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Up-Cycling
At Trips for Kids Charlotte and the Charlotte Re-Cyclery, refurbishing and re-purposing is second nature to us. Our entire organization...

tfkcharlotte
Mar 22, 20234 min read


How We Lead (and Learn!)
As a non-profit, pedal and people powered organization, we value community and relationships above all else. We take pride in partnering...

tfkcharlotte
Mar 12, 20234 min read


Women Pedaling Forward
In honor of International Woman's Day, we want to celebrate two incredible women behind the nationwide and local Trips for Kids movement:...

tfkcharlotte
Mar 8, 20234 min read


National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day 2022
At Trips for Kids Charlotte, we celebrate the love of mountain biking all year long. We believe that bikes provide opportunities for kids...

tfkcharlotte
Sep 12, 20221 min read


Garage Sale Recap
In April, TFKC + the ReCyclery put on one heck of a garage sale! Hundreds of community members showed up on the dreary, drizzly Saturday...

tfkcharlotte
Jun 29, 20222 min read


Meet Eric Supil, TFKC Executive Director
Many of you might already know our Executive Director, Eric Supil, outside of his work with Trips for Kids Charlotte. That's because when...

tfkcharlotte
Jun 25, 20221 min read


2022 Recycling Excellence Award Recognition
Mecklenburg County's Solid Waste Program recognized Trips for Kids Charlotte as the winner of the annual Recycling Excellence Award on...

tfkcharlotte
May 5, 20222 min read


Trips For Kids Charlotte is Hiring!
Trips For Kids Charlotte is hiring full-time and part-time positions to support our youth and community programming. For any questions...

tfkcharlotte
Jan 22, 20224 min read


The Charlotte Re-Cyclery is Hiring!
The Charlotte Re-Cyclery is a Community bike shop program of Trips For Kids Charlotte. Our mission at Trips For Kids Charlotte is to...

tfkcharlotte
Aug 13, 20211 min read


Me and Bicycles -working together to better myself and the world.
How do bicycles help the world? Something I ask myself quasi-regularly. I believe bicycles are important. I’ve learned and witnessed many...

tfkcharlotte
Mar 12, 20213 min read


The Spirituality of Climbing Hills
Words by Charlotte Cadieux Pics by Thomas Berkau Steady my gaze. Focus on the present. If I look too far ahead there is no end in sight....

tfkcharlotte
Sep 18, 20202 min read


The art of locking your bike!
There's no doubt about it! Cycling is on the "up and up" in Charlotte and there are more new cyclists and cycling commuters than there...

tfkcharlotte
Sep 1, 20204 min read


Five tips to setting up a bike appointment at the Re-Cyclery!
The Pandemic has added steps and caused stress for completing many of our "normally" basic tasks of everyday life. Setting up an...

tfkcharlotte
Aug 24, 20202 min read


#WhyirideCLT
For Bike Month, Trips For Kids Charlotte and the Charlotte Re-Cyclery are launching a social media challenge to engage the conversation...

tfkcharlotte
May 7, 20202 min read


Celebrating self-empowerment on two wheels for Bike Month!
May is Bike Month and we want to share in celebrating all things bicycle! As you know the the bicycle is an amazing source of enjoyment,...

tfkcharlotte
May 4, 20202 min read


We're all in this together!
Over the month of April, Trips For Kids Charlotte has taken in over 200 bikes through donations from individuals and bike shops...

tfkcharlotte
Apr 30, 20201 min read


The Circular Impact of your Bicycle Donation
Every year, hundreds upon thousands of bicycles fall into disrepair, are outgrown, forgotten and eventually destined to rot away in...

tfkcharlotte
Apr 21, 20203 min read


IN SHOP: LIVE!
Trips For Kids Charlotte and the Charlotte Re-Cyclery proudly present "In Shop: Live" with Charlotte Cadieux and the...

tfkcharlotte
Apr 15, 20201 min read
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