am – 1 pm, at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association Bicycle, Parts & Accessories Consignment Sale, behind the Bicycle Place, 8313 Grubb Rd, Silver Spring MD 20910. Call 703-525-0931 to confirm.  For directions: www.thebicycleplace.com/directions, or 301-588-6160.
• Saturday, April 17^th, 10 am – 2 pm, Ann Jackson and Friends, at Pedal Pusher's Bike Shop, 546 Baltimore and Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park MD 21146.  For directions: 410-544-2323.  For event info: 410-315-8481, 443-223-7236, or ajax.tmm AT verizon.net.
• Wednesday, April 21^st, 1 pm – 4 pm, at the R⁴ Collection Day (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reston!), sponsored by the Reston Town Center, at the Reston Town Center Pavilion, 11900 Market Street, Reston VA 20190.  Bikes for the World will be there receiving bikes; other groups will accept home electronics & computers, eyeglasses, hearing aids, compact fluorescent bulbs.
• Saturday, April 24^th, 9 am – 12 noon, Potomac Rotary Club and the T.S. Wootton High School Interact Club, at T.S. Wootton High School, 2100 Wootton Parkway, Rockville MD 20850.  For info, call Bob Wallace @301-983-1228 (h) or 301-213-3784 (cel.). altheaandbob AT verizon.net
• Saturday, April 24^th, 9 am – 12 noon, Otterbein United Methodist Church, 108 E. Franklin St., Hagerstown MD 21740. For info: Cindy Brown, 301-739-9386, cindy.brown AT myactv.net.
• Saturday, April 24^th, 9 am-2 pm, City of Falls Church Recycling Office Textile, Computer & Bicycle Collection, at the Recycling Center, 217 Gordon Road, Falls Church VA 22046.  For info, Kathy Allan, 703-248-5176 or kallan AT fallschurchva.gov
• Saturday, April 24^th, 8:30 am – 3 pm, the Arlington County Recycling Office’s Environmental Collection and Recycling Event (ECARE), at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 125 South Old Glebe Rd, Arlington VA 22204.
• Saturday, May 8^th, 9 am – 12 noon, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City MD 21042-3920.  Contact: Quoc Nguyen,  qnguyen AT eaest.com,  or  Joseph Stickel, Joseph.Stickel AT dcaa.mil.  
• Saturday, May 15^th, 9 am – 12 noon, Olney Rotary Club & Sherwood High School Interact Club, at Sherwood High School, 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd, Sandy Spring MD 20860.  For info, write Michael_J_Miehl AT mcpsmd.org, or call 301-455-0286. 

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 lited 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 of 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. 

Remember, a bike is a ticket to work, to school, or to health services in many parts of the world.

Past 2009 Collections.  Many thanks to close to 80 generous community organizations which sponsored collections in 2009, contributing their ideas, labor, space, and credibility to supporting our efforts, helping us collect and ship/donate 8,950 bicycles over the course of the year, 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.