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Cycling ForwardABIKESHARE Programto End
Homelessness
Eagle Scout Service Project Presentation

• Diego Binatena
• Troop 927
• Westchester, CA

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Diego Binatena

• Joined Scouting in 1st Grade
• Bike Commuter
• Competitive Cyclist
• USA Cycling National Team
• SKLZ-Swamis Elite Team
• Junior at Mira Costa HS

Diego Binatena, Cub Scout Pack 824
on my honor -Boy Scout Oath
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BIKESHARE Program

• Purpose
• To promote bicycle commuting
• -Benefits Health, Costs, Environmental
• To provide affordable transportation to residents
  in transitional housing, as they work towards
  self-sufficiency and permanent housing
• -Residents borrow bikes to ride to school, job
  interviews, medical appts.,
  training programs, shopping, etc.
• -Onsite case managers administer and oversee
  bike use and care

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BIKESHARE Program

• Provides
• Partnership
• Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (Non-profit
  Organization)
• Diego Binatena (Project Advocate and Coordinator)
• Two Transitional Housing Agencies (Project
  Beneficiaries)
• Bikes
• Safety Equipment
• Education (Ongoing Bike Safety and Maintenance)
• Bike Storage
• Program Signs and Labels

Do A Good Turn Daily! -Boy Scout Slogan
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PATHs La Kretz Villas, East Hollywood

• Intensive Supportive Housing
• Case Manager On-Site
• 48 Single-Room Units

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Jovenes Inc. Center, Boyle Heights

• Male Youth 18 to 25 years
• Self-Sufficiency Services On-Site
• Emergency Housing -gt Transitional Housing -gt
  Permanent Housing

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20 New Electric Bikes
"The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition is excited to
be partnering with Diego Binatena on this
project. We believe that a bike share program is
a perfect fit for transitional homes by providing
a low-cost, healthy transportation alternative
that meets the needs of their clients and fits
with their goals of self-sufficiency.
Colin Bogart, L. A. County Bicycle Coalition

• Scouts and friends will help assemble bikes

• Each agency will receive10 bikes

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Agencies will also receive bike safety equipment
and lessons
Be Prepared! -Boy Scout Motto
U-Locks
Bell Helmets
Bike road safety and bike maintenance workshops
Safety Lights
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Bike Racks
"The bike share project will help the homeless
youth at Jovenes travel to work and job
interviews, run errands (like grocery shopping)
throughout the neighborhood, and get some great
exercise. -Eric
Hubbard , Development Director, Jovenes Center

• Volunteers will deliver, assemble, and install
  bike racks

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BIKESHARE program signs and labels
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BUDGET
ITEMS PROJECTED COSTS
20 Bikes 20,000
20 Helmets 400
20 Lights 350
20 U-Locks 400
Signs/Labels 200
2 Bike Racks 1,900
TOTALS 23,250
IN-KIND DONATIONS REVENUE TO BE RAISED
20,000 0
400 0
350 0
400
200
1,900
20,750 2,500

• Expenses

• Revenue

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Sponsors
Moving around the city is a tremendous challenge
for our youth, and being able to provide a simple
solution through the bike share program will
really make a difference. We are so glad to have
this opportunity, and thank you in advance for
your support.
-Eric Hubbard, Development Director, Jovenes
Center
YOUR COMPANYS NAME HERE!
Make checks payable to Boy Scout Troop
927 326 Fowling St., Playa del Rey, CA 90293
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I ride to win. I ride for fitness. I ride to get
from here to there, and to make our world a
better place through bikes. Sometimes I ride for
no reason at all. But mostly, I ride because its
fun! Diego Binatena