Table of Contents

• Preface by Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President
• Introduction & Recycle-A-Bicycle: The New York Model (Washington Heights, East Harlem, Brooklyn 1 & 2)
• Laying the foundation (Where are you coming from? The components of a project)
• Project Definition
• Organizational Structure (Going it Alone, Organizational and Community Alliances)
• Staffing (The Director, The Instructor/Head Mechanic, Other staff, Volunteers, The kids, Training programs)
• Nuts and Bolts (The Workshop, Organization and storage, Selecting tools, Supplies, Suppliers, The Dirty Work, Atmosphere, The Office)
• The Bicycle Collection Network (Where they are, What you'll get, How to get 'em? Where they go, Reuse and recycling)
• Curriculum Content (Structuring your courses, Advanced work, Evaluating the work, Class size and time frame, Tricks and Gimmicks, Earn-A-Bike)
• Public Relations (Recruiting children, Recruiting volunteers, Publicity materials)
• Finding the Funds (State and local government, Foundations, Corporate sponsors, Private donors, Special events, Educational fees, Bike sales and repairs)
• Safety, Quality Control, and Liability (Protecting participants, Protecting bicycle recipients)
• Last Words
• Resource Directory & Bibliography A listing of other projects in North America
• Appendix I - Financial and administrative information about RAB (Job descriptions, RAB project budget, Tool order lists)
• Appendix II - Forms and Materials used by RAB [1 MB] (Shop rules, Final Quiz, Forms, Signs)
• The Authors
• Thank yous

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