2009 Grant Awards

Organization Grant Purpose
Freewheel Community Workshop Help make cycling more accessible by providing a non-commercial do-it-together bicycle repair shop for Madison's south side community and hold a series of classes on bicycle mechanics and repair as well as a regular open shop.
We are All Mechanics Educate women about the mechanical systems of a bicycle, by demystifying the mechanisms for them and providing them with the opportunity to learn and practice 'unsocialized' skills.
Wheels for Winners The purpose of the "Fix a Bike Youth Mentoring Project" is to enable the participating teens to become self-sufficient cyclists and subsequently volunteer to repair bicycles for area-wide children receiving bikes from Wheels for Winners.
Omro Middle School Provide bicycle tools for the creation of a used bicycle repair shop for the benefit of middle school students in Omro, Wisconsin. Students will be provided with the opportunity to learn how to repair their own bicycles with the correct tools and methods.
UWM Union UBike Provide bicycle lights for the UWM Union UBike fleet of bicycles. To support campus transportation needs, UBike makes semester long loans of bicycles, lights, helmets, locks and repair services to students for no charge.
Andrew Muzi/Yellow Jersey Scholarship An annual grant to a graduate student in the UW Madison Nelson Institute  Transportation Management and Policy Program in honor of the lifetime contribution of Andrew Muzi and Yellow Jersey to bicycling in the Greater Madison Area.
Weston Wood Award The fund is meant to continue Weston Wood's legacy of support for bicycle touring by offering one award each year to someone who would otherwise be unlikely or unable to participate in such an adventure.