It's good to know that Mark Blum's Mission With Bikes did not fade away when he died in October.
Members of several churches in Ventura County, California, have stepped forward to continue repairing and finding worthwhile homes for the donated bicycles.
Blum founded Mission With Bikes in 1996 and had repaired and given away some 3,000 bicycles worldwide by the time he died at age 54 from complications from multiple sclerosis.
Bike collection
The Ventura County Star reports that about 200 bicycles were stored in his back yard, and members of the Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village delivered them to Jim Gilmer and helpers with the Cyrus Urban Inter-church Sustainability Network in Oxnard for distribution.
The new group, dubbed Mission II, has volunteers from Eternal Life Christian Center, Victory Life and Centro Evangelico Emmanuel churches.
Some bikes are kept the Cyrus Urban storage unit, but members are trying to raise money for a larger first-floor unit to allow for bike repairs and reconditioning.
The participating churches are connected to the Action network in Ventura County.
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