Communication Services for Community Recognition of the Palouse Bicycle Collective:

A Proposal for the Community Partnership Grant

PROPOSAL
Classification
501c3 #
Name of Organization
The Palouse Bicycle Collective (PBC)
Aress an Contact !nformation
Palouse Bicycle Collective
224 W. 3rd St. osco!" #$ %3%43
&e' &ac(so'" PBC )ou'der
Pho'e* (20%) 254+00,4
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"hat Service #oes $our Organization Provie to the Community%
The PBC intends to offer three primary services:
1. Provide cheap bicycles to people who don't have a means of transportation.
2. Educate people around the Palouse about the benefits personal! community!
and ecolo"ical# of usin" bicycles as well as how to build! maintain! and repair the
machines themselves.
3. Create 3o1s a'd )oster i'creased a!are'ess o) local 1usi'esses.
$s a new or"ani%ation founded in &ctober 2'1(#! it has devoted most of its efforts thus
far towards "roundwor) and the ac*uisition of bicycles and parts. #' the )uture" the PBC
ho0es to 1eco.e a 0lat)or. )or the co..u'ity" 0rovidi'2 a 2atheri'2 s0ace" 0hysical a'd
.e'tal" )or 0eo0le o) all a2es a'd 1ac(2rou'ds.
Describe the Event you Plan to Promote through the Community Partnership
Grant.
The PBC 0la's to hold a' i')or.atio'al e40o a'd )u'draiser at the 1e2i''i'2 o) &uly. The e40o
!ill i'clude 1icycle re0air !or(sho0s a'd a t!eed ride* a 2rou0 1icycle ride i's0ired 1y a
5o'do' eve't i' !hich the cyclists are e40ected to dress i' traditio'al British cycli'2 attire.
#ate: &uly 6" 2014 Location: 224 W. 3
rd
St." osco!" #$
&o' oes your event enhance an (enefit our local community%
Social eve'ts li(e the t!eed ride )oster 2ood+!ill throu2hout the co..u'ity" a'd o))er sa)e" )u'
su..er activity )or (ids a'd adults ali(e. The PBC ho0es this at.os0here !ill e'coura2e 0eo0le
to lear' a1out 1i(es a'd sustai'a1le tra's0ortatio' a'd i's0ire 0eo0le to do'ate le)tover 0arts or
1i(es they do'7t 'eed.
#' additio'" the e40o !ill raise a!are'ess o) the PBC8s o0eratio's a'd .issio'" e'a1li'2 it to
attract .ore su00orters" hold .ore co..u'ity eve'ts" a'd 0rovide .ore o) its 0la''ed services
do!' the li'e. This all starts !ith 0u1lic visi1ility a'd a co..u'ity 0art'ershi0 2ra't !ill 2o a
lo'2 !ay to!ards i'creasi'2 a!are'ess o) the Palouse Bicycle Collective throu2hout the
osco!+Pull.a' area.
Preferre Partnership Grant )onth%
&u'e 9 &uly
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ABO+, ,&- PBC
)ission Statement
: 1icycle is .ore tha' a .ode o) tra's0ortatio'. #t is a ro1ust .achi'e that ca' o0erate )or
decades i) !ell+.ai'tai'ed" 0roduces 'o 2ree'house 2ases" 0ro.otes the health a'd e'3oy.e't o)
its o0erator" a'd 0rovides a )ocal 0oi't )or local co..u'ities. : 1icycle+)rie'dly city is a
)rie'dly city" a'd a' or2a'i;atio' that e'a1les a'd e'coura2es the use" .ai'te'a'ce" a'd
recycli'2 o) 1icycles hel0s )i4 .ore tha' the .achi'es the.selves.
The PBC i'te'ds to 1e that or2a'i;atio' )or the Palouse.
&istory an Achievements
The PBC8s )ou'der" &e' &ac(so'" 'oted the 0roli)eratio' o) 1icycle sho0s 1ut 'ot 1icycle su00ort
a'd outreach. So.e 0eo0le ca'8t a))ord a 'e! 1icycle" .a'y do'8t ('o! ho! to re0air the old
o'es that they have" a'd the vast .a3ority are'8t a!are o) the i.0act !ides0read 1icycle use ca'
have o' a co..u'ity. #' res0o'se" she created the PBC i' <cto1er o) 2013" )u'di'2 the 0ro3ect
al.ost e'tirely out+o)+0oc(et. =er s.all 1ut dedicated sta)) 'o! i'cludes )our other 1oard
.e.1ers" a variety o) u'0aid volu'teers" a'd the sho0 do2 Bodhi.
#' the )e! .o'ths si'ce" the PBC has ada0ted the house to its 0ur0ose" i'stalli'2 shelves" tool
1e'ches" des(s" a'd other )ur'iture. #t has received do'atio's o) over 200 1icycles a'd 1uilt a
1icycle shed to house so.e o) the.. #t has co'structed a !e1site a'd received a .odest 1ut vital
tric(le o) .e.1ers a'd volu'teer hel0" 0art'eri'2 !ith local 1icycle sho0s to direct 0eo0le
loo(i'2 )or s0eci)ic rare 0arts or used 1icycles to the PBC. #t has secured o'e >2000 2ra't )ro.
the ?e! Bel2iu. Bre!ery to aid i' co'structio' a'd 0artici0ated i' the @illa2e Bicycle Pro3ect"
!hich se'ds re)ur1ished 1icycles to co..u'ities i' :)rica.
.uture Goals
?o!" the PBC see(s 'e! o00ortu'ities to )urther e40a'd its re0air )acilities" 1uy used 1icycles
a'd 0arts" a'd .a(e its .issio' clear to the 2e'eral 0u1lic. @isi1ility is its 2reatest challe'2e. #t
ho0es to o'e day su1sist !holly o' .e.1ershi0s a'd do'atio's" 1eco.i'2 sel)+sustai'i'2" 1ut i'
the .ea'ti.e it ca''ot attract .e.1ers i) 'o o'e ('o!s it e4ists.
<'ce the a00ro0riate )u'ds are availa1le" the PBC !ill have the a1ility to 0rovide 1icycles a'd
re0air services )or the !hole o) the Palouse. #t !ill also 1e2i' to o))er )ull e.0loy.e't )or 1i(e
sho0 !or(ers (curre'tly" all la1or is do'e 1y u'0aid volu'teers). <'ce esta1lished" the PBC
!ould li(e to 1uy a trailer so they ca' 1ri'2 easy+access 1icycle !or(sho0s a'd educatio'
outreach to schools a'd co..u'ities outside osco!.
PROPOSAL #-,A!LS
Nees ,his Proposal Aresses
The PBC 'eeds a 0u1lic i.a2e a'd a .ar(eti'2 0rese'ce o' the Palouse. This 2ra't addresses
1oth 'eeds throu2h radio" !hich !ill i')or. the co..u'ity a1out the )u'ctio's the PBC
0er)or.s" as !ell as advertise the e40o a'd t!eed ride. :tte'dees a'd 0artici0a'ts !ill 1e .ore
li(ely to volu'teer assista'ce i' 2etti'2 the or2a'i;atio' o)) to a stro'2 0u1lic start.
Overall Goals of the -vent
+ =ei2hte' co..u'ity a!are'ess o) the Palouse Bicycle Collective
+ =i2hli2ht the services the PBC 1ri'2s to the co..u'ity i'cludi'2
o Bicycle re0air
o -ducatio' a1out 1i(e re0air
o Chea0 1icycles a'd 0arts (less tha' hal) the 0rice o) a 'e! 1icycle)
+ -'coura2e the co..u'ity to use sustai'a1le tra's0ortatio'.
+ Aecruit volu'teers )or the PBC
+ Bather do'atio's )ro. !illi'2 co..u'ity .e.1ers
"ho "ill Set +p an Run the -vent
The t!eed ride a'd i')or.atio'al e40o !ill 1e s0earheaded 1y PBC director &e' &ac(so'" a'd
Secretary Ta.ara Boet;. &e' &ac(so' !ill 1e 0rovidi'2 su00ort" )u'di'2" a'd ti.e to e'sure the
s.ooth ru''i'2 o) the T!eed ride" a'd !ill rely o' volu'teers to !or( the s.aller o0eratio's.
-/AL+A,!ON
&o' the PBC "ill )easure Success
The e))ective'ess o) the e40o a'd t!eed ride !ill 1e .easured 1y 0artici0atio' i' the eve't" 1y
the 'u.1er o) 0eo0le !ho si2' u0 )or PBC .e.1ershi0s" a'd 1y the 'u.1er o) tic(ets sold )or a
1i(e ra))le. :t the e'd o) the t!eed ride" a s.all survey !ill 1e 2ive' to the 0artici0a'ts" as(i'2
Cuestio's such as !hether they e'3oyed the ride" !hether they !ill 2o to the PBC i' the )uture"
a'd i) they atte'ded a 1i(e re0air !or(sho0.
-valuators
:ll evaluatio's !ill 1e carried out 1y PBC sta)).