2007 is looking to be an exciting year for the TurningWheels team and its supporters! Here is a list of events and fundraising activities that will be taking place this year!
December 15th 2007 - Are you ready to build some bikes! It’s that magical time of the year and Bike Build 2007 is upon us! TurningWheels for Kids is looking for friendly bicycle happy volunteer elves to help us assemble over 1700 bicycles in one day on Saturday, December 15th at the San Jose Convention Center starting at 8am and going until we are done! (Last year it only took 4 hours!) If you would like to sign up this year as an individual or if you would like to register as a team and have designated space for your group at the build, online registration opens on October 15th. All kind of jobs are available if you have limited bike building experience. We are only taking sign ups via our online forms this year so please check back in with us on the 15th. Space is limited so be sure to sign up early! We just can’t wait to see all of you at the South Hall this year!
December 16th 2007 - TurningWheels For Kids will be traveling and reaching out to the greater community. Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, devastated by Katrina, is still in the throes of rebuilding and there is an eerie sound heard throughout the community – silence! There are no squeals of laughter, no children outside playing! In fact, according to a recent televised Oprah show, 60% of the children in this area have been diagnosed as clinically depressed. Why, you ask? Their toys and bikes are gone and parents are so consumed with the expenses of shelter and necessities, there is no money for something so frivolous as a bike. But to a child, it is essential! Help us help the children! While it is always our goal to take care of our own children, and we will be building 1600 bikes for Santa Clara County children this year, this small number of 100 bikes will certainly make a difference for this group of children in two local community churches there!
Your donation of $55 will send a brand new sparkly bike and helmet to Bay St Louis and put that smile back on their face! And may I just add, the bikes we are building there are spectacular! Raleigh USA has come through with some superdeduper bikes at absolute ROCK bottom pricing! If you need a bike for a gift this year, please consider a Raleigh or Diamondback bike (same company)! Let’s support those that are supporting us! Just hit the donation button or send your check today to 2400 Moorpark Avenue, Ste 207, San Jose, Ca 95128. Please mark your check for Katrina in the memo line.
Thanks for being a special kind of person – one that cares about others!
November 3rd 2007 6:30pm-10:00pm - TurningWheels For Kids Presents "Night at the Museum-The Hunt for Lost Treasure!" Why do kids always get to have all the fun???? This is your chance to go wild with a GIANT TREASURE HUNT for adults with your chance to win some awesome AND much coveted booty! In addition to the treasure hunt, we will also be featuring a BINGO HALL in full effect and you could win prizes such as electronics equipment, autographed sports memorabilia, restful beauty packages, premiere restaurant certificates with luxurious overnight accommodations, and much, much more!
If Bingo isn’t your bag matey, you can hang out and enjoy yourself with a grog or two and some grub and dance to the cool classic rock band “Idol Hands” while you try to resist bidding on our sweet silent auction packages. We will be featuring such hot items as San Francisco 49er tickets with on-field passes and a weekend getaway at the prestigious Monterey Plaza Hotel. Get this; we also are offering items that are not available in any store! Arrrgggg!! Can you imagine taking a Ride-Along with a Capitola Police Officer or Dinner for family and friends at the Santa Clara Firehouse made by the firefighters themselves??
Come on down in your casual togs or your pirate best, and good luck to you, may you find the coveted treasure chest!
Tickets are $25 per person. Cost of admission includes admission into the museum, a bidding number for the silent auction, food for the evening, and all the fun you can possibly stand! To purchase tickets in advance, please go to the donations page on our website and click on the Night at the Museum ticket button. There is a 70 cent charge for using PayPal. Tickets will be mailed to the address provided on your Paypal account. Please make note if you would like the tickets sent to a different location. If you purchase less than a week before the event, your tickets will be held at will call.
October 14th 2007 4:00pm-7:00pm - CityTeam Ministries, Unwined and TurningWheels For Kids are joining hands to raise money for a small community devastated by hurricane Katrina, Bay St Louis, Mississippi. The goal is to raise enough money for 100 children’s bikes. The team from TurningWheels will travel down to Mississippi in December to have a special bike build, bringing the community together helping each other. To kick-off this special outreach program and ensure a great Christmas for the children in this hardworking community, there will be a fundraiser at:
Unwined – 6946 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, 95120
Sunday, October 14th from 4-7pm.
Tickets can be purchased here or at Unwined for $50
Great food and Wine will be served
September 1st-3rd 2007 - Tapestry Arts Festival- TWFK will have a featured booth at this year’s Tapestry Arts Festival in downtown San Jose. The festival features more than 350 visual artists and craftspeople display works ranging from ceramics and paintings to jewelry, clothing, and woodwork at this three-day festival celebrating the arts and ethnic diversity. Music lovers will enjoy the three entertainment stages, which feature performers of rock, blues, jazz, and classical music as well as dance and theater performances; foodies will revel in the choices from 40 food booths; and kids can explore their inner-artist through hands-on art activities. Come on down and be sure to stop by the TurningWheels booth to say hello!
August 23rd 2007 - Weekenders Fall Line Fashion Show-Weekenders is a fashion line that has lots of different styles, colors, prints, fabrics....something for every woman. Weekenders has clothes that have a professional look (for the office), a playful look, a casual look, and even a dressy look. Items easily match pieces already in your closet! Your $10 admission will buy you entrance into the fashion show where wine and assorted cheeses will be served. 20% of the evening’s clothing purchase proceeds will go to TurningWheels! Contact Deborah Lemberger for ticket and location information.
August 18th 2007 - Kids with Heart Monster Yard Sale-Los Alamitos Elementary School-Over 70 kids from over 30 different families are coming together for the biggest yard sale in Almaden’s history! Kids with Heart are fundraising for TurningWheels so that they can experience the joy in what it feels like to give back. The Kids with Heart project will take the children from fundraising, to actually purchasing the bicycles themselves, all the way to the bike build in December and then of course, to the end result-the holiday giving experience. Come down to the Monster Yard Sale and help kids helping kids!!!!
Monster Yard Sale Flyer
(PDF - 91 KB)
July 27-29th, 2007 - San Jose Grand Prix-TWFK along with other non-profit groups will be volunteering at the San Jose Grand Prix event. We will be manning 5 different beer and wine booths. We will be out there to raise awareness as well as money for TurningWheels. We are still in need of additional volunteers. If you are available to help and take a 4.5 hour shift working the booths, please contact Deborah Lemberger with your availability ASAP.
This fall, 2006 - Join us in our campaign ~ A Bike for a Buck. How many children could TurningWheels For Kids put on a bike if every person in San Jose would give ONLY one dollar to this endeavor? The implications are enormous. Every disabled child, every child with weight issues, every child who just wants the opportunity to own and ride a bike - it could happen and so much more. It only takes a very small commitment from each individual. Be a part of the community ensuring the happiness of all our children especially those who are challenged each day living with great uncertainty. Tell all your friends, tell them to tell their friends and let’s start the momentum - a grassroots groundswell to provide for the children in our community. Let’s all dream together and make it happen. Stay tuned for more information!
December 19th 2006 - This year the San Francisco 49ers will continue their holiday giving season by volunteering their time to assemble bicycles at the 49ers Training Facility in Santa Clara. In partnership with TurningWheels for Kids, the 49ers players and staff will assemble 49 bicycles to be distributed to underprivileged children. The recipients will be chosen by CityTeam Ministries, a non-profit organization serving the poor and homeless. This event will also entail an evening presentation ceremony at Christmas in the Park, located in downtown San Jose. TurningWheels for Kids would like to express our utmost appreciation to the 49er's organization for their support of our program this year!
December 16th 2006 - TurningWheels For Kids is holding it's largest assembly day ever! We will be assembling 1000 bikes on December 16th at the San Jose Convention Center's South Hall for distribution to several children's charities!
Thank you to everyone who has so generously donated their time. Due to overwhelming response from the community, we are unable to accept any more teams or individual volunteers. If you would like to be put on a waiting list, please let us know and we will contact you in the event of cancellation by any of the teams or individuals. If you are a member of an existing team and would like to be added, please contact your team leader. Thank you again to all of our willing volunteers, our event should prove to be a smashing success due to all of your amazing support!
September 30th 2006 - TurningWheels for Kids Bike Fest 2006 will be held at Amato’s Pizzeria in the Almaden Oaks shopping center at the intersection of Redmond and Meridian. Within Amato’s we will be featuring a live band and a silent auction as entertainment outside we will be featuring a cool car show by the Outcasts. Tickets are 15 dollars each and will be available at the door. A 15 dollar ticket buys you a bidding number to participate in our silent auction, a free drink ticket, and 1 entry into our $650 Diamondback bicycle raffle. Children are welcome and free at this event. This should be our biggest event to date so we encourage you all to mark your calendars!
September 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2006 - TurningWheels for Kids will have a featured booth at the Tapestry Arts Festival in Downtown San Jose. The festival is a three-day celebration of the visual and performing arts held on the streets of downtown San Jose. This will mainly be to raise awareness about our mission. Our booth will be located on Non-Profit way so stop by the booth and say hi!
August 1st 2006 - The Ride to Unwined fundraiser at Unwined in Almaden at the Via Valiente Shopping Center at 6946 Almaden Expressway. Come for a wine tasting while listening to the cool jazz/reggae sounds of local band I’ve Never Been to Brisbane. 10% of all proceeds will benefit the TurningWheels mission this year. We will also be holding a raffle that could win you some exciting prizes!
July 8th 2006 - Leah Toeniskoetter is participating in the 2006 Tour of the California Alps better know as the "Death Ride". The Death Ride course covers five mountain passes which includes both sides of Monitor Pass (8314'), both sides of Ebbetts Pass (8730'), and the final climb up the east side of Carson Pass (8573') which in total covers 129 miles and 15,000+ feet of lung busting climbing. Proceeds from her sponsors benefit the TurningWheels cause.
June 17th 2006 - Wells Fargo Bank has partnered with TurningWheels For Kids in order for us to provide more bikes to more children. We will be celebrating our partnership with an event to be held at Toys R Us Almaden at 1082 Blossom Hill Road in San Jose from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. On that day, TurningWheels For Kids will be presented with a very generous check from Wells Fargo. Also, a Wells Fargo's bus with child friendly computers will be accessible for your children to explore and learn on. In addition to this, Geoffrey the Giraffe will be on hand to meet and greet your children. TurningWheels for Kids will also be assembling bicycles out in the parking lot for our year round charitable giving.
December 20, 2005 - TurningWheels for Kids is featured in the San Jose Mercury News' Local Section in an article by Mike Cassidy. Read the article " Wheel of Good Fortune".
December 17, 2005 - Families and friends of the San Jose Fire Department where invited to celebrate the Holiday season by providing toys and food for those less fortunate in our community. TurningWheels for Kids was able to provide the Latino Firefighters Association (Los Bomberos of Northern California) more than 150 bikes for their event.
December 10, 2005 - Over 50 volunteers spent the day assembling over 400 bikes at TurningWheels first annual bike assembly day!
View photo slideshow.
December 10, 2005 - The Almaden Resident newspaper came out to cover our bicycle assembly day where a group of 40+ volunteers spent their Saturday assembling 400 bicycles. Almaden Resident Article (PDF - 9 MB)
For the last two years we have helped parents make Christmas that extra special morning that we all remember. This year we have hundreds more children that need to feel that excitement, and only you can help.
Last year the San Jose Mercury News was around to help with the hand-off to the fire department.
