Activities and Projects
Recurring Volunteer Activities
What are our various volunteering activities?
Cleaning
Wednesday 5pm-9pm, Thursday 12pm-5pm, Friday 12pm-5pm
- Stocking the workbenches in the community shop
- Sweep floors
- Empty scrap bins into the scrap yard
- Empty waste bins into the dumpster
- Wipe down and sanitize surfaces
- Wash dishes
- Clean bathrooms
- Clean anything you like
Gardening
Thursday 12pm-5pm, Friday 12pm-5pm
- Manage co-op’s crop of grapes
- Tend to the planters in the parking lot
- Turn compost
- Manage weeds in parking lot
- Expand the garden
Parts Sorting
Wednesday 5pm-9pm, Thursday 12pm-5pm, Friday 12pm-5pm
- Sorting and pricing used tires
- Sorting components salvaged from bikes
- Verifying integrity of sorted bins
Picture and Price
Wednesday 5pm-9pm, Thursday 12pm-5pm, Friday 12pm-5pm
- Take pictures of bikes ready-for-sale
- Use standardized pricing guidelines to set prices for refurbished bicycles
- Add bikes to our online catalog
- Take pictures of other parts and accessories
- Improve documentation of parts and accessories
Refurbish
Wednesday 10am-9pm, Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 1pm-5pm
Prerequisite: Completion of OCBC’s Tune-up class series
- Perform repairs and maintenance on bikes marked for refurbishment
- Perform final checks on other refurbish mechanics’ work
- Tend to rentals in times of particular need
Retail
Thursday 12pm-5pm, Friday 12pm-5pm, Saturday 12pm-5pm
- Greet customers
- Alert staff to appointment arrivals
- Talk with customers while they wait for service
- Facilitate test rides
- Engage in simple tasks, like assembling price tags, in between customers’ arrivals
Salvage
Wednesday 5pm-9pm, Thursday 12pm-5pm, Friday 12pm-5pm
- Taking parts off bikes marked for salvage
- Taking parts off handlebars marked for salvage
- Checking inner tubes and de-tiring wheels
- Disassembling pedals, brake levers, and other components to save their small parts
Tending Rental Bikes
Wednesday 10am-9pm, Thursday 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 1pm-5pm
Prerequisite: Completion of OCBC’s Tune-up class series
- Assess recently returned rentals for damage
- Confirm quality of rentals which are said to be “ready-to-go”
- Perform repairs on rentals flagged for work
Triage
- Assess recently donated bikes
- Use standardized bicycle evaluation form to bring attention to areas of concern
One-off Volunteer-led Projects
What projects are we undertaking to improve the co-op? Who should you talk to if you’d like to get involved?
Upgrade Wheel Room Hooks
Point of Contact: Jim
The hooks in the wheel room are a little flimsy–let’s improve them!
Create Compost Bin Hinges
Point of Contact: Jim
Our compost bin needs hinges. Help us in our endeavor to turn our food waste into life-giving soil.
Paint our Picture Studio Wall
Point of Contact: Dani
When we take pictures of our bikes for our online sales, we do it against a white wall. That wall is no longer very white!
Create a Handlebar-cleaning Station
Point of contact: Dani
Currently we use a cardboard box to clean adhesive off our handlebars. Help us make something more permanent and classy.
Convert Fluorescent Lights to LEDs
Point of Contact: Dani
We have a lot of tubular fluorescent lamps around our facility. Help us convert them to energy-efficient, reliable LEDs.
Convert Upstairs Room to a Useful Space
Point of Contact: Emily
We have a lovely room with a view, full of tables and possibilities.
Create a Locking Door for our Community Tools
Point of contact: Al
Our tools cabinet is well-stocked, but needs a firm check-in/check-out process. Step one is making a secure door!
Project Room Bike Storage Separation
Point of contact: Al
Our project room has lots of room for volunteer projects, repairs, and refurbishments, but it’s very unclear what bikes should go where!
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