Help us out!
While new to the Kansas City area, the “earn-a-bike” concept is thriving in nonprofit bike shops across the nation. In only four months of operation, the Revolve Community Bike Shop has earned its place in a peloton that ride to demonstrate the impact of the bicycle as “a tool for empowerment and a vehicle of change”.
Current Projects:
The 2012 Revolve Bike Recycling Project: This project is funded by the Solid Waste Management District and the MO Department of Natural Resources. It supports our ability to conduct twelve bike collections to be held in conjunction with municipal recycling events occurring across five counties served by the area’s Solid Waste Management District. The used bikes will be refurbished and made available to ANYONE participating in the Revolve’s Earn-a-Bike programs, while allowing for targeted outreach where low- and no-cost transportation is needed most, in theGreen Impact Zone and Latino communities.
Earn-a-Bike: Green Impact Zone Outreach Project: This Project is funded by the Kansas City Bicycle Club, and is allowing Revolve to extend a special program promotion to 33 residents of the Green Impact Zone. Each rider earning a bike from the Zone also gets a helmet, headlight, taillight, and lock. The Green Impact Zone is a 150 square block area of Kansas City, MO, that has experienced severe abandonment and economic decline. The Revolve Community Bike Shop is adjacent to the southern boundary of the Zone, and we feel privileged to help get our neighbors rolling!
Elizabeth Bejan, MSW
- Avid cyclist, current road & cyclocross racer
- Co-Chair of the 2009/2010 AIDS Bicycle Challenge
- Master of Social Work with extensive program design & implementation
- 2009 Graduate of Kaufman FastTrac NewVenture Program
- League Cycling Instructor (LCI) for the Smart Cycling Program of the League of American Bicyclists
Theresa M. Van Ackeren, MBA
- Owner, Family Bicycles, LLC a bike store specializing in outfitting the new rider
- 17 years management experience
- Co-Chair of the 2009/2010 AIDS Bicycle Challenge
- MBA from Rockhurst University
- 2009 Graduate of Kaufman FastTrac NewVenture Program
- League Cycling Instructor (LCI) for the Smart Cycling Program of the League of American Bicyclists
Caroline J. Helmkamp
- Retired Educator, Northeast Middle School, Kansas City, MO
- Trustee, Kansas City Public School Retirement System
- Volunteer with Wornall Homestead Homes Association, Tour of Missouri, Kansas City Bicycle Club, American Heart and American Lung Association, Habitat for Humanity, Scuola Vita Nuova cycling program, Missouri Safe Routes to Schools Project, Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation
- Ride Leader, Kansas City Bicycle Club
- Cycle Tourist in Missouri, U.S., Europe and Vietnam
- Completed Traffic Skills 101, League of American Bicyclists
Sam Swearngin
- Certified Automotive Fleet Manager, National Association of Fleet Administrators
- Missouri Chair Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition
- Board Member, Metropolitan Energy Center
- Member Kansas City Bicycle Club & MO Bike Federation
- B.S., Business Administration, Park University
- Avid Cyclist
Joseph L. Van Ackeren
- Attorney At Law
- Mr. Van Ackeren concentrates his practice in the area of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His experience includes resolution of commercial disputes, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice and environmental issues.
Sheila Swearngin
- Member: Missouri Bicycle Federation, Kansas City Bicycle Club
- Rider: St. Francis Flying Fish Cycling Team
- Avid cyclist and supporter of Cycling 4 Change
- Ph.D in Counseling Psychology, UMKC: licensed psychologist in KS & MO, in private practice
- Member: American Psych Association, MO & KS Psych Association, Midwest Psych Association, Academy of Eating Disorders
Rebecca Gorrell
- Retirement Coach, for MetLife Midwest Associates
- Avid Cyclist, Bike Racer with The Roasterie Flyers, Triathlete
- Board Member, NAIFA : National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
- Member/Volunteer with Lea Manor Homes Association, Habitat for Humanity, WIN for KC & Flourish
Corey Hampton
- Account Executive, Howerton+White Agency
Leslie Nemitoff
- Principal Securities Consultant with Verizon Business Strategic Services
- Avid Cyclist, MS 150 participant past two years
- Active congregant at B’nai Jehudah
- Helberg Fellow