You can do so many things to help get the Houston Bicycle Museum off to a good start. Got an old bike you would like to donate? Extra time on your hands; need to busy your hands? Give Joy Boone a call and get involved!
Ph. Joy 713-526-7011, hBM 713-520-1147 (leave message)
mailto:info@houstonbicyclemuseum.org
Museum programs
Safety education
Bicycle safety classes
History & effects
Frame building demonstrations, after facility is built
Bicycle repair classes, bi monthly
Restoration
Appraisal services
Talks/seminars w/special guests
Speaker bureau
Train volunteers as speakers to groups
Safety
Health & fitness
Bicycling as green statement
Transportation/advocacy
Video/photo chronicle of current cycling events
Weekly showing of old bicycle videos
Volunteer coordinator
Keep track of to do items to reach the goal
Assemble a team of volunteer Interns
Fundraising
Ideas?
Grant proposal leads
Researcher of places to apply for grants
Texas Department of Transportation (Tourism Grant)
Grant writers
Public Relations / Marketing
Mail solicitation
Planner & designer of program
Compilation of mailing list
Envelope stuffers etc
Web solicitation
Planner for how to solicit
Implementer of plan
Web Presence
Web design
Web content
Web maintaince
Donations coordinator
Misc items to sell for seed money
Bicycles, autos etc
Planner to facilitate the above
Bicycles
Photograph each item
Collect data about each item
Serial Number Brand, etc
Donor or owner (if a loaner)
Details of the life of the bicycle
Trips, interesting stories and so forth
Create an easily updated data sheet for each item
Paper*
File
File each manufacturer in year order
Scan catalogs into data base
Design and Organize a research area
Catalogue Posters/Art work photos & proper storage of original.
Design a type of video show for display of the posters
Scan and catalog all misc decals and other memorabilia
Scan pictures & catalog
who, where, event, time story behind picture
Videos Transfer old videos to digital
Design proper storage of originals
Textiles
Design proper storage/display for riding apparel/shoe
Catalogue with picture of user
Collection restoration
Work shop with basic tools
Painter Chrome plater
assemble possible vendors
All volunteers will be honored with their names some where in the museum.