pedals for the people
PFTP Free Bike Program
Through the help of volunteers and donors, we refurbish bikes, provide helmets, locks and lights, and subsidize annual repairs for people facing financial barriers. This program distributes 80 - 100 bikes every year and subsidizes thousands of dollars in repairs annually.
Oppenheimer Park Clinics
Every Tuesday and Sunday from 11:30am-2:30pm, we have a team set up at Oppenheimer Park to provide basic tunes and adjustments on bikes, walkers and wheelchairs. Supporting over 60 people every month, clinics ensure members of the downtown eastside community get the mechanic support they need to stay mobile. Clinics are run in partnership with the City of Vancouver, including a 2024 Greenest City Grant, and supported by additional grant funding and private donors.
Russell Eyton Bikes for Kids
The Russell Eyton Bikes for Kids fund was established in 2021 by the Eyton family and friends to honour the life of Russell Eyton. While Russell faced many challenges - biking was the one thing that always made him feel alive. Gifts made in his memory ensure that children and youth who are facing poverty will receive their own bike and helmet to explore life on a bicycle - as he once did.
This fund will provide around 200 bikes and helmets to kids over the next few years. Bikes are distributed by Kidsafe through their summer camps accompanied with riding lessons.
