Mercer County To Host Bike Drive On Saturday

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — Do you have a bike you no longer use? Or maybe one your child has outgrown?

Here’s your chance to do something better with it. Mercer County and the Park Commission are hosting a Bike Drive on Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at several locations across the county.

The county will take old bikes — no matter the condition — and give them to the Trenton Bike Exchange, a volunteer organization that collects, repairs, and sells used bikes at a very low price.

The Bike Exchange helps low-income families get bikes and raises money for the local Boys and Girls Club.

Since 2009, the Bike Exchange has sold over 17,000 bikes and raised more than $1,000,000 for after-school programs serving more than 1,200 youths daily.

The Boys and Girls Club provides safe havens, academic enrichment, and recreational activities through after-school, weekend, and summer programs.

The donations are also tax deductible.

Here’s where you can drop off the bikes:

The Historic Hunt House
197 Blackwell Road
Pennington NJ 08534

Ranger Headquarters
Mercer County Park
West Windsor, NJ 08550

Tulpehaking Nature Center
157 Westcott Ave.
Trenton, NJ 08610

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