January 2021

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Connecting our Community through bicycle repair, upward mobility, and educational empowerment. January 2021 Newsletter Thank you for loving Village Wrench! As we reflect on this year and look forward to 2021, we at Village Wrench are deeply thankful for you and your extraordinary generosity. Despite the setbacks we all faced, you still made all of this possible at Village Wrench: 12 teens were empowered to learn more about bicycles and themselves through 6-Cycle 6 Youth Apprentices received hands-on employment training in the bike shop 159 children and adults earned their own bicycle by serving our community 18 kids participated in our first-ever summer bike camp Bike Shop operating hours more than doubled We’re geared up to continue connecting our community through bicycle repair, upward mobility, and educational empowerment this coming year. But right now, we want to pause and sincerely thank you. Thank you for your care and passion for neighbors and two wheels. Thank you for helping us work toward a community empowered and thriving through bicycles. You are integral to the Village Wrench family, and we are so grateful for you! DONATE Paul's Christmas Bicycle Paul* is a student at Berea Elementary School. His teachers told him about Village Wrench's Spread Kindness Christmas bike giveaway, where students could do a random act of kindness in exchange for a bicycle. Paul held the door open and let classmates go in front of him in line, and then he wrote a story to Village Wrench about how good it made him feel to put others first. When he picked up his bike at the start of winter break, he was SO excited. He has been using his holiday to learn how to ride his new set of wheels. We're thankful we were able to partner with Academy Sports and local bike shops to give away dozens of bikes to deserving kids this Christmas! *Name changed Support More Children Like Paul Now is your chance to make an end-of-year gift or bicycle donation. Thank you for your support! DONATE Free Bike Repair this Saturday, 1/2 Sites are running 10-12 (Not Easley). Pick a site on the Free Bike Repair webpage and sign up. See you there! Sign Up to Serve Village Wrench is a registered 501(c)(3) of Mill Community Ministries, founded by Village Church. All donations are tax-deductible. Our vision is an empowered community thriving through bicycles. Copyright © 2020 Village Wrench, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 8 Lois Ave, Greenville, SC 29611 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.