Information for Returning Volunteers

Bike Repair Mentors

• Are you a reasonably skilled mechanic?
• Do you know where most of our tools and parts are? 
• Have you found yourself helping out other volunteers? 

Consider becoming a Bike Repair Mentor. We'd like to have at least four mentors at our regular repair events, and even more at our special events to supervise projects and support volunteers.

Join Our Volunteer Vision Committee

All of us together are smarter than any of us alone. Let us know if you'd like to join our Volunteer Vision committee by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by checking out our calendar and joining us for the next meeting. Meetings are held every two months.

Homework Heroes

Some of us just never get enough bike repair! There’s no need to stop fixing even after our workday events. You can take projects home with you, too! All you need to do is check out the bikes you take home and check them back in when they are returned. To enroll as a homework hero, contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Core Volunteers

These volunteers work on a fairly regular basis repairing bikes, participating in repair events, and supporting SVBE in a variety of capacities. Core Volunteers receive weekly emails about upcoming events and when we need support staffing public events. There's no exact number of times someone has to attend repair events. If someone volunteers for several events and shows interest in continuing to support us, they can ask to be added to the email list.

Logging Volunteer Off-Site Hours

SVBE 2025 Volunteer Sign-In Form.
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Just as you sign in and log your hours when you volunteer at the shop, please log the volunteer hours you contribute off site. Whether you repair homework bikes, balance our books, answer donor emails, post articles to Facebook, maintain our website or anything else, tracking volunteer time helps us to show proper appreciation to our volunteers and can even help us secure funding as a non-profit. You may log more than one day's worth of volunteering at a time.

Event Photography

Have you taken photos or videos from an event with us? Are SVBE photos taking up space on your device? Help us by uploading them here! Your content may be featured on SVBE’s website, publications, print materials, or social media.

Our official SVBE Photo Library is an interactive space where volunteers and community members can share, comment on and “like” photos and videos from our events. We organize images into Google Photos Albums, making it easy to browse and engage with content related to specific events, meetings, and topics like “Teaching Moments” or “Volunteer Profiles.”

To join an album, request access by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., who will send you an invitation. If you have a Google account, you can access albums via Google Photos; otherwise, you'll receive email links to view them. Once in an album, you can view, like, comment, download or add photos to contribute to our growing community archive. Check out Google Photos Help for support.

Volunteer Perks!

Volunteer SWAG

Come out and volunteer with us five times or more in a 12-month period and earn yourself an official Bike Exchange hat or shop apron. To redeem your benefit, talk to the friendly folks at the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

BYOB (Bring Your Own Bike) Days

Volunteers who volunteer with us five times or more in a 12-month period may attend our BYOB days. These are workdays where returning volunteers are welcome to bring their own bicycles to the shop and use Bicycle Exchange's tools to repair their own bikes. We continue to look for skilled mentors, so we hope such volunteers will find BYOB days to be rewarding. For more information please check our calendar.