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Be a Bicycle Ambassador

Attend an Outreach Training and volunteer to table at events throughout the city gaining support for Bicycle Coalition projects and campaigns. Sign up for the next Outreach Training by emailing Tessa@sfbike.org.

Bike Tours

Do you have ideas for a cultural/recreational bicycle tour? Email tubetimes@sfbike.org

Tube Times-->Post Office

Once every quarter, attach an SFBC bicycle trailer to your bicycle and help bring all the newsletters to the post office. Contact Tim Shea to help.

Valet Bike Parking

The SFBC provides safe & free Valet Bike Parking at events around the City. Contact Kash at 415/431-BIKE x374 if you're an event coordinator. To help with valet bicycle parking contact LisaRuth.

Pay Off Parking Tickets

Work 'em off at SFBC through DPT's program "Project 20"

Barter for Membership

Contact Tessa Buckley, Membership and Development Assistant, at 415/431-BIKE x301 to ask about our no-cost barter memberships!

Roll onto the streets for the SFBC

Improve your ride and your city when you volunteer with the SFBC. Below are ways you can help the cause keep rolling and fun events where you can volunteer! Questions? Contact Tessa at tessa@sfbike.org or (415) 431-BIKE x 303.

See a list of upcoming Volunteer Opportunities below.

Volunteer Night

This is the SFBC's oldest tradition! Stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up.

Phone Banking

Got the gift of gab? SF Bike Coalition Phone Bankers call other SFBC Members (no cold calls) for membership renewals & during election season to get out the pro-bike vote. Phone banking happens two evenings per month, and dinner is on us! To sign up to help, email Juli@sfbike.org.

Calling all Writers, Designers and Photographers!

Writers contribute to our quarterly Tube Times newsletter as well as other publications, including the SF Chronicle and Momentum Magazine.
Designers are needed to help design invitations, posters and campaign materials.
Photographers are needed to photograph events and story assignments for various publications and on our website. If you're interested in any of these creative opportunities, email Teri with samples or links to your work.

Valet Bike Parking

Justifiably famous in SF, the SFBC's bike valet parking is like a coat check for bikes. Give the precious gift of a worry-free fun time to a fellow bicyclist, all while in the company of other SFBC Volunteers. Interested in helping at valet bike parking events? Send an email to LisaRuth.

Tube Times Distribution

Help get the Bike word on the Street! Bring the Tube Times to your favorite neighborhood spots. Check out which gaps need filling!

Daytime Office Help

Behind the scenes, volunteers keep our work rolling smoothly making membership kits, helping out with mailings, and uplifting our spirits! Have weekday hours to spare to help the bike movement in this essential way? Contact tessa@sfbike.org if you can help.

SFBC Volunteer Night

Wed., Feb 10 | 5-8pm |SFBC HQ, 995 Market St. Suite 1550

This SFBC tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up.

SFBC Outreach at Adobe Employee Fair

Tue., Feb 16 | 9:30am-2pm | Adobe, 601 Townsend Street

The SF Bicycle Coalition will be doing outreach to Adobe employees about bike advocacy and the benefits of being a SFBC member. Are you trained in SFBC Outreach and can volunteer? Email tessa@sfbike.org to help out!

SF Bicycle Coalition Energizer Station: Otis Street

Tue., Feb 16 | 4:30-6:30pm | Otis St at Gough St

The SF Bicycle Coalition will be at the new Otis St bike lane to energize evening commuters with snacks and chat about new and upcoming bike improvements. Rain cancels. Are you trained in SF Bicycle Coalition outreach and want to join the fun? Email tessa@sfbike.org to volunteer!

SFBC Phone Banking

Thu., Feb 18 | 5-8pm | SFBC HQ, 995 Market St Ste 1550

Got the gift of gab? Volunteer to phone bank with the SFBC! No cold calling, just simple reminders to friendly lapsed SFBC members that their membership is expired. Come share in the fun. The more the merrier! We supply dinner and good company. Contact juli@sfbike.org if you're interested

SFBC Volunteer Night

Wed., Feb 24 | 5-8pm |SFBC HQ, 995 Market St. Suite 1550

This SFBC tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up.

SFBC Phone Banking

Mon., Mar 1 | 5-8pm | 995 Market St Ste 1150

Got the gift of gab? Volunteer to phone bank with the SFBC! No cold calling, just simple reminders to friendly lapsed SFBC members that their membership is expired. Come share in the fun. The more the merrier! We supply dinner and good company. Contact juli@sfbike.org if you're interested

SFBC Valet Bike Parking at A.C.T. Bike to the Theater: Caucasian Chalk Circle

Fri., Mar 5 | 8pm show | 415 Geary St

Ride your bike to the American Conservatory Theater for tonight's performance of The Caucasian Chalk Circle and let the SFBC volunteer Valet Bicycle Parking crew park your bike. Master director John Doyle, whose dazzling interpretation of Sweeney Todd electrified A.C.T. and Broadway audiences, returns with a bold new interpretation of Brecht's moving tale of love and power. Featuring Doyle's signature theatricality and an original score, The Caucasian Chalk Circle soars with humor, romance, unexpected plot twists, and high-stakes intensity.

$10 discount exclusive for SFBC members! To receive your discount, purchase your tickets online @ www.act-sf.org and use promo code BIKE5 (Orchestra and Dress Circle tickets only, subject to availability).

SFBC Outreach Volunteer Training

Tue., Mar 9 | 7:30-8:30pm | SFBC HQ, 995 Market St Ste 1550

Interested in volunteering to do SFBC outreach at events all over town, like Bike to Work Day 2010, races, festivals, and SFBC Service Stations? Then this training is a must! Learn ways to engage people, how to sign up new members, and more! Contact Tessa@sfbike.org to RSVP.

SFBC Volunteer Night

Wed., Mar 10 | 5-8pm |SFBC HQ, 995 Market St. Suite 1550

This SFBC tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up.

Sunday Streets: Embarcadero

Sun., Mar 14 | 10am-3pm | Fisherman’s Wharf and PIER 39, south to China Basin and Terry Francois Blvd

Come play in the streets! Sunday Streets provides car-free recreational space for everyone. Get involved and sign up to Volunteer for Sunday Streets. The SFBC will be out in the streets doing outreach and celebrating the car-free space. Are you Outreach Trained and want to volunteer? Email tessa@sfbike.org

SFBC Tube Times Folding Party

Wed., Mar 24 | 5-8pm | SFBC HQ, 995 Market St. Suite 1550

It's time to get the Spring issue of the Tube Times out on the street! The SFBC office will be hopping with friendly folks - chatting, snacking, and folding away until the folding is done. Can you come out and help spread the news about biking in the city? Dinner is provided. Bring your bike up to the 15th floor. Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up to volunteer.