OUR STORY

  • A person with glasses and wearing a cap works on repairing a mountain bike inside a workshop, with a Texas flag hanging on the wall behind.

    2020: The Beginning

    WOBC was founded in 2020 when neighbors and friends in the White Oak Community of Red Bank, TN came together to provide free refurbished bicycles to children in the community. Volunteers met on Monday nights to work on bicycles donated by the community in backyard garages and basements throughout Red Bank.

  • Group of people standing under a pink canopy tent at a community event bike booth, with signs in English and Spanish promoting bike donations for kids, and a table displaying bike accessories and informational materials.

    2021: Serving the Community

    In 2021, WOBC launched it’s Every Child Deserves a Bicycle program by hosting pop-up bicycle giveaways and free bicycle repair for children and youth in White Oak Park in Red Bank. WOBC also started it’s On the Road Again Bicycle Transportation Initiative that focuses on providing bicycles as a primary form of transportation for those experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness.

  • A woman is helping a young boy learn to ride a bicycle outdoors on a grassy area. They are both wearing helmets. The woman is kneeling and guiding the boy, who is riding a white bike with blue wheels, near some yellow cones, with a background of green trees and bushes.

    2022: Beyond the Garage

    In 2022, WOBC moved out of the garage shifted it’s model to primarily providing bicycles directly to community organizations, schools, and governmental agencies in the Chattanooga Region. In October, WOBC launched it’s bicycle safety education program thanks to the support from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.