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Let’s make the season kind

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ABS 2024 CBC Food Bank Poster

It takes a village of wonderful non-profits and businesses that work well together to put a great package like this together for the CBC/Radio-Canada Calgary Calgary Food Bank drive.

Thank you to the person that donated the bike to us for this package that was garnished with extras by Arcurve, Bicycles for Humanity Calgary, Bike Root Community Bike Shop, Bow Cycle & Sports, Kiwanis International Chinook, Ridley’s Cycle, Two Wheel View, and Village Bicycle Calgary.

We thank, respect, admire, and are grateful to every single group that helped us help others because it’s always the season to be kind.

Thank you to Robyn Enarson to putting this package into graphics and being wonderful.

Laura Grant

Chris and Laura Grant are the founders, funders, and kindly seniors that operate the non-profit Alberta Bike Swap dedicated to creating a safe and accessible place for Albertans to buy, sell, and donate used bicycles.

Motivation: Avid cyclists themselves, they started the swap in 2011 after unsafe experiences trying to buy and sell bikes online, aiming to fill the gap in cycling safety and education.

Professional Background: Chris is a retired instrumentation engineer, and Laura has a background in software product analysis with a degree in math/computer science. Their professional skills contributed to the processes, as they have designed and copyrighted fit-for-purpose software and patented bike racks.

Mission: They ensure that the majority of profits are donated back to the community to fund safe cycling initiatives and provide transportation security through groups that receive donated bikes.

Safe Cycling Advocates: Chris is a CAN-Bike Master Instructor and the couple actively works with over 90 organizations. They view the swaps as a "labour of love" rooted in the belief that bicycles are empowering.

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