Trips for Kids is blessed with daily contributions. Below are select stories of donors who have "gone the extra mile" for Trips For Kids.

Eagle Scout Project Benefits Trips for Kids

For an Eagle Scout project, Justin Steuber chose to do a bike drive for Trips For Kids. Justin advertised his drive through schools, stores and Craiglist. Justin recruited volunteer help and trained them to fix the bikes. He set a goal to collect and repair 30 bikes, did just that, and donated them to Trips For Kids. Justin, we’re sure that not only did you learn a lot from your project but you contributed to TFK at the same time. THANKS JUSTIN!

Steve Banks Memorial Fund Established

Steve Banks (pictured far left in photo) was a San Francisco resident and avid bicyclist for over 40 years. He loved the Marin Chapter of Trips For Kids and literally outfitted a small army of family and friends with bikes purchased from the Re-Cyclery. He always looked forward to the days of taking his grandkids on long rides through the Golden Gate Park and Marin Headlands with those bicycles. So when Steve passed away on June 2, 2011, from a 3-year battle with pancreatic cancer, it seemed fitting to establish the Steve Banks Memorial Fund at Trips For Kids to continue his desire to match good people with good bikes. At his Celebration of Life Memorial, a pack of bike buddies met and rode to his service, to honor their old pal Steve. To make a donation to Trips For Kids in Steve's memory, visit Network for Good and enter "Steve Banks" in the Dedication entry field.

Steve was an art broker and a devoted cyclist. Over the years he developed an extensive collection of mountain bike memorabilia. Mountain Bike magazine recently ran a story about Steve's collection that contains a video of Steve talking about the collection and the early days of mountain biking.

Local Brewery Distills Funds for 12th Straight Year

Broken Drum and Brewery proprietor Noah Berry held Trips For Kids’ 12th annual Brews, Bikes and Bucks fundraiser in San Rafael. Raffle ticket and drink sales along with the silent auction revenue brought in nearly $3,000 to support TFK! Mountain bike superstars in attendance included Gary Fisher, Ned Overend, Juli Furtado, Joe Breeze, Scot Nicol, Otis Guy, Ross Shafer, Jacquie Phelan, Charles Kelly, Sky Yaeger, Steve Potts, Rich Sutton, Michael Kelley and Chris Lang. Thanks so much Noah!

Marin Cyclists Award Trips for Kids at their Holiday Party

Marin Cyclists Club made Trips for Kids holiday season especially bright by presenting us with a check for $2,500 at their Annual Holiday party. The funds were raised from proceeds earned at their annual Marin Century ride. The Marin Century now attracts over 2,500 riders!

Hank and Frank Bicycle and Sports Basement On-going Bike Drives

Hank and Frank Bicycles, a long time donor to TFK, conduct and on-going bike drive for us at both their Lafayette and Oakland locations.

In San Francisco, the Sports Basement is collecting donations of bikes, gear, and clothing for TFK at both their Presidio and Bryant Street stores.

We are always in need of donated bikes and bike related items and thank both shops for helping Trips For Kids.

Holiday Bike Drive by Moraga Couple

In the true holiday spirit of giving, East Bay residents Bobbie and Tom Preston have collected hundreds of used bikes over the past twelve years that they donate to charities at Christmas as part of their Cycle Recycle program. This year Trips For Kids was the recipient of 120 bikes from their collection. The Prestons will join us as we give away many of the bikes to kids in San Rafael’s Canal District at our neighborhood holiday party. Thanks, Bobbie & Tom!

Velo Girls Partnership Girls Deliver Cycling Goodness

Velo Girls (the premiere cycling club for women and girls in Northern California with more than 1,800 members) recently formed a partnership with Trips for Kids. Velo Girls will provide volunteers and program for events, generate fundraising support, organize a donation drive for bikes and gear, and donate $1 of each Velo Girls membership to Trips for Kids. Check out their website at www.velogirls.com and fly down the trails with them on one of our rides!

Tuesday Night at Neighborhood Pub Brings in Support for TFK

Iron Springs Pub & Brewery donated 10% of one night's total sales to Trips for Kids through their Give Back Tuesdays program! TFK supporters, cyclists and locals enjoyed delicious pub fare, sampled award-winning handcrafted beers and sodas, and helped get the Bay Area's neediest kids on bikes. Thanks for being an active participant in our community.

Young Philanthropists Encourage Donors to Trade in Their Saddles

Assigned a social action project for his class, 13-year old mountain bike rider Ben struck gold with the idea to support Trips for Kids through a bike drive. Enlisting classmates Sean, Matt, and John, these 4 enterprising youngsters emailed 500 people, walked their neighborhoods, distributed fliers, and sold lemonade and baked goods. There most successful bike drive resulted in 42 donated bikes worth $4,500!

Bike Snob NYC's Appearance at Sports Basement Raises Money for TFK

Lance Armstrong's favorite blogger, Bike Snob NYC, led a question and answer session and a book signing at the Sports Basement Bryant St. store in San Francisco. Timbuk2, Jamis Bicyles, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Giro, and Cyclocross Magazine provided prizes for a raffle that benefited TFK. Sport’s Basement’s Presidio store also hosted an Appreciation Party and Sale for Trips For Kids Volunteers and Supporters at Christmas time! Volunteers were able to meet each other and were given a 20% discount off everything in the store.

Sail the Bay and Support Trips for Kids!

Go sailing with Captain Kirk (a Big Brother) and he will donate $100 for every charter. All you have to do is mention Trips for Kids when you book the sailing charter. Visit Captain Kirk's San Francisco Sailing to learn more.