2015 ANNUAL REPORT - Full Cycle...Housing and Employment (during or after internship): • Of all...

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2015 ANNUAL REPORT

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© Copyright Full Cycle 2016, Photos by Caroline Yang Photography and Full Cycle Bike Shop

3515 Chicago Avenue SouthMinneapolis, Minnesota 55407

(612) [email protected]

www.fullcyclebikeshop.org

Letter from Our Director

Who We Are

What We Do

2015 Program Results

2015 Internship Results

Pay-it-Forward Projects

On-the-Job Training

Rides

2015 Partnerships

Financials

2015 Supporters

Success Stories

Full Cycle Staff

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Full Cycle, a South Minneapolis non-profit used bicycle shop, incorporates four integrated strategies, with some additional projects, to meet the needs of young adults experiencing homelessness on a spectrum ranging from survival to independence.

Since its inception in 2002, Full Cycle has had over 51,500 interactions with homeless youth.

We sell high-quality used bicycles, new parts and accessories, and provide professional repair services to the general public. This earned income strategy helps fund our program while exemplifying self-sufficiency.

Dear Friends of Full Cycle,

Full Cycle’s mission is to connect with and support homeless youth, our community and our Earth through bikes, business and relationships. When young people in our community who are feeling disconnected, unsupported and misunderstood are given opportunities to prove themselves, they do so in a way that benefits us all.

As Full Cycle continues to grow and experience success with its youth programming and social enterprise, it has become apparent that we need to expand staff to meet the exciting challenges and responsibilities that come with such growth. As the quantity of work Full Cycle has taken on in creating solutions to youth homelessness increases, it is important for us to invite others onto the team to assure our quality of service continues to be exceptional.

We added a full-time regular staff member in the area of classroom instruction in an effort to increase the number of internship opportunities available to young people experiencing homelessness and underemployment. We have also created two new positions in the shop service area that will allow us to expand our hours of operation and participate in more community events. An overall focus on staff expansion with new roles and responsibilities ended the year with a viable plan for seven

W H O W E A R EF R O M O U R D I R E C T O R

OUR MISSION

To connect with and support

homeless youth, our community, and

our Earth through bikes, business,

and relationships.

OUR CORE VALUES

• Commitment

• Personal Accountability

• Integrity

• Optimism

• Gratitude

• Humor

OUR VISION

To be one of the nation’s most successful organizations

impacting homeless youth, setting the standard and

becoming the model for other organizations and social

enterprises working with homeless youth.

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regular staff members, four seasonal staff, and expanded opportunities for our youth interns with five seasonal graduate positions as we move into 2016.

I truly believe that Full Cycle has the right people in the right places to do amazing work in the upcoming year. With an undeniable vision, committed and passionate staff, and the generosity and loyalty of our supporters, we look forward to serving more young people and doing more business through our bike shop than ever before.

Sincerely,

Matt TennantDirector and Founder, Full Cycle

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GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

As Full Cycle evolves, we continue to create opportunities for Intern Graduates to continue their employment and professional growth. Over the past few years, we have incorporated the following Graduate positions to keep young people connected and Full Cycle running smooth:

• Graduate Mechanic

• Graduate Classroom Assistant

• 3 – 4 Full Cycle Food Delivery Riders

Only Internship Graduates are eligible to apply for these part- time, seasonal positions. Graduates can apply for more than one position and may reapply multiple times.

Full Cycle’s four complementary strategies allow homeless youth to establish strong relationships with supportive staff members who connect them to community resources and support services. These programs help young people achieve independence and reach a place in their lives where they dare to dream about a future beyond the constraints of homelessness.

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1 | PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Youth learn bicycle mechanics and basic business skills while gaining practical job experience during this 6-month paid program (two 3-month phases). Pay-it-Forward Projects teach these youth that they have the ability to give back and help others, even when not all their basic needs are being met.

2 | GROVELAND FOOD FOR YOUTH Youth meet their basic needs through this youth- staffed food shelf, which provides them with access to food, parenting supplies, and connection to additional resources.

3 | FREE BIKE APPOINTMENTS Youth learn to build and maintain their own bicycle—often the first bike they own and their primary means of getting around. These appointments serve as a non-clinical opportunity for staff to build trusting relationships and help young adults make connections to other resources.

4 | STREET OUTREACH Youth connect with Full Cycle outreach workers on the streets. They are provided with information, resources, and referrals to Full Cycle programs to overcome barriers around employment, transportation, and access to food and parenting supplies. Outreach workers provide direct connections to other local programs that help meet basic needs, such as housing and health care.

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

Borrow a Bike: Full Cycle’s “Borrow a Bike” initiative allows partnering agencies to keep a small fleet of Full Cycle bikes on sight at their agency. Bikes are loaned out for a period of six months during the prime cycling season to be used by youth accessing those agencies as a means of healthy transportation and recreation.

Full Cycle Food Delivery (FCFD): Since 2012, Full Cycle has hired back internship graduates to deliver food by bike to local youth-serving agencies. The food is donated by local businesses and also grown right in Full Cycle’s backyard garden. FCFD combines our work at the bike shop and Groveland Food for Youth by using bikes to build job skills and get food to the young people who need it.

Full Cycle Gardens: In the alley behind Full Cycle Bike Shop you’ll find our own little oasis. Generous seedling donations from Uproot Farm and Wozupi Tribal Gardens each spring, have allowed us to keep our three raised beds in production. Interns and staff help plant and harvest, FCFD Riders bring produce to local shelters and drop-in centers, and all of our participants have access to fresh veggies.

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Graduation Rates:

• 9 of 17 interns (53%) graduated from Phase I, the first three months of the internship.

• 8 of 17 interns (47%) graduated from Phase II, the entire six- month internship.

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Housing and Employment (during or after internship):

• Of all internship participants, a significant portion received interviews, and felt more confident and hopeful seeking employment due to their experience.

• Since the Internship program’s inception in 2008, a total of 130 interns have been hired.

47%gained more

permanent housing

88%phase ii graduates became employed

59%of all interns

became employed3,194 youth

on 5,077 visits

paid internship program

free bike appointmentsstreet outreach

groveland food for youth

17 youth internships

107 youth on 292 visits

341 youth on 1,145 visits

Full Cycle means so much for me. I can be myself and not get judged. I am beyond happy to say I will be graduating today. I am

honored to say I was an intern and as of today... a graduate!

- Full Cycle Graduate

Full Cycle matters because we need this place. I have changed so much within these last six months. I am happy to know that

this place cares. This place is different and unique in its own way. Nothing compares to this place.

- Full Cycle Graduate

Bike Shop Revenue and Program Growth:

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All interns visit Twin Cities’ bicycle-based businesses, allowing them to learn how other businesses operate as well as what products and services they offer.

All interns participate in these projects, which develop an appreciation for civic engagement and empower our interns to recognize that they have the ability to give back and help others, even when not all of their basic needs are being met.

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Borrow a Bike Program: In coordination with four organizations serving homeless youth, interns fixed up and distributed 20 bikes and scheduled necessary repairs.

FB4K (Free Bikes for Kids): Full Cycle interns spent time fixing up bikes at the shop to donate and onsite for this annual event that collects, repairs, and distributes over 5,000 bikes to metro area children and families in need around the holiday season.

Neighborhood Days: Once a month during summer break, Full Cycle sets a day aside to focus on neighborhood youth and families. This year we fixed 32 bikes and gave 11 bikes away, free of charge.

Wozupi Tribal Gardens: Full Cycle interns built and donated bikes to the Wozupi organic farm, a Tribally Supported Agriculture program (TSA).

Bike Shop Tours: Interns tour the shops, asking questions of staff and introducing themselves as potential future applicants. Tours included: Cycles for Change, Express Bikes, Freewheel Midtown, The Hub Bike Co-op, Recovery Bike Shop, Spokes, Sunrise Cyclery, and Venture North.

Documentary Film Project: Youth interns worked with filmmaker Michael Smith and Emily Goldberg in partnership with Independent Filmmakers Project MN to learn filming techniques and shoot footage for “Street Level,” a documentary about youth homelessness.

Donaldson Bike Sale: Interns worked one-on-one with Quality Bicycle Products’ sales representatives for our annual bike sale and donation drive.

Quality Bicycle Products: Interns tour the facility and meet with Human Resources managers, receiving tips and training on getting a job.

Shinola Site Visit: After doing research and preparing questions, Full Cycle interns sat down with professional cyclist and frame builder Sky Yeager for an informational interview and tour of Full Cycle.

U of M ReUse-A-Palooza: In partnership with the University of Minnesota’s ReUse Center, Full Cycle participated in its annual ReUse-A-Palooza campus-wide bike sale, selling bikes and accessories to support our program. Youth interns were given the opportunity to practice their sales and professional skills while being exposed to campus life.

This place has truly grown on me and with me. I only wish to influence strength, hope and inner power to the youth that see us

every day so that they can take that with them wherever they may go in life, good or bad. To show them that it’s OK to be themselves.

- Full Cycle Graduate

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Full Cycle values partnerships with diverse local organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. These partnerships provide interns the opportunity to learn the importance of making connections, leveraging resources, and collaborating with local community members.

Interns and past graduates get together for bike rides, allowing them to develop and grow their interest in biking, discover new areas and different styles of biking. These rides help to put balance in their lives, and build deeper team camaraderie, while getting to know each other outside “the office.” The rides also allow staff to reconnect with past interns and track their successes and progression toward independence.

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Bike Camping Trip: Full Cycle staff, interns, and past graduates spent the night in cabins at Elm Creek and enjoyed two days of mountain biking and riding the paved path through this beautiful park.

BMX Trails: Pump tracks, berms, and dirt jumps are annual highlights for many interns!

Ride to the Depot: A 16-mile ride along the Greenway to a chemical-free, non-profit coffee house in Hopkins.

Thrivent Tour: Full Cycle staff and six interns participated in this long-distance tour, which raised money to support the work we do. Youth interns were given the choice to ride 30-, 67-, or 100- mile routes, or volunteer as ride support.

Quality Bicycle Products gives financial and in-kind support for our youth run, social enterprise bike shop, facility tours, and HR trainings. Quality Bicycle Products staff are also regular participants in volunteer bike-build nights at Full Cycle’s shop.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans supported Full Cycle’s growth through multiple fundraising strategies, including a long-distance cycling tour, bike drive, individual employee giving, and Thrivent Foundation support.

Equal Exchange Coffee builds our capacity to get incredible amounts of work done while jacked up on their delicious coffee.

Otto Bremer Foundation supported a 3-year growth plan and Full Cycle completed its third year of the plan in 2015. The Foundation allowed us to increase the quantity and quality of services we provide to homeless youth. The shop and classroom

are looking better than ever and the youth we work with are benefitting from a higher quality employment experience.

Kill Kancer provided financial support and valuable connections to support Full Cycle Food Delivery programs which employs Full Cycle Graduates, increases access to healthy food for young people experiencing homelessness, and focuses on cancer prevention through education and healthy lifestyle choices.

Minneapolis Public Schools accessed Full Cycle to support several initiatives throughout 2015 to engage more students in cycling.

Bike Drives and Donations from Donaldson Co., FB4K, and Tonka Ski and Cycle also supported our important work in 2015.

Brad & Pete’s Excellent Adventure was a gathering of friends for an amazing night of food, drinks, and giving back — our thanks and appreciation goes to Brad Bauer and Pete Glerum.

A special thank you goes to Sister Camelot, Turtle Bread, Rustica, and Produce Exchange for their generous donations of healthy food to support Full Cycle Food Delivery.

Thank you for giving me the skills I need as a mechanic and a being to everything I love doing. Being here is like a key to my

happiness, it connects me with everything of who I am. I give my greatest amount of gratitude to everyone here at the shop.

Thank you for watching me grow.

- Full Cycle Graduate Mechanic

After interacting with Full Cycle Delivery riders in the community, we brought our two young children to the shop to learn more about the organization. They now know one more way that

community can be supported and they witnessed kind deeds being done. This is inspiring to our entire family. Thank you!

- Community Member

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ArchdaleBlockhead PrintingBrian Coyle Food ShelfDivision of Indian Works Food ShelfErik’s RanchErik’s Bike ShopFinnegansGroveland Emergency Food ShelfHope StreetJakeenosLaura Jeffery AcademyNicollet SquarePlymouth Congregational ChurchSt. Joseph’s Home for ChildrenSeward Community Co-opStreet Works CollaborativeThe Bridge for Runaway YouthUproot FarmWaite House Food ShelfWhole FoodsWozupi Tribal GardensYouth FarmYouthLink

INCOME:

Corporations & Foundations 285,494.

Individual 73,110.

In-kind 66,982.

Government 151,992.

Sales & Repairs 118,000.

Total Income $696,033.

EXPENSES:

Personnel Expenses 358,096.

Direct Program Expense & Youth Stipends 49,075.

Payroll Taxes 20,796.

Participant Expense 27,367.

Telecommunications 4,997.

Program Evaluation 14,001.

Office1 41,001.

Occupancy 7,071.

Staff & Volunteer Expense 6,874.

Other Expense 67,132.

In-kind Expense 7,269.

Transportation & Travel 1,503.

Allocations2 75,126.

Total Expenses $639,027.

Net Surplus3, 4 $57,006.

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1 Office Expenses include: IT, Evaluation, Equipment, and Connectivity.

2 Allocations represent a share of the Operating Expenses, Depreciation, Executive and Governance, Finance, IT, HR, Asset Management and Contract Management of Pillsbury United Communities allocated to us in connection with our use of personnel, resources and space provided to us by Pillsbury United Communities.

3 Operating deficits have, in the past, been funded by Pillsbury United Communities. A small saving assessment (margin) is budgeted each year to manage division deficits.

4 Operating surpluses ensure access to working capital for larger program purchases or building/shop upgrades.

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FUNDERSAllina HealthAmeriprise Financial Employee Gift Matching ProgramBank of America Charitable FoundationBush FoundationCastlelakeCharlson FoundationChristenson Family Charitable FundHunger Solutions MinnesotaInFaith Community FoundationJames L. Moline & Associates Inc.Jill & Thomas Siering Family FoundationKill KancerLongfellow GrillLowbrow, Inc.McKnight FoundationMeristem Family WealthMinneapolis Public Schools – Special School District No. 1Minnesota Community FoundationPlymouth Congregational ChurchThe Praxedis FundThe Stull Family Foundation

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans FoundationUnity Church Unitarian of St. PaulVerizon Employee EngagementWells FoundationWhite Oaks Wealth Advisors, Inc.YourCause, LLC

2015 THRIVENT TOUR SPONSORSCastlelakeCollaborative Leadership TeamDeroMeristem Family WealthQuality Bicycle ProductsShinola

INDIVIDUAL DONORSMary AbrahamJoe AbrahamBrendan AlbeeKaren AlthausGregory R. AndersonMark R. AndersonTravis AndersonVicky AndersonChristian AntoineCharles AronEric AskDrew AyotteDouglas M. Balvanz

Scott BarthRuth B. BashBrad BauerJohn BaumgardnerDouglas BearroodCathleen BearroodThomas BearroodWendy BeckKaylene L. BehmLes BendtsenMaryAnn BensonGordon BentleyLucy BernardMichael BialasEric BilgerScott BinghamRishi BiswasWilliam BohmerJames BoltonDarci BontragerRandall BoushekSheila BrackenDaniel BrooksCaleb BueckslerGregory BuhayScott Burns Norman and Kimberly BurnsJohn BusackerJulia CampanaTimothy CampbellBrian CaseyXiang-Yu Chen

Steve ChengMary ChristensenDavid ChristiansonRobyn ChurchillMichelle ClaryJill ColeMartin ColeMark ColemanKevin CollierMargaret R. ConradJennifer CordsChad CrabillHaight CurranJulie DavidsonMark and Beth DeanAllan DeanJayne DeanPeter Dell’OrtoDaniel M. DemersLaura and Robert DierkeDarlene DierkeEric DoddChristopher DuerkopDiane C. DworshakJennifer DziuraJennifer E. EickelbergJan ElsasserKarin EmersonBruce EnsrudJudy Kay EwingJuan Carlos ExpositoPhillip FantleBruce Fear

Mark FingersonLaura FingersonTim Finnegan and Moira SweeneySteve Flagg and Mary HenricksonRebekah ForrestShari FraenkelStephen FredlundJessica J. FrieStephanie FritzLori and David FritzlarMichael FuehrmeyerJanelle FuhrmannMarie GarbeHannah Geil-NeufeldBrandy GerthRichard H. GettyChris M. GibbonsDebra J. GibsonMelanie Ann GibsonLuke GilsonMarna GisvoldGarrett GleasonPete GlerumSara GlerumJennifer GlovackiRyan GochenaurJessica and Todd GrabeKevin HacklerMichael HaglinMark Alan HaglinLoren S. Hansen

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Grete and Charles HansonJanet L. HansonCatherine HargraveChelsie HartlineDennis K. HauckHeather HaynesJeffrey and Elizabeth HaywardDebra L. HedgcothDennis D. HelkeScott HendersonErin HenteJamie HertzogDan and Charlotte HesseKaren HimleKevin HinikerJackie HintzJohn HiteCindy HofferDebra HolmgrenKent HolzworthKeith HoppeJustin HortonMark HudsonWilliam IdzorekKristine ImmelCathy A. JahnDennis JaspersenJohn JeffrayNeal JohnsonJennifer K. JohnsonDebra and Gregory JonesKelly M. Jones

Ryan JonesJay JonesRichard D. JonesAnn B. JonesDeborah JorgensLisa KajerDon P. KeeleyBryce KelleyBrian and Anne KeoghDwayne C. KestingAmy KierzekDale KivimakiRichard and Patricia KlevenEdward KlodtBrenda and Donald KnoernschildKathryn KnutsonMichael KoehlMichael A. KohnKenneth KoszewaR. KramerJennifer KreebKurt A. KreienbrinkJulie KrolikowskiMichael LandrevilleKaren and Glenn LarsonZachary LarsonBeth LarsonKurt LauberPatricia LeeSteven and Melinda LeeMaryon Y. Lee

Lynn LeeJason LeichtfussBrian LinneKimberly N. LochnerMatt LoerhartJohn LundquistL.K. LundringRonald LutesMatt MachIsabel MahonJoshua MandelJulie A. ManningJahn MartinDavid MayerWendy McCulloughThomas McElroyDonna M. McMunnStephanie MeaszrosTim MeehanDavid Meier and Michelle EvansNicole M. MelchioriMarisue MenkeKeith MenzelKathleen MertzHeather MicoleySusan MidthunKelsey L. MidthunDavid MietznerAdam M. MillerSteven MillerJeffrey A. MillerDonna Miller

Eleanor MillerRobert Moore and Nan RechDeborah MooreJennifer MoranScott MorrisJeffrey MullenSharon MunkwitzAnne MurphyMichael M. MyhromRebecca NeafcyErin and Nelson NealeStephen NelsonLaura L. NessBrian NewmanDaniel L. NickodemusTom NicolSaengsuda NuchaiSuzanne K. O’ReganCrenguta OchianDuane OhlandKristin OlsenKnut and Kim OlsonJoanna OlsonMolly OlsonSuzanne OlsonElizabeth OrdalJesse R. OstromJohn Owens and Patricia StrongMarcia PageAaron PaleenDavid Parrin

Rhonda PaulsenMiriam PetersonJill PetersonJeffrey D. PickenBruce R. PlautzDonna J. PorfiriEmily Poskie-WilsonKathryn ProskinMarlin PruismannCatherine and Daniel QuillinScott ReweyMaria RiceCharles J. RickettsWilliam and Christine RinghamJeffrey R. RitterReena RosalindWilliam RoseJoan RushtonDavid and Lynne RustadThomas J. RyanScott L. SaboeDavid SaggauCarol Jeane SansomeRebecca SauerAaron SavatWendy SchluenderEllen J. SchneiderGreg SchumacherTimothy SchwanLynn and Richard Schwandt

Alina M. ShallowJoni ShellabargerLawrence J. ShelleyDarrell ShidelerJames ShuttleworthTodd SipeConstance A. SjoquistGene J. SmaciarzConrad SmithRebecca SmithRebecca A. SmithSusan SmithArthur Smith, JrMargaret L. SnettingFrancis M. SnyderElizabeth SorensenNikki SorumRita M. Sparks-LahtiVicki and Patrick SpielmanKarl and Christopher StarrDawn M. StaycoffRebecca L. StegerKathryn StephensJolene StiglichPeter StorvickSarah Y. StorvickKimberly A. StrattonOnju StrulaugsonVictor SugumarTara SullivanMichael D. SwendsenMark SwensonKim and Philip Tillmann

Andrew TimmEvan TornellKathryn Jean Touhey StahlSusan TsakakisEmily M. UmentumSteven W. UmlandRose Van EperenMary VandeheySuzanne K. VandenbroekMary VanderwystDonna VanvreedeNancy VerdierClaire L. VoglerConstance WaisanenMatthew WalkerHannah R. WalkerLisa WarrenKatelin WeiersKristen WeingartzJohnny WhitakerKent L. WhiteLaurie WilkinsonLinda J. WilsonMichael YatesTodd D. YeiterDaniel J. YoungPhilip YoungAnita YoungThomas YoungStephen YoungKenneth ZarlingGreg Zoidis

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Matt TennantDirector and Founder

Blake BoesenShop Manager

Rita Van AllenYouth Services Manager

Valerie SchefflerLead Mechanic

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I truly believe my story is one of success and miracles. Full Cycle was a huge part of that and I want to reiterate all of my appreciation for you, everyone at Full Cycle, and for the program

itself. It was and is a safe place that will always be dear to my heart. You have directly improved my life in many ways, and for

that I cannot express in words my gratitude.

- Full Cycle Graduate

Essie SchlotterbeckClassroom Instructor

Jendeen ForbergStreet Outreach Worker

Ran MruzStreet Outreach Worker

This is like a second home for me. We’re family here at Full Cycle. Thank you for helping me during these hard times.

- Full Cycle Intern

Full Cycle taught me to never give up!

- Full Cycle Intern

Austin! After hitting some bumps in the road during his internship at Full Cycle, Austin was connected to resources that helped him achieve sobriety. His ongoing sobriety has allowed him to get a full time job and live independently. Austin’s relationship with staff at Full Cycle, along with his love for bikes and cycling keeps him coming back to the shop and staying connected.

Steven! Upon graduation from Full Cycle, Steven obtained a management position at a sandwich shop and moved into his own apartment. Equally important, he was able to mend relationships with key family members and move past conflicts that originally contributed to his homelessness.

Thomas! After successfully completing his internship, Thomas was hired back as a graduate mechanic for another six months in the shop where he continued to grow into a very skilled mechanic and reliable employee. The next season, Thomas applied for a regular seasonal mechanic position at Full Cycle and was by far our most qualified candidate. Thomas currently has two jobs and is well on his way to moving into his own place.

Coming to work during a rough time in my life, being homeless after two years is not easy. Being in a nonjudgmental environment

gives me peace of mind. Everyone is so kind and helpful. I feel a sense of belonging.

- Full Cycle Intern

Full Cycle is a great addition to the community. I like the fact that they expose people to new places, ideas and skills. I can

see it growing big! Mad love!

- Free Bike Youth

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As Minneapolis celebrates being one of the top cycling cities in the United States, Twin Cities community members can use our passion for bikes to give back to our community through Full Cycle. Be part of Full Cycle’s vision: to be one of the nation’s most successful social enterprises impacting homeless youth. Engage today in the following ways:

G E T I N V O L V E D

3515 Chicago Avenue South • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407(612) 824-7581 • www.fullcyclebikeshop.org

Donate a bike, purchase a bike and accessories, or bring a bike in for maintenance.

Encourage others to patronize the bike shop.

Contribute a tax-deductible donation.

Donate in person at the bike shop, by mail, or through our website.

Support our annual fundraiser, The Thrivent Tour by riding, sponsoring, or volunteering.

Learn more at fullcyclebikeshop.org.

Volunteer to assist with existing fundraising or supporting events.

Help create or host your own fundraising event (bike drives, fundraising parties, or bike rides).

Invest in our social enterprise through your business, corporation, or foundation.

Refer youth to our programs.

Get involved. Learn more about all of these engagement opportunities at fullcyclebikeshop.org.

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