Trips for Kids 13th Annual Bike Swap & Sale

Marilyn Price

TRIPS FOR KIDS 13TH ANNUAL BENEFIT BIKE SWAP AND SALE
SCHEDULED JUNE 26

Want to participate in a bike swap that will benefit not
just yourself but 3,000 inner city kids around the country?
Here’s your chance!! Northern California’s largest Bike Swap
and Sale to benefit Trips for Kids will be Saturday June 26
at Sports Basement in the Presidio of San Francisco. Swap
hours are 10 a.m. – 4. Admission is $5 – children 15 and
under free with adult. Further information on the Swap,
directions, vendors’ spaces, and Trips for Kids follows. Or
you can check out our web site at
http://www.tripsforkids.org

SWAP FEATURES: The Swap attracts thousands of cyclists and
hundreds of vendors each year and features a huge selection
of bikes, bike equipment and clothing – all at Flea Market
prices. There are both vendor’s tables and a special
swapper’s area for those who have 15 items or fewer to sell.
This year’s grand raffle features a Gary Fisher Marlin
Mountain Bike. Plenty of good food and drink also is
available. The host, Sports Basement, is also a major
vendor. Their store is chalk full of deals on outdoor and
sports apparel/gear (cycling plus lots more). In addition to
offering Trips for Kids free space, they will donate 15% of
TFK attendee sales to the cause!!

TRIPS FOR KIDS 13TH ANNUAL BENEFIT BIKE SWAP AND SALE
SCHEDULED JUNE 26

Want to participate in a bike swap that will benefit not
just yourself but 3,000 inner city kids around the country?
Here’s your chance!! Northern California’s largest Bike Swap
and Sale to benefit Trips for Kids will be Saturday June 26
at Sports Basement in the Presidio of San Francisco. Swap
hours are 10 a.m. – 4. Admission is $5 – children 15 and
under free with adult. Further information on the Swap,
directions, vendors’ spaces, and Trips for Kids follows. Or
you can check out our web site at
http://www.tripsforkids.org

SWAP FEATURES: The Swap attracts thousands of cyclists and
hundreds of vendors each year and features a huge selection
of bikes, bike equipment and clothing – all at Flea Market
prices. There are both vendor’s tables and a special
swapper’s area for those who have 15 items or fewer to sell.
This year’s grand raffle features a Gary Fisher Marlin
Mountain Bike. Plenty of good food and drink also is
available. The host, Sports Basement, is also a major
vendor. Their store is chalk full of deals on outdoor and
sports apparel/gear (cycling plus lots more). In addition to
offering Trips for Kids free space, they will donate 15% of
TFK attendee sales to the cause!!

VENDOR INFORMATION: There will be plenty of space for
vendors. Check in time is 7:30am on both days. Be sure to
bring your own table and chair. Check our website for more
info http://www.tripsforkids.org

A Swappers’ area will also be available for smaller sellers
(no advanced reservations taken). If you wish to sell up to
15 items plus up to 4 bikes, you may tend your items for
sale in a common area with other “swappers”. Every swapper
must register upon arrival. The daily registration fee for
the swappers area is $25 (plus an additional $10 per bike;
up to 4 bikes max; total registration for 4 bikes and 15
items would be $65). We will also collect 15% of sales (10%
of bike sales) at check out. Sales in the Swappers’ area
will be monitored by a Trips for Kids representative. No
advance contract necessary for this category of "seller".
Check in time for this area is 8:30am

If you wish to consign bikes to Trips For Kids to sell for
you the fee is $10 per bike and 20% of the selling price.
This fee covers both days at the swap but you must pick up
your bike(s) at the end of each day. Bring your bike(s) in
early on swap day (8:30am). No advance call or contract is
necessary.

The space rental fee DOES NOT include any other supplies or
parking. You must supply your own tables, chairs and
display fixtures.

WE CAN USE VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS! Trips for Kids welcomes
your volunteer help and donations. During the Swap, we need
many volunteers to keep the Swap rolling. Year round we need
volunteers to help on our rides, or in our after school
programs teaching bike repair, environmental education,
computer skills and homework tutoring. Other ways to
contribute are through financial donations or donations of
your used bikes, bike equipment and clothing, which we sell
in our Re-Cyclery BikeThrift Shop at 610 Fourth Street. For
further information, call 415/458-2986. VENDOR INFORMATION:
There will be plenty of space for vendors. Check in time is
7:30am on both days. Be sure to bring your own table and
chair. Check our website for more info
http://www.tripsforkids.org

A Swappers’ area will also be available for smaller sellers
(no advanced reservations taken). If you wish to sell up to
15 items plus up to 4 bikes, you may tend your items for
sale in a common area with other “swappers”. Every swapper
must register upon arrival. The daily registration fee for
the swappers area is $25 (plus an additional $10 per bike;
up to 4 bikes max; total registration for 4 bikes and 15
items would be $65). We will also collect 15% of sales (10%
of bike sales) at check out. Sales in the Swappers’ area
will be monitored by a Trips for Kids representative. No
advance contract necessary for this category of "seller".
Check in time for this area is 8:30am

If you wish to consign bikes to Trips For Kids to sell for
you the fee is $10 per bike and 20% of the selling price.
This fee covers both days at the swap but you must pick up
your bike(s) at the end of each day. Bring your bike(s) in
early on swap day (8:30am). No advance call or contract is
necessary.

The space rental fee DOES NOT include any other supplies or
parking. You must supply your own tables, chairs and
display fixtures.

WE CAN USE VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS! Trips for Kids welcomes
your volunteer help and donations. During the Swap, we need
many volunteers to keep the Swap rolling. Year round we need
volunteers to help on our rides, or in our after school
programs teaching bike repair, environmental education,
computer skills and homework tutoring. Other ways to
contribute are through financial donations or donations of
your used bikes, bike equipment and clothing, which we sell
in our Re-Cyclery BikeThrift Shop at 610 Fourth Street. For
further information, call 415/458-2986.

DIRECTIONS: From the North Bay: Hwy 101 South toward S.F.
(Across the Golden Gate Bridge). Exit Lombard St. From the
right lane, take a sharp right onto Gorgas Ave. Stay left
on Gorgas. Right onto Halleck. Follow Halleck to Mason St.
Left onto Mason. Sports Basement's Presidio store is on
Mason St., approximately 500 yards past the Crissy Field
center on the left.

From the South Bay: Hwy 101 North to Highway 80 East
(towards Bay Bridge). Exit 7th St. Left onto 7th St. Left
onto McAllister St. Right onto Franklin St. Left onto
Lombard St. Stay in far left lane (Lombard Street veers to
the left) and enter the Presidio through the Lombard Gate.
Right onto Letterman Dr. Right onto Lincoln Blvd. Right
onto Halleck. At the bottom of the hill turn left onto
Mason Street. Sports Basement's Presidio store is on Mason
St., approximately 500 yards past the Crissy Field center
on the left.

From the East Bay (Bay Bridge): West across the Bay Bridge
(Hwy. 80). Exit Harrison St. Right onto Harrison St. Left
onto The Embarcadero. Left onto Bay St. Right onto Laguna.
Laguna turns into Marina Blvd. From Marina Blvd: Drive
along Marina Blvd (west toward Golden Gate Bridge) to the
stop sign at the Marina Gate. Stay in the right lane, cross
the intersection where Marina Blvd. turns into Mason
Street. (Note: Unless you want to see our store from the
Golden Gate Bridge, the left lane turns into Hwy 101 and
will lead you over the Golden Gate Bridge). Sports
Basement's Presidio store is on Mason St., approximately
500 yards past the Crissy Field center on the left.

The following MUNI routes provide service inside the
Presidio: 29 Sunset, 43 Masonic, 82X Levi
Plaza/CalTrain Express

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Trips for Kids
http://www.tripsforkids.org
415-458-2986 (Mon - Friday noon - 7pm)