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Guest speaker:
Melissa Cilley from the Community Bicycle Center located at 45 Granite Street in Biddeford gave a talk. The CBC provides mentorship and growth opportunities to more than 700 kids from Biddeford and Saco. Melissa has been the interim Executive Director since last November.
The CBC will be changing their name and logo, and will hold a launch party for their rebranding effort on 10/24 at 5PM at Banded Brewing. All are welcome. Please plan to attend.
A signature effort of the CBC is the Kids Bike Factory in which the kids in the program work in teams to fix up old bikes and sell them to fund programs. Kids Bike Factory student Kruze spoke of how the CBC had helped him grow and feel more comfortable in groups and around adults. Also, he is considering a career in the trades or possibly engineering because of his experience at CBC. His dad Neil attended as well so that Kruze, who is in 8th grade, could miss school to come speak to us.
CBC has their signature fundraising event “Applecycle” on Saturday 10/5. Reegan and Marty are riding. The length is 40 miles, fueled by cider donuts. Register at https://www.communitybike.net/applecycle2019
Kruze’s remarks were moving, and Fausto gave $500 from the President’s Fund to the CBC on the spot, which is entirely grant funded, as all the programs are free for kids.
The CBC may also apply to us for further support as they hope to expand the Kids Bike Factory program into more space and to accommodate more students.
Pictured: Neil Maynard, Kruze Maynard, Melissa Cilley
