‘100 Wheels Project’ builds bicycles for children during the holidays [Video]
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‘100 Wheels Project’ builds bicycles for children during the holidays [Video]

WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Sometimes, families can’t afford to give their child a bicycle for the holidays. That’s where the 100 Wheels Project in West Chester rolls in.

“In 2008, when there was a dip in the economy and donations to toy drives were pretty low, we decided that, you know what, every kid deserves a bike,” said Mike Dolan. “So, let’s fill that need.”

Dolan is the Marketing Manager for Pine Street Carpenters, a West Chester business now in its 15th year of organizing the 100 Wheels Project.

During the annual event, volunteers of all ages build bikes in a workshop environment that would make Santa’s elves proud. They are shipped off to several community organizations that make the connection with families in need.

One such organization is Home of the Sparrow, a Chester County nonprofit that is focused on preventing and ending homelessness for women in children.

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On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register