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# Free Bikes 4 Kidz

## Sitemaps
[XML Sitemap](https://fb4k.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Pages
- [Events](https://fb4k.org/welcome/events/): Join hundreds of cyclists, families, volunteers, and supporters for the 2026 Free Bikes 4 Kidz Gran Fondo, a community cycling event that helps put more bikes into the hands of kids who need them.
- [#MyFirstBike “Kid Wins Tour!”](https://fb4k.org/myfirstbike-kid-wins-tour/): There’s something magical about your first bike, isn’t there? It was more than just a frame and two wheels—it was freedom. The world expanded, from your street to your neighborhood, from your backyard to the local park. Your first bike took you on countless adventures, wind rushing by as you laughed with friends or explored solo, discovering what it felt like to ride with the sun on your face.
- [Volunteer](https://fb4k.org/volunteer/): Can you fix a bike? Or love to play host? We can use help of all kinds. We’ve loaded the warehouse with bikes – and now the refurbish stage has begun.
- [Financial Donation](https://fb4k.org/donate/financial-donation/): We need funding to get more bikes to deserving kids!
- [Protected: Landing Page Dev](https://fb4k.org/landing-page-dev/)
- [Board of Directors](https://fb4k.org/board-of-directors/): Free Bikes 4 Kidz is led by a passionate and engaged board of directors and staff. Find out more about them below.
- [Landing Page](https://fb4k.org/welcome/): Content is in the template
- [Locations](https://fb4k.org/locations/): Work Site Hours ::
- [News](https://fb4k.org/news/): Want to see the gears in action?  You’ve come to the right place to see the news we’re generating, what’s happening within the organization and where we’ll be next.
- [Contact Us](https://fb4k.org/contact/): If you have a question about donating a bike, receiving a bike, or volunteering, go to the home page and click the city in which you live. You will then be redirected to your local Free Bikes 4 Kidz site which can answer any questions you might have.
- [About](https://fb4k.org/about/): In 2008 Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) was born as a one-time hobby in a two-car garage. A group of passionate cyclists collected, refurbished, and gave away 250 bikes over a two-week period. Since then that hobby has grown to become the largest organization of its kind in the country.
- [Volunteer](https://fb4k.org/volunteer-old/): We are so excited - our 2016 volunteer season is here! (CONTENT) is once again hosting Free Bikes 4 Kidz. (directions to warehouse available here.)
- [Donate](https://fb4k.org/donate/): You can get involved by donating a bike or contributing financially. And we’re always looking for volunteers. Donate a bike, time, or money and help kids ‘go places.’
- [Home](https://fb4k.org/)

## FlexSlider
- [Volunteering](https://fb4k.org/slider-image/volunteering/): We're a passionate group of people who love giving back. It's our goal to help every child feel the joys and freedom of riding their first bike. Please join us and volunteer today!
- [Mission](https://fb4k.org/slider-image/1052/): Free Bikes 4 Kidz is a nonprofit organization geared toward helping all kids ride into a happier, healthier childhood by providing bikes to those most in need.

## Locations
- [Atlanta, GA](https://fb4k.org/location/atlanta/): Atlanta
- [Delaware](https://fb4k.org/location/delaware/): Delaware
- [Detroit, MI](https://fb4k.org/location/detroit/): Detroit
- [Maryland](https://fb4k.org/location/maryland/): Maryland
- [Middle Georgia](https://fb4k.org/location/middle-georgia/): Middle Georgia
- [Minnesota](https://fb4k.org/location/minnesota/): Minnesota
- [New Mexico](https://fb4k.org/location/new-mexico/)
- [Omaha, NE](https://fb4k.org/location/omaha/): Omaha
- [Phoenix, AZ](https://fb4k.org/location/phoenix/)
- [Portland, OR](https://fb4k.org/location/portland/): Portland
- [Eugene-Springfield, OR](https://fb4k.org/location/eugene-springfield/): Eugene-Springfield
- [Utah](https://fb4k.org/location/utah/): Utah
- [Yakima, WA](https://fb4k.org/location/yakima/): Yakima

## Board Advisors
- [Glen Dall](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/glen-dall/): Glen brings visionary and strategic guidance, experience in growing companies and markets, both nationally and internationally, from his background as a public company CEO and entrepreneur, coupled with his desire to serve, to help guide the long-range strategic process for FB4K.
- [Lesley Scibora, PHD](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/lesley-scibora/): Dr. Lesley Scibora is Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at the University of St. Thomas, where she educates future leaders who will improve the health of their communities.
- [Birdie Cunningham](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/birdie-cunningham/): Birdie Cunningham is Director at the Center for College Sleep and Associate Director of Health and Wellness Center at the University of St. Thomas. She also serves on the City of Minneapolis Public Health Advisory Board and is co-founder of Sew Good Goods, a local nonprofit.
- [Tom Ritchey](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/tom-ritchey/): Tom Ritchey is an American bicycle frame builder, Category 1 racer, fabricator, designer, and founder of Ritchey Design. Ritchey is a US pioneer, building the first production mountain bike in the history of the sport.
- [Tim Covell](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/tim-covell/): In 2016, Tim joined World Vision as Supply Chain Director, leading the Gift In Kind operation. World Vision provides aide to 3.5 million children in 100 countries around the world.
- [Mike Duvarney](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/mike-duvarney/): Mike Duvarney is the Executive Director of the USA BMX Foundation, a Gilbert, AZ based non-profit dedicated to providing educational resources through cycling. Mike is the architect behind the immensely popular hands-on BMX STEM educational programming used at the USA BMX Foundation. Before coming to the Foundation, Mike founded and sold several companies in the youth sports space in addition to operating his own consulting group, working with clients ranging from the NCAA to Nickelodeon.
- [Alec Bob](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/alec-bob/): Alec is a professional BMX racer and entrepreneur from Plano, Tx. He has competed both domestically and internationally winning a world title and multiple national titles.
- [Mark Treat](https://fb4k.org/board_advisor/mark-treat/): Mark is a senior technology executive with more than 30 years of technology and business leadership experience. Mark leads the technology initiatives at the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Prior Lake, MN.

## Board Directors
- [Christian Castillo,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/christian-castillo-leadership/): Christian Castillo lives a life powered by motion—from flying planes to fixing bikes.
- [Milissa Rick,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/milissa-rick/): Milissa Rick has 20 years’ experience leading strategy creation, innovative product launches, customer insights, brand building, and team leadership for global consumer brands.
- [Terry Esau,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/team-terry-esau-founder-fb4k/): Terry is a seasoned nonprofit leader with over 18 years of experience driving community impact and youth empowerment. As the founder of Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) in 2010, he has transformed a local Minnesota initiative into a national nonprofit organization now operating in 17 U.S. cities. Under his leadership, FB4K has provided hundreds of thousands of free bicycles to children in need, promoting health, mobility, and opportunity.
- [Chris Larson,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/chris-larson/): Chris is a former amateur triathlete, turned cyclist-swimmer and one of the founders of FB4K Atlanta. He’s now relocated back to his roots in Minneapolis.A graduate from USNA and MIT, Chris works at North American Electric Reliability Corporation, helping to keep the electric grid stable & reliable.
- [Shona Koester](https://fb4k.org/board_director/shona-koester/): Shona is an entrepreneurial leader who specializes in business growth. Her roles within for and non-profit organizations have led to exciting opportunities around the world and have moved her across the country multiple times.
- [Bradford Hosack,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/bradford-hosack/): Bradford is a designer, educator, and researcher. He has built multiple startups in the Educational Technology space including the cofounding of the largest educational video platform in the world, Flipgrid.
- [Paul Koch,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/paul-koch/): Paul is a General Partner of Likewise Fund I Advisors, LLC, the Advisor to Likewise Partners Industrial Fund I, LLC which is acquiring and developing a consistent, high quality, and geographically diverse portfolio of income-producing industrial properties.
- [Marc Swiontkowski,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/marc-swiontkowski/): Marc Swiontkowski, MD, is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is the past president of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the American Orthopaedic Association.
- [Maggie Romens,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/maggie-romens/): Maggie is a strategic marketer, brand builder and entrepreneur who thrives while designing a vision and leading a team toward a common goal. She consults with companies to elevate their brand, negotiate/activate sports sponsorships, and secure naming rights partnerships. She specializes in the business of sports and enjoys serving on the non-profit Boards for Bolder Options, (an activities-based youth mentorship program) and the advisory board for the Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas.
- [Anne Hed,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/anne-hed/): Anne Hed began her career as a professional triathlete, competing worldwide through the 1980s. Through the sport, she met her late husband, Steve. Together, they shared a vision to create and innovate, to craft some of the fastest, most aerodynamic bike wheels in the world; and in 1984, from Steve's garage and funded in part by Anne's race winnings, HED Cycling Products was born.
- [Mamady Konneh,](https://fb4k.org/board_director/mamady-konneh/): Mamady Konneh is a Cybersecurity thought leader specializing in Identity and Access Management, with over a decade of experience across sectors including SaaS, healthcare, finance, hospitality, and retail. As Lead of Identity Governance and Administration at Okta, the global leader in identity and access management, Mamady played a pivotal role in developing innovative Identity Governance and Administrative solutions. He earned a master’s in Security Technologies from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, where he conducted research on a secure digital identification program for Guinea Conakry, which he presented at the 2018 Smart Security Week in Marseille, France.

## Sponsors
- [Strider](https://fb4k.org/sponsors/strider-bikes-toddlers-fb4k/): At Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K), we believe that every child deserves the joy, freedom, and confidence that comes from riding a bike — and that journey often starts earlier than you might think. Through a valued partnership with Strider Bikes, thousands of toddlers across the country are taking their very first rides on two wheels.
- [Park Tool](https://fb4k.org/sponsors/park-tool-and-free-bikes-4-kidz-partnership/): Since the very beginning, Park Tool and Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) have worked together to ensure that every bike donated is safe, reliable, and ready for a child’s first ride. Their tools and technical support have empowered FB4K volunteers to efficiently refurbish tens of thousands of bikes nationwide, giving kids the freedom and joy of cycling.

## First Bike Stories
- [LIVE with Kelly and Ryan](https://fb4k.org/firstbikestory/live-with-kelly-and-ryan/): Terry Esau, founder of FB4K, chats with Kelly and Ryan about the Free Bikes 4 Kidz organization.
- [Phil Liggett “Kid Wins Tour”](https://fb4k.org/firstbikestory/levi-leipheimer/): Phil Liggett “Kid Wins Tour” shares the story of his first bike and how it changed his life. Watch now and check out more great first bike stories:
- [Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Famer](https://fb4k.org/firstbikestory/jennifer-anniston/)
- [Sen. Amy Klobuchar](https://fb4k.org/firstbikestory/us-senator-amy-klobuchar/): ...
- [Kirby Heyborne, TV Host “Making Good”](https://fb4k.org/firstbikestory/greg-lemond/): ...
- [Terry Esau, Founder of FB4K](https://fb4k.org/firstbikestory/phil-liggett/): ...