We find the kids
We work with the Vancouver Police Department through the Police Activities League of Southwest Washington (PAL), and with Vancouver Public Schools, to find kids who need a bike. We have partnered with the Salvation Army, too.
A Dialed Cycling Team program
Bikes for Kids
Bikes for Kids is the Dialed Cycling Team's charity program. We buy new bikes for kids in our community who need them, and every dollar given to Bikes for Kids goes to bikes, helmets and locks.
Every dollar goes to the kidsMoney given to Bikes for Kids buys bikes, helmets and locks for the kids, and nothing else.
Teammates do the workDialed Cycling Team riders build every bike, deliver it and teach the kids to ride safely.
Your gift is tax-deductibleThe Dialed Cycling Team is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, separate from Dialed Cycling Lab. Our EIN is 83-3224703.
How It Works
A New Bike That Is Theirs
Some kids need a bike to get to school. Some just need the freedom every kid deserves. Bikes for Kids gets a new bike to both, and the team runs it from start to finish.
We raise the money
The team raises money all year, and the Ugly Christmas Sweater Ride kicks off our big push every holiday season. Yes, people really ride in the sweaters.
We build and deliver
Teammates assemble every bike and hand it over with a new helmet and a lock. Before the kids ride away, we run a bike safety workshop so they know how to ride smart.
Where It Has Been
Build Party, Then Bikes
In May 2019 the team held a charity ride and a bike build party. Teammates spent the day turning boxes into bikes, and more than 20 Cannondale bikes went home with kids who needed them.
That is still the shape of it today. The team raises the money, builds the bikes and shows up in person to hand them over.
Give to Bikes for Kids
Put a Kid on a Bike
Any amount helps. Gifts add up to bikes, and bikes go straight to kids in our community.
On the form, choose Bikes for Kids from the fund list. Every dollar of that gift goes to bikes, helmets and locks, and your tax receipt arrives by email.
Venmo
Send to @DialedCyclingTeam with the note "Bikes for Kids." Email info@dialedcycling.com for a tax receipt.
Check
Make it payable to Dialed Cycling Team, write "Bikes for Kids" on the memo line, and mail it to Dialed Cycling Team, 3200 SE 164th Ave., Ste 105, Vancouver, WA 98683.
Choose your gift
Nominate a Kid
Know a Kid Who Needs a Bike?
If you know a kid in our area who would light up on a new bike, tell us about them. Teachers, counselors, coaches, neighbors and family members can all nominate.
What happens next
- Someone from the team reads every nomination.
- We call or email you to hear more and to make sure the timing and fit are right.
- We confirm with the kid's school or one of our partners, and with a parent or guardian.
- Bikes go out as the money comes in, so we cannot promise a bike to every kid.
Bikes for Kids serves kids in the Vancouver, Washington area (Clark County). We only ask for the kid's first name, and we never share a nomination publicly.
Meet the Team Behind It
Bikes for Kids is one of the things the Dialed Cycling Team does when it is not racing. See the rest of what the team supports, or come meet the riders.