The first annual FB4K Season Kick-Off Ride was a roaring success! A large crew of FB4K volunteers and supporters rolled out to Riverside Park, along the new Southwest Greenway and along the Riverwalk. It was the perfect way to launch our sixth season while experiencing the new spaces in our city by bike…the group had… Read more »
Local Detroit-based Amazon Team Comes Up Huge with over 500 Bikes and Volunteers for FB4K!!!
By Robert Barnes in Pedaling News
On November 9 this year, the Amazon team based in Detroit led by Greg Donofrio, donated and delivered over 500 bikes (scooters and big wheels too!) and brought dozens of volunteers to help unload and process them for the Free Bikes 4 Kidz program here in the Motor City. Greg and Pariss Gray of Amazon… Read more »
Free Bikes 4 Kidz’ Bike Collection Featured on WDIV’s Weekend Morning Show!
By Robert Barnes in Pedaling News
WDIV TV’s Priah Mann and Grant Hermes talked with Bob Barnes of FB4K on the morning of their massive bike collection this year on Saturday, October 1 from the organization’s warehouse donated by the Piston Group. Reporter Megan Woods then followed up with bike donors to find out why they donate their bikes and appealed… Read more »
Children’s Foundation Features FB4K on #CaringForKids Podcast
By Robert Barnes in Pedaling News
Children’s Foundation CEO Larry Burns interviewed FB4K Executive Director Bob Barnes for the April edition of the #CaringForKids podcast which aired Tuesday, April 26 on WJR 760AM radio. Listen to how the Children’s Foundation and FB4K partner to get bikes in the hands of under served kids in our community by clicking here (FB4K portion… Read more »
WXYZ TV Covers FB4K Detroit’s 2021 Bike Giveaway!
By Robert Barnes in Pedaling News
WXYZ TV was there on Sunday, December 12 to capture the joy on the faces of the kids who got bikes from FB4K. As kids and parents arrived at the warehouse to shop for some of the thousands of bikes that would be given away in 2021, you could literally feel the excitement in the… Read more »
FB4K in the Local News!
By Robert Barnes in Pedaling News
Click here to see WDIV TV’s Karen Drew report about FB4K’s impact on the community and her interviews with a bike recipient from 2020 and a couple of our dedicated volunteers! Click here to here to listen to an interview of FB4K’s Bob Barnes with Kevin Dietz on WJR’s morning talk show in September 2021…. Read more »
Latest News & Updates
- Local NBC, CBS Affilates Help FB4K Promote 2024 Bike Collection!
- Meijer to Partner with FB4K for Bike Collection Event in Fall 2024!
- 2023 End-of-Season Party Celebrates FB4K Volunteers and Sponsors!
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan Gives FB4K a Shout Out
- WDIV Channel 4 Reports from FB4K’s Warehouse for Bike Giveaway!