Reading Cares

06/17/2026

Need flowers? 🌸🌷💐🌺 Throughout the month of June, when you purchase the “Bloomin’ 4 Good” bouquet for $11.99 at Stop & Shop in Reading, $1 will be donated to the Reading Food Pantry. Thank you to Stop & Shop for running this promotion for us!

06/15/2026

Join The Town of Reading and our Reading's Office of Equity & Social Justice for the Juneteenth Freedom Festival!

Come together as a community to celebrate Juneteenth with an afternoon of culture, history, music, food, and connection on the Reading Town Common.

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026
Where: Reading Town Common
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Interested in volunteering or have questions about accessibility? Contact [email protected]. We look forward to celebrating together as a community!

06/12/2026

Please see request below and contact ReadingCares if you can help. [email protected]. Thank you!

You have all helped our students and families before in many wonderful ways, and we are looking for a little more help before summer vacation. We have three students who need bikes and helmets...can anyone help with this please?

4th grade boy
7th grade boy
10th grade boy (who would use his bike not only for fun but also to ride to work)

We are also always looking for extra helmets for students who may already have bikes or scooters but not helmets.

05/09/2026

Here we are setting out the over 150 bikes that were donated for adoption this year. Thanks to everyone who particpated in this year's Bike Recycling and Give-Away! This event was created by ReadingCares and the Reading Climate Committee with support from RMLD, RPD, REI, Town of Reading, the courageous volunteers who worked through a second rainy bike day, and all the community members who donated and adopted these bikes.
We hope to see everyone next year for another successful bike event!

05/08/2026

Tomorrow is Bike Day! Saturday, May 9th, drop your old bikes off from 9-11am. Pick out a bike (or more, for your family) at 12noon for Donors and by 12:30 for EVERYONE! See you at RMLD, 230 Ash Street. We already have 70 bikes to choose from and will get plenty more tomorrow!

05/04/2026

Need a bike for a child, a grandkid, or yourself? We will have bikes for free Saturday, May 9th at RMLD, 230 Ash Street. Donors welcome at 12noon, EVERYONE is welcome to pick out a bike at 12:30pm.

04/30/2026

Cleaning out your garage? Remember that we will take your old bikes, clean them up, and offer them for free to the public. This keeps bikes out of the landfill, and gets kids outside!

04/17/2026

Remember that the free bike event is coming up soon!
We can use a few volunteers to help make this work well.
Please respond to [email protected] to let us know if you are interested. It is always rewarding, and we have coffee and munchkins and amazing community connections.

04/08/2026

04/05/2026

Save the dates for the annual Bike Recycling and Give-Away! Donate bikes on May 8th 11-12:30noon, and on May 9th 9-11am. Select bikes on May 9th from 12noon (donors) or from 12:30pm (EVERYONE). This will all happen at RMLD 230 Ash Street in Reading. Parking is very limited, so plan to park offsite and walk in. Hope to see you there!
Email: [email protected]