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Grafe's Free Bike Drive
We need: people to donate bikes, parts, tools, air pump, locks, paper, training wheels, your time to a pick up and transport bikes from the Police Impound yards to: 67 Washington St Middletown Ny 10940
What we have done in the past: Ive faxed the Middletown Mayors office, Shelly. They have advertised for us on Channel 23 in 2006. All she needs is an organization, to write her a letter telling her we you need for the commercial. We can't get commercials played unless we are an organization and write a proposal.
Then I called the Times Herald Record next. Left a message for a Leigh Gomez at 845-346-3143. It is a great Human Interest Story. The-Record Letter faxed 7/3/2006
I'm hoping to get some free advertisement, we will need people to donate more bikes, their time, money, parts, helmets. I called up Channel 6 Time Warner. They came bye on Friday May 26th 2006 and shot a commercial for us for the drive. They played it on May 31st. 2006. I taped it for people to watch.
I'm sure it will be an insurance issue with the building we store and use for rebuilding the bikes. I made up a agreement for everyone to sign, saying if they get hurt on the property they can not sue, they have to use there own insurance.
I called up Staples to see if we could get a free sign made up. We can get one if we are a non-profit organization. Maybe I can get one to work with me. No they said.
I called up Walmart. We can fax a proposal for donations at 845-342-0321 no nonthing I keep trying.
I called up Shoprite. We have submitted something in writing and fax to 732-906-5160 or mail to: Mr. Tim Vogel Corporate and Consumer Corporation P.O. Box 7812 Edison N.J. 08818 Include In the proposal this reference number #120272 But because I am not a non profit organization I don't think anyone will give me any money for expenses because I do not have a tx id and they can't right it off.
I called up the Goodwill at 1-917-559-2956 asking for helmets and bike accessories for free. no help
I called up The Salvation Army 845-343-0821 and asked for helmets and bike accessories for free. no help. I called up Orange Recycling on 6/6/ 2006 and they offer 75.00 a ton for bike metal recycling. So I am trying to make a deal with them give me a dumster for a couple months for free if they keep the scrap money.
We have donated out 28 bikes to needy children in the area since March 2006. 6/23/2006 We picked up 29 more bikes, 1 bike helmet from Suffern Police and 5 bikes from Tuxedo Park plus 7 new helmets. 6/24/2006 We recived 7 donations from Angel who called form our Time Warner Interview on June1st 2006. Two more from another laddie who called that day. Wienerts Recycling will be allowing us to use there dumster and will be picking it up for us when it is full. They will also be gathering bikes for us. We will give them the scrap money $80.00 a ton to recycle the old bikes. We have given kids 41 bikes so far as of 7/ 11/2006 Two more from another laddie who called that day. 1 donation from someone in a Police Debt. Thanks for the nice green tenspeed. July 1st 2006. Thanks for the laddie at the garage sale on North Street for the 2 little girls bikes. I stripped 1 for parts made 1 good bike. July 1st 2006. 2 antique bikes from the laddie at the farm July 1st 2006. 1 Mongoose from the guy who was selling hunting and fishing stuff. July 1st 2006. Thank you for the 7 bikes donated from Marco a very special kid who is helping us with the drive. July 9 we received 2 donation from a garage sale, 1 more form another laddie, and 1 from yet another guy at a garage sale, we also found a antuique bike in the trash. July 10th Wallkill Police Debt, called me with 12 assorted donations. Call for more info at 914-443-2474
What gets the equivalent of 1,000 miles per gallon, doesn't pollute, will save the world, and transports you in breezy style? Your bike.
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