Donations

Want to support the Cola Town Bike Collective? Your donations help us continue to serve our neighbors as a community bike shop. Donations help us keep the lights on, rent paid, and payroll current.

Your donations also help us host community events celebrating local art, music, and culture and help us provide reliable bicycle transportation to our neighbors who need it most. Every dollar you donate works hard to help us help others!

Make a donation

More ways to donate

Midlands Gives

Midlands Gives

Secure donations through Midlands Gives, an initiative of Central Carolina Community Foundation.

Amazon Smile

A portion of your Amazon sale automatically goes to support the Bike Collective. Shop via smile.amazon.com and searching for “Cola Town Bike Collective”

Checks

Mailed to our shop at 711 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201

Looking for ways to help?

There are always ways that individuals can contribute to our community, from volunteering, donating, and membership opportunities.

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Become a Member

As a nonprofit organization, we rely on membership dues to continue our mission. Becoming a member is the best way to support us. We’re pleased to offer our members perks like complimentary tune-ups, CTBC swag, and tickets to exclusive events.

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Donate or purchase a bike

Sales are the lifeblood of our community bike shop. Our inventory is largely donated bicycles that our volunteers have cleaned and rehabilitated in our shop. The majority of these bikes are provided to local folks in need at low to no cost: we partner with multiple other nonprofit organizations in the Columbia area to identify folks in our community that need help securing reliable transportation. Our bikes help them get to work and back home again. The remaining bikes in our inventory are sold to the general public at relatively low cost. These sales are key - they help us keep the lights on and our partnerships in play.

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Donate money

Monetary donations help us continue to serve our neighbors as a community bike shop, keep the lights on, fund community events, and more. Every dollar you donate works hard to help us help others.

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Donate Time

You can also support us with donations of your time. We need volunteers to help with everything from wrenching on bikes to organizing and running events. You don’t need to be a mechanic to volunteer with us! We have volunteer opportunities for folks with all skillsets.