Bike Art Spectacular Set for Saturday, November 7th;

Bike Art Catalog Now Available at www.kimsbikes.org

San Diego, Calif. (November 3, 2009) Bicycle-inspired art comes in all forms: original paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, jewelry, even skateboard decks. And at the 2009 Bike Art Spectacular on November 7th in San Diego bicycle art will be featured and for sale, with prices from $5 to over $5,000. Plus, all monies raised benefits Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, a 501c3 non-profit foundation that distributes free bicycles, helmets and locks to underprivileged 1st - 3rd graders.

“Artists from the U.S., Australia, Israel, Great Britain and Canada have donated art to the Bike Art Spectacular,” says Dan Gindling, President of Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids and husband of Kimberlee Caledonia, for whom the foundation honors. “We literally have art for every taste and in all price points. Plus, we’ll have a silent auction of non-bicycle items. It’s never too early to start thinking about holiday shopping, and bicycle art may be the perfect gift.”

The 2009 Bike Art Spectacular will take place this Saturday, November 7th from 6-9 pm at the Visions Quilt Art Gallery, 2825 Dewey Rd., Suite 100, San Diego, Calif. 92106. Each piece of bicycle art will have a “buy it now” price. Pay the price and walk away with great art. The event will also feature complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks and appetizers along with door prizes and a few surprises including a special gift compliments of Speedplay, Inc. to the first 100 guests.

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San Diego, Calif. (October 21, 2009) Bicycle art from all over the world will be on display and for sale at the 2009 Bike Art Spectacular, a fundraising event for Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids. The event will take place on Saturday, November 7th from 6-9 pm at San Diego’s Quilt Art Vision Gallery.

Jennifer Garant, a well-known artist from Palm Desert, Calif., says: “I received an email from Dan of KBK asking if I could donate a painting for their art auction. As I started to read about Kimbelee’s life and loves it touched me very much only to go into full tears hearing about her passing in March 2008 from brain cancer. Every child that KBK touches with its bike give-away program provides these children hope in sometimes bleak situations. I do not think that there is anything more important than to give the gift of joy and hope. I love the saying: ‘No one ever dies as long as there is someone to remember them’. For me the question was not can I donate art but how could I not donate.”

The Bike Art Spectacular will feature bicycle-themed art from Israel, England, Australia, Canada, and the U.S. The art will be displayed and sold at the reception on November 7th. In addition, the reception will include a silent auction, door prizes, drinks and appetizers. Remaining art not sold at the reception will be featured in a special eBay auction from November 9-16.

The donated art will feature original paintings, limited-edition prints, hand-embellished giclees, sculptures, photographs, recycled art, T-shirts, jewelry and cards which carry retail values from $5 to over $5,000.

“We’re gearing up for a fantastic event, says Dan Gindling, President of Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids. “The artists have responded with lots of great bicycle art. It’s going to be a really fun evening.”

For more information about the 2009 Bike Art Spectacular including the online Art Catalog go towww.kimsbikes.org.

About Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids
Established to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist from San Diego who died of brain cancer in 2008, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids distributes free bicycles, helmets and locks to underprivileged 1st - 3rd graders. In 2010 the foundation will distribute bikes, helmets and locks to children in San Diego, Lousiville, Indianapolis and Boston. For more information on the 501(c)(3) foundation, go to www.kimsbikes.org.

source: Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids

San Diego, Calif. (August 19, 2009) On November 7th Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids Bike Art Spectacular will launch in San Diego. The event will take place from 6-9 pm at the Quilt Art Vision Gallery at San Diego’s hottest new venue, Liberty Station, located just outside the city’s downtown. All monies raised will benefit Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation that buys new bikes, helmets and locks for underprivileged children.

“We are very excited to be debuting Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids Bike Art Spectacular at the Quilt Art Vision Gallery,” says Dan Gindling, president of Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, which honors Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist who died of brain cancer in March 2008. “The gallery is brand new, features professional lighting, and has an open and airy feel to it. Plus, being in Liberty Station is a real positive. The whole area exudes excitement and there’s plenty of free parking.”

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San Diego, Calif. (July 1, 2009) Bicycle and art aficionados will get their chance to view and bid on great bicycle art at the Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids Bike Art Bash. The art will be premiered in San Diego at a gala reception in early November then auctioned on eBay. All proceeds will benefit Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, which distributes new bikes, helmets and locks to underprivileged 1st - 3rd graders.

“Kimberlee loved bicycling and she loved art, so we’re combing the two to raise money for Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids,” says Dan Gindling, Kimberlee’s husband and president of KBK. “In just a couple of days of solicitation we’ve already secured about a dozen outstanding works of bike art. The Bike Art Bash is going to be an exciting event.”

Much of the art will be one-of-a kind original pieces and will include paintings, sculpture and art created from found/recycled material. Also, auctioned will be bicycle prints, posters, and jewelry. The KBK Bike Art Bash will be heavily promoted throughout the bicycle industry.

“We are calling for artists to help get kids on bikes by donating a piece of art to the auction,” says Gindling. “Their donation will not only help put smiles on children’s faces, but because KBK is a 501c3 non-profit foundation the selling price of the art will be tax deductable to the artists.”

The KBK Bike Art Bash gala reception date and venue is still being planned. The deadline for receiving art is September 15th.

For those artists wishing to donate to the Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids Bike Art Bash, please e-mail dan@kimsikes.org, or call (619) 692-1313.

About Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids
Established to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist from San Diego who died of brain cancer in 2008, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids distributes free bicycles, helmets and locks to underprivileged 1st - 3rd graders. In 2010 the foundation will distribute bikes, helmets and locks to children in San Diego, Lousiville, Indianapolis and Boston. For more information on the 501(c)(3) foundation, go to www.kimsbikes.org.

source: Bicycle Newswire

San DIego, Calif. (June 10, 2009) Not content with 150 children’s smiles in San Diego, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids will expand in 2010 and conduct its bicycle giveaways in four cities: San Diego, Houston, Indianapolis and Boston. The foundation will team with the Boys and Girls Clubs in each city and plans to distribute 250 bicycles, helmets and locks per location.

“Going into last week’s event in San Diego, we decided that we wanted Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids to have a national reach,” says Dan Gindling, President of Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids. “Kimberlee rode and raced her bike all over the country, why not grow the event into other cities.”

Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids was established to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist who died of brain cancer in 2008. This past Saturday, 150 underprivileged San Diego 1st and 2nd graders received brand new bmx bikes, helmets, locks and cycling caps from the foundation.

Weeks before the event, the children were given the essay question: “What would you do with a new bicycle?”. Their answers were graded with the winning children awarded a certificate good for a free bike, helmet, lock and cycling cap. (Those kids who were deemed deserving a bike received a certificate no matter their essay answer.)

The San Diego event began with a bike build on Friday night, where 30 volunteers built 150 bmx bicycles. Final quality control was performed by Speedplay President Richard Bryne, and Dave Grylls, Olympic bike racer and Pan Am and U.S. National cycling champ. Then on Saturday, the giveaway began with each child receiving their goodies plus a bicycle riding safety lesson.

“It was a wonderful, heart-warming event,” says Theresa Davis, Area Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. “To see the kids beaming when they got their bikes was uplifting. We can’t wait until next year’s event.”

Says Gindling, who was also Kimberlee’s husband: “We will be getting photos and copies of the children’s essays up on the KBK website (www.kimsbikes.org) real soon. Some of the essays are funny, some sad, others poignant.”

For those wishing to get involved with Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, through sponsorship or donation, please e-mail: info@kimsikes.org.

About Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids
Established to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist from San Diego who died of brain cancer in 2008, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids distributes free bicycles, helmets and locks to underprivileged 1st and 2nd graders. In 2010 the foundation will distribute bikes, helmets and locks to children in San Diego, Houston, Indianapolis and Boston. For more information on the 501(c)(3) foundation, go to www.kimsbikes.org.

source: Bicycle Newswire

San Diego, Calif. (June 3, 2009) There will be plenty of smiles to go around this Saturday, June 6th at Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids in San Diego. Not only will 150 underprivileged kids get a free BMX bike and helmet, but they will get other goodies as well.

Pace Sportswear has donated 150 Tour de France cycling caps plus jerseys and shorts. World Jerseys will be providing almost two dozen kid’s jerseys. Mirrycle Corp. will be handing out bicycle bells with San Diego’s Speedplay providing water bottles. And Lexco will not only give out 150 locks but other assorted door prizes, too.

“It’s going to be a great day,” says Dan Gindling, president of Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, a 501 (c) (3) foundation. “The industry support for our first year has been first class.”

In addition to the bikes, helmets, locks and door prizes, the children will receive:

- Safety and riding instruction from the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.

- Tips on fixing a flat from Randy Clark, a well-known San Diego cycling coach.

- Free repairs at numerous San Diego bicycle stores including Bicycle Warehouse, South Bay Bicycles and Holland’s Bicycles.

Preceding the June 6th bicycle give-away, on Friday, June 5th from 6 to 10 p.m. Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids will be hosting a bicycle assembly party. The event is open to pre-assigned volunteers and media only.

What: Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids - free bicycles, helmets, locks and door prizes to 150 underprivileged children

Where: National City Boys & Girls Club, 1430 D Ave., National City, CA 91950

When: Saturday June 6, Noon - 3pm

About Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids

Established to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist from San Diego who died of brain cancer in 2008, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids distributes free bicycles, helmets and locks to underprivileged 2nd graders. For more information on the 501 (c) (3) foundation, go to www.kimsbikes.org.

source: Bicycle Newswire

San Diego, Calif. (May 26, 2009) There will be a lot of smiling faces at the National City Boys & Girls Club (in San Diego County) on June 6th. That’s when Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids will be distributing 150 bikes, helmets and locks to needy children in the non-profit foundation’s first bicycle give-away.

“It’s going to be so much fun watching 150 children get free bicycles,” says Dan Gindling, president of Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids, a 501 (c) (3) foundation. “For many of the kids it will be the first bike they can call their own. I think Kimberlee would be very proud of what we are doing in her name.”

Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids was created to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, an avid cyclist who died of brain cancer in 2008. Kimberlee loved to ride bicycles and she loved to teach, so paring bicycles with children into a non-profit foundation that bears her name is a perfect combination.

In addition to the bikes, helmets and locks, the children will receive:

- Safety and riding instruction from the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.

- Tips on fixing a flat from Randy Clark, a well-known San Diego cycling coach.

- Free basic service for six months courtesy of numerous San Diego County independent bike dealers including the Bicycle Warehouse chain and South Bay Bicycles.

- Free Tour de France cycling caps courtesy of Pace Sportswear.

- Loads of Door Prizes.

Says Theresa Davis, Area Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego: “Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids has been a Godsend to the kids of the National City community. In these tough economic times, many children from the National City School District do not have the means to purchase a new bike, now they will not only get a free bicycle but a helmet and lock as well.”

Preceding the bicycle give-away, on Friday, June 5th from 6 to 10 p.m. Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids will be hosting a bicycle assembly party. The event is open to pre-assigned volunteers and media only.

What: Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids - free bicycles, helmets and locks to 150 underprivileged children

Where: National City Boys & Girls Club, 1430 D Ave., National City, CA 91950

When: Saturday June 6, Noon - 3pm

About Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids

Established to honor Kimberlee Caledonia, a talented and avid cyclist from San Diego who died of brain cancer in 2008, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids distributes free bicycles, helmets and locks to underprivileged 2nd graders. The 501 (c) (3) organization will annually distribute free bicycles to underprivileged children. For more information, go to www.kimsbikes.org.

source: Bicycle Newswire