G4G San Francisco + Rotary Club SF + YMCA Bayview | April 26, 2025

G4G SF  Bike Build 2025 Service Event

Gay For Good volunteers will be supporting the Rotary Club of San Francisco and the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA at their 15th Annual Bike Build event.  We will be assembling 150 brand new bikes for distribution to kids in Kindergarten through Fourth Grade in the Bayview area of San Francisco. Help us bring smiles to 150 kids!

Date:  Saturday, April 26, 2025
Event Time:  8am – 4pm   (Split over 2 shifts)
Location:  Bayview Hunters Point YMCA  1601 Lane Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
Enter through the YMCA main entrance on Revere Avenue and go to the gym.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your shift for introductions and group photo.

VOLUNTEER SHIFTS & TASKS:
Shift #1 runs 5 hours and shift #2 runs 3 hours. You are welcome to sign up for both shifts, if you wish. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided throughout the day.

Shift 1:  8:00am–1:00pm:  Bike Assembly (35 positions, 5 hours)
Shift 2:  1:00pm–4:00pm:  Bike Distribution and Cleanup (12 positions, 3 hours)

BIKE BUILD ASSEMBLY TRAINING: (Recommended, but not required)
While bike assembly training will be provided during the service event, a more comprehensive training is being offered prior to the event. Please consider attending the following training:
  Training Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025  5-7pm
  Location: Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, 3rd floor  1601 Lane Street, San Francisco 94124
Enter through the YMCA main entrance on Revere Avenue and go to the 3rd floor (not the gym).

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Public Transit: The T Light rail stop 3rd & Revere and buses 23, 44 & 54 stop nearby on Lane Street.

Food and Snacks: Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided to volunteers.

Recommended Attire: Please wear comfortable shoes as you will be on your feet. Volunteers are encouraged to wear their Gay For Good t-shirts.

COVID Guidelines: Masks are optional. Please cancel if you are not feeling well.  

Age Requirements: Volunteers must be 21 years of age.

Project Lead: Barry Schmell (he/him) and Bryan Wampler (he/him)

About Our Partners: Rotary Club of San Francisco  is an organization of local business, professional, and civic leaders who do great things in San Francisco and around the world. Founded in 1908, the Rotary Club of San Francisco is the second oldest of over 34,000 Rotary Clubs in more than 200 countries around the globe.

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA —For more than 160 years, the YMCA has addressed the most pressing social issues of the day—whether helping newcomers adjust to life in America, providing safe spaces for youth from all backgrounds to learn and grow and inspiring action in and across our communities.

As always, email sanfrancisco@gayforgood.org or message us on FB/IG with questions/concerns.