How We Give Back:

How We Give Back

Community Involvement

HBC:
• Has given grants to many organizations that support cycling, including the Capital Area Greenbelt Association, the Cumberland Valley Rails to Trails Council and Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg.
• Sponsors the annual Helmet Drive where HBC subsidizes the cost of helmets purchased at local bike shops. 
• Partners with other organizations to promote safe cycling during Bike Month.
• Participates in community events such as fairs, festivals and parades, encouraging cycling and bike safety. 
• Performs roadside clean-ups as a longtime participant in the Adopt-a-Road program 
• Members are volunteer recorders for the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission’s Bicycle and Pedestrian counts program. 
• Members participate in charity rides, raising funds to fight disease, clean-up the environment and more. 

Advocacy & Education
HBC:
• Advocates at the national, state and local level for better biking facilities and for policies that protect vulnerable users like cyclists.
• Supports advocacy organizations, including the League of American Bicyclists, Bicycle South Central PA and Bike Harrisburg.
• Offers trainings to cyclists about riding safely and what the law requires of people biking on the roadways. 
• Encourages members and others to use their bikes for transportation as well as recreation. 
• Has four educational meetings per year that are open to the public and feature topics on health, travel, bike facilities, training, bikes, accessories, clothing and more. 
• Offers its Bike Maintenance Clinic each January where members and non-members can learn about how to care for their bicycles. 

Volunteers
HBC:
As a member of the Harrisburg Bicycle Club, there are many opportunities for each member to get involved.  The Bike Club is strictly a volunteer organization, that needs everyone's help.  We are always searching for new ideas, new rides, and new members. You are now part of a great organization and with your contribution, it can only become better.  Volunteering also helps you understand the inter-workings of the Bike Club and a chance to meet other members and make new friends.