Call for Volunteers: Public Hours / Open Shop - Sunday, 3/29 + April Events

[Ian Ogden]

Evening, all.

Quite a few opportunities to help fellow riders learn about maintaining their bikes. Secondly, for the last year or two, we've been less diligent about capturing a few photos (with folks' permission) out in the wild. As we look ahead to the mobile-event season, in addition to signing up as a volunteer or apprentice, please consider signing up to snap some photos.

A digest of confirmed events in April is below -

I. SUNDAY, 3/29: Public Hours / Open Shop

11 AM-3 PM, 416 W Huron

Indeed -

Volunteer Signup: Public Hours / Open Shop - Sunday, 3/19

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KnpRbIe-mU75vBConWUNRIXy7JCUq9YdL4mYQqOnFO0/

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II. FRIDAY, 4/3: North Campus Pop-Up w/ WoW

1-4 PM, North Campus Grove (a.k.a. North Campus Diag)

Following a successful event in 2025, we're joining Wolverines on Wheels for another spring maintenance pop-up on North Campus next Friday. Please sign up to lend a hand below. (Also, folks are encouraged to check out the little-known bicycle repair space in the Fabrication Underground studio in the basement of the Duderstadt library.)

Volunteer Signup: North Campus Pop-Up w/ Wolverines on Wheels

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q7pfAgkKmM7C4rClksJgfG-13i_QA0qFpFyN0Mmv4yM/

Thanks to Clark M. for coordinating this one.

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III. SATURDAY, 4/11: Sierra Club Planet Party w/ WoW

12-4 PM, U-M Diag

Another chance to support U-M communitymembers in learning how to keep their bikes rolling smoothly as glimpses of spring give way to consistent fair weather. We'll be hanging out alongside Wolverines on Wheels for the U-M Sierra Club's Planet Party event a few Saturdays from now. (Thanks once again to Clark for coordinating.)

Volunteers Signup: Planet Party Pop-Up w/ Wolverines on Wheels

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z_QtogL1dX3lYrf6M_x7OwE7ECJCvib4GVaA337dfmU/

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IV. SATURDAY, 4/11: Makers Market @ Ann Arbor Open

12-4 PM, Ann Arbor Open School - Gym (920 Miller Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103)

At the same time as the Planet Party event, Ann Arbor Open are hosting a Makers Market event for students and we'll be deploying pop-ups at both. Weather-permitting, we'll be setting up outside the gymnasium and supporting students and their families in getting more familiar with their bikes and basic maintenance.

Volunteer Signup: Makers Market @ Ann Arbor Open

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12TITKtFOZ9cBzUxRsGJreulNrV04U3-_B0ok1vLHB-4/

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V. APRIL, 2026: Other Misc.

• Tuesday, 4/7, 6-8 PM: Launch of Additional Public Hours for 2026
• Saturday, 4/18, 10 AM-12 PM: CC Bikes Team's Spring Used Bike Sale Fundraiser Hootenanny

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Have a good rest of the week; consider taking a walk on Saturday and going for a ride on Sunday, if you have time & capacity.

Ian O.