Volunteer!
This page describes the areas where we need volunteers. We have some big plans at SBK and we’d love to see new people get involved. Even if you don’t have wrenching skills there is still a bunch that you can do.
Staff Mechanic
Our staff mechanics will be in charge of managing one shift a week, and will participate in monthly meetings with the board to discuss the progress of the shop. These volunteers will be expected to be more involved with the organization than the daily volunteers.
I can do this!
Mechanic
Come in at least once a month to help people fix their bikes. Come in a few minutes early or stay a few minutes late to help set up the shop or clean after the shift.
I can do this!
Shop Clerk
The shop clerk will greet and sign in volunteers, take money for parts and service, make sure the shop is running smoothly, take donations, and help new volunteers get situated. This is a perfect position for people who don’t know much about fixing bikes but would like to help out in the shop.
I can do this!
Photographer
This volunteer would come into the shop as well as Bike Kitchen events to take pictures and upload them weekly on the website.
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Maintenance Class Instructors
Maintenance education is our mission, so we would like to have regular classes in the shop and throughout the community. These volunteers will help develop curriculum and teach one class a month.
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Events Coordinator
This volunteer will plan and oversee regular events (movie nights, art shows, fund raisers, etc.). The volunteer coordinator will help find people to help with each event.
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Bike Breakdown Crew
These volunteers are people who know about bikes, know what parts should be reused or recycled, and would like to spend time in the shop but aren’t necessarily interested in helping the public directly. This would be a good opportunity for people who aren’t available to work during shop hours.
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Donations Collector
Volunteers in this position would take regular weekly shifts to pick up parts from shops around town as well as from individuals who can’t make it to the shop.
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Donation Sorters
We get tons of donations, but not all of them are usable. We are focused on sustainability, so would like to have some volunteers to sort through donations to make sure that we are using and recycling everything possible, and keeping the shop free of clutter.
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Grant Writer
For the last two years we have sustained ourselves on donations alone, but with the addition of grants for specific programs, we would be able to spread more information and get more Sacramentans on bikes. We would love to have a person who would apply for a few grants a year to get some extra funding for special projects.
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Kids Coordinator
This volunteer would help set up specific days or events for kids to learn to work on their bikes and ride safely. We would love to promote cycling to youth, but it takes some dedicated people to make sure they get what they need. This coordinator would work with the volunteer coordinator to find a group of people interested in participating in youth events.
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Calendar Manager
We would like to have postings of not only SBK events, but also things that are happening throughout the cycling community. This volunteer would be expected to contact other cycling organizations and update our online calendar weekly.
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