Workshop Houston’s super fun summer party is back this July 23rd! Would you like to know more? Would you like to get your tickets right now? Click on the image below!

In May, we enjoyed riding in the Art Car Parade. This year we brought out some new bicycles and the Stretch Limo Go Cart, a go cart made by two students in Chopper Shop.

If you have any photos from the parade please send them to us.

A benefit concert  for Workshop Houston - Friday May 29, 2009

Avant Garden

411 Westheimer

All ages welcome

8pm $10

Stop by the Poison Girl on Sunday between 5-12 to have a drink — proceeds will benefit Workshop Houston!

The first annual Tour de Hood - Houston bike ride is coming up on May 24th. The 26 mile adventure winds through all six wards inside the loop and we hope everyone will sign up to ride! It will be super fun and  proceeds benefit our friends at Tour de Hood as well as Workshop Houston! To sign up (its only $20!) or get more info visit www.tourdehood.org.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the ride and to sign up friends too — if you are interested call Workshop Houston and ask for Katy.

This Saturday, March 28th, the Bike Shop will be closed for our Five Year Anniversary Open House.  See below for details –  we hope you can come!

Please join us to celebrate five years of Workshop Houston!

Workshop Houston’s Five Year Anniversary Open House is coming up on Saturday, March 28th from 1pm to 4pm. We hope you can come out and join us to celebrate five years of innovative youth programs in the Third Ward! More info coming soon!

This is a video that Don Moser (Zach’s dad) made of our last day at the Bike Shop’s first location.  You can check out the old shop and the hope in our young eyes.

Thanks to Green Mountain Energy (who donated the panels) and Standard Renewable Energy (who donated the installation), we now have a solar array installed on the roof of our building!

The panels convert sunlight into electricity and will offset approximately 5,100 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) each year, the equivalent of planting 150 trees or removing 130 cars from the road annually.

To celebrate, come by the shop this Saturday, January 24 and check out the events below:

Houston Solar Tour (Bike Ride)
8 am - 11 am
Starts at our shop, 3615 Sauer
10 Mile loop touring other solar arrays in the area
Returns in time for the Ceremony
Please bring your Helmet!

Dedication Ceremony and Celebration:
11:30 am - 1 pm
Food, Music, short speeches, information on solar energy, and "flipping the switch" to activate the system.