John is going batty dealing with website updates. P2P has a fairly
static site, but even trivial amounts of HTMLing make John a grumpy
troll. I think John’s best holiday gift would be a web developer who
could maintain our site and make small improvements. It’s all basic
HTML stuff and a pinch of ASP to integrate the blog, but otherwise,
it’s a pretty low-key site for a web developer. If you’ve got the
skills and you can donate a few hours a month please contact us at: pedals2people@gmail.com. ”
Author: John Speare
WOW
What an amazing day. We had 17 volunteers to help us move everything, absolutely every last part and piece, to the new shop. And we were fast! You know what they say: many hands make light work. WOW. This was a big day for P2P.
A huge thanks to Justin, Ryan, John, John Henry, Nate, JP, Pat, Wes, Beth, Mike,Ben,Taylor, Joe, Travis, Drew, Bill and Jeff J.
P2P T-Shirt Drive
If you have some old t-shirts clogging up your drawers, please donate them to P2P. We will cut them up and use them as shop rags in our new shop. Just bag them and drop them off at 453 W 26th.
Also, keep checking the P2P calendar for upcoming volunteer events, like this Friday (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)
Saturday, Dec 12th–The Big Move
A week from today, we’re moving the big stuff into our new shop. Please let
me know if you can join in the fun so we can figure out a plan. The
idea will be to have a crew up at the garage loading trucks and a crew
at the new space unloading.If you have a truck or want to help by hauling stuff in your cargo trailer, drop me a line at pedals2people@gmail.com
**Also, check out the work we did today, by clicking here. Many thanks to Mike, John Henry, Bernard, Tiffany, and Maddie!
New Shop Update
See pictures here Thanks to Tiffany, John Henry and Jacque for volunteering today!
More painting tomorrow…
Plaster Removal
Our friend Jacque from Fresh Abundance scored the west wall and started chipping away at the plaster today–looks good! John and I will help Friday (12/4) from 10 am – 1 pm. If anyone needs to fulfill their good deed for the month, we can certainly use your help.
Bring a hammer, pry bar, wear work clothes, and bring a bandana to wear around your nose. Safety glasses wouldn’t be a bad idea either. They’ll look nice in the group photo too :,,)
Painting the Shop
next to One World Restaurant on Sprague (1802 E. Sprague). Most of the
big build-out is done. Next we need to paint, put together shelving,
then move in. So we’ll be busy during the month of December.
community shop, so we’re really counting on the community to help us out!
Pictures of the Build Out
Not a lot, but go here to see the pics I took today of the walls and store front at our new space.
Pedals to the People
We donated three bikes to Project Hope today, or more specifically to their Riverfront Farms project. The bikes will serve the farm’s teens as their transportation between the farm and the market sites. We also brought three helmets. The bikes were donated to us, and our volunteers serviced them. While we’re making room for our move, these bikes needed a home where they’d be useful, and Riverfront Farms is just the place for some hard-working mountain bikes.
We also connected with our volunteer, Bernard, who brought three more bikes to his church that will be redistributed to the working poor in his community. Bernard works with at-risk teens and also newly-transplanted refugees. Again, we’re so happy to redistribute our over-abundance and help where others have a need. The pedals that were donated to P2P keep spinning and bringing forth mobility and empowerment to the people.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone–we’re so thankful for all you do, Spokane–you rule!
Build Out
The walls are up and the new P2P space is materializing! While the SNAP team hustles with the build out, we’re busy, with help from Ryan, John, Glen, and John, getting the shop organized. We moved 30 feet of double-sided, heavy-duty shop shelving this morning. A huge thanks to Steve Muntz for the donation!