Camp Bike Fun 2010 Detailed Information
What is Camp Bike Fun?
Camp Bike Fun is an urban adventure day camp where Bikeworks takes kids on adventures throughout Portland each day via bicycle! The goal of the program is to create a safe, healthy, and motivating summer day camp for youth to explore our amazing city and the things that it offers.
Where does the camp go?
Initial trips will be around the neighborhood focusing on ride safety. As strength and riding skills develop, groups will be able to ride further out to other neighborhoods in the local North and Northeast communities and beyond. We will visit places of historical, cultural, and environmental interest. We will look to expose students to other community building projects and organizations in Portland. Trips might include riding to destinations to get a tour like a worker owned cooperative (Alberta Food Coop) or a housing cooperative (Columbia Eco Village), take a class (like tumbling, yoga, Ultimate Frisbee, or drawing), do a service-learning project (like garden with Growing Gardens, or pick fruit with Portland Fruit Tree Project, plant trees with Friends of Trees, or read to younger kids at a local Child Development Center) or just to get exercise, have fun, and build teamwork and friendships within our group. The daily distance for each trip ranges from 2 - 3 miles to 15 - 20 miles as the camp progresses.
Who can participate?
Camp bike fun is for 10 - 15 year old kids. Each two week session allows 20 kids to participate. There will be 2 adult supervisors and 2 adult interns coordinating the camp.
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has generously provided Camp Bike Fun with bicycles and helmets for those kids who do not have one.
Basic bike skills are required to participate in the camp (that entails being able to ride around the block on their own).
Dates of Camp Bike Fun
The camp is split up into 2 week slots. The camp runs during the weekdays only. They are as follows:
Session One:
CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ATTENDANCE
Session Two:
Monday, July 5th thru Friday, July 16th
Session Three:
Monday, July 19th thru Friday, July 30th
Session Four:
CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ATTENDANCE
Cost and Registration
Camp Bike Fun costs $380 for the two week camp. Payment in full is required when registering. Registration opens Monday, March 15, 2010. You can register at North Portland BikeWorks (3951 N. Mississippi Ave, just south of Shaver) during shop hours (Monday thru Sat 11:00 til 6:00 and Sunday 11:00 til 4:00).
To download an application form please click on Camp Bike Fun 2010 Youth Registration form. 
Drop off and pick up time:
Each day of the camp kids will meet at 8:45 at North Portland Bikeworks (3951 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland 97227). The camp starts at 9 am and ends at 3:30. Parents or guardians must pick up their youth no later than 3:45. **Please note: We will return by 3:00pm each day, and parents must pick their kid up by 3:30pm. If parents are late, they will be charged one dollar per minute after 3:30.
What each Camp Bike Fun kid will need:
Every day we’d like to have the kids bring a small back pack. They will also need to bring along a sack lunch, appropriate clothing for the day’s activity (they will know in advance if they need special things like swim trunks). Closed toed shoes are required (no flip flops or sandals).
The instructors will always bring along sun block, a first aid kit, basic bike repair tools.
Cancellations:
BikeWorks requires all cancellations and requests to change session dates to be submitted in writing through email (gregglavender@gmail.com). Cancellations will be assessed a $25 processing fee. We are happy to accommodate schedule changes, space permitting, up to 30 days prior to the start of Camp Bike Fun. There will be a $25 processing fee assessed for any schedule changes made between 30-60 days prior to the original start date. No refunds or changes will be issued within 30 days of the first day of camp. Refunds will be issued via credit card only. Registration date changes are limited to one change per youth.
Ridership and behavior expectations:
Safety and a healthy environment is priority number one to Camp Bike Fun. We expect all participants to be respectful of other kids in the program, the organizations that we visit, and to follow the rules of the rode that they will be taught. Any youth who repeatedly do not follow safety instructions or who has demonstrated unsafe verbal or physical disrespect towards anyone while being at Camp Bike Fun will be asked to leave without a refund.
Scholarships:
BikeWorks will be offering several partial scholarships for each Camp Bike Fun session. We will have more information about scholarships April 1st, 2010. Please check back. Thanks!