Three members of the Bike Factory are now paid employees at the Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford and work on bikes that will be sold at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's Bike Swap on April 26 at USM's Sullivan Gym. They expect to recondition and sell about 50 bikes with the proceeds going to the CBC, according to Josh Butts, front. In back are Connor Oliver, left, and Kyle Ricker, right.
Zackery Benwell, 11, left, is helped by Javier Stokes, 13, as he fixes the handle grips on a bike at the Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford.
Nina Parsons, 10, learns how to recondition and reattach pedals.
Steven Thurlow, age 12, gets training from Andy Greif at the Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford. The group recently moved into a larger facility that allows for tool display on the walls and plenty of space for the kids to fix bikes and learn life lessons like courtesy, responsibility, hard work and problem solving, according to Greif, the executive director.
Sean Sanborn, 11, of Saco gets help from five-year volunteer Gino Nalli as he fixes the derailleur on a bike.
Board member Jim Shiminski, right, teaches a class in business management to Bike Factory employees at the Community Bicycle Center in Biddeford. Clockwise from left are: Matt Perkins, Connor Oliver, Kyle Bicker, Josh Butts and Program Director Andrew Burnell.
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