SOS fellow is a project that not only restores used bicycles but also trains
restores used bicycles but also trains
restores used bicycles but also trains workers for the workforce hi I’m Rebecca
workers for the workforce hi I’m Rebecca
workers for the workforce hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about this
today we’ll be learning more about this
today we’ll be learning more about this program tell us about the SOS failure
program tell us about the SOS failure
program tell us about the SOS failure project what is its main mission help
project what is its main mission help
project what is its main mission help person between 18 and 55 years old that
person between 18 and 55 years old that
person between 18 and 55 years old that are far away from work to have a job by
are far away from work to have a job by
are far away from work to have a job by recycling by painting by selling bike
recycling by painting by selling bike
recycling by painting by selling bike welding doing special project to get
welding doing special project to get
welding doing special project to get back their self-confidence and after
back their self-confidence and after
back their self-confidence and after that 90 95 percent of people that finish
that 90 95 percent of people that finish
that 90 95 percent of people that finish the program will get a job would you be
the program will get a job would you be
the program will get a job would you be able to show us the process that a
able to show us the process that a
able to show us the process that a bicycle goes through to become an eco
bicycle goes through to become an eco
bicycle goes through to become an eco villo yeah sure we’ll go and show you
villo yeah sure we’ll go and show you
villo yeah sure we’ll go and show you the raw material and all the process hi
the raw material and all the process hi
the raw material and all the process hi everybody
everybody
everybody what we do is we shut down bikes we
what we do is we shut down bikes we
what we do is we shut down bikes we prepare them to get sand it and paint it
prepare them to get sand it and paint it
prepare them to get sand it and paint it so you can see all around you we have
so you can see all around you we have
so you can see all around you we have all the stuff that we keep all the
all the stuff that we keep all the
all the stuff that we keep all the wheels from the old bike everything we
wheels from the old bike everything we
wheels from the old bike everything we use about like 20 different boxes to
use about like 20 different boxes to
use about like 20 different boxes to recuperate everything like derailleurs
recuperate everything like derailleurs
recuperate everything like derailleurs stem seat poles see whatever we can sell
stem seat poles see whatever we can sell
stem seat poles see whatever we can sell back whenever we can reuse on the bike
back whenever we can reuse on the bike
back whenever we can reuse on the bike we do but now we have yeah we started
we do but now we have yeah we started
we do but now we have yeah we started like two days ago right now and he’s
like two days ago right now and he’s
like two days ago right now and he’s trying to learn how to adjust a bike so
trying to learn how to adjust a bike so
trying to learn how to adjust a bike so this is like a model bike so we can like
this is like a model bike so we can like
this is like a model bike so we can like practice before it goes on the line
practice before it goes on the line
practice before it goes on the line these two guys start at the same time as
these two guys start at the same time as
these two guys start at the same time as the guy before Pierre and now they’re
the guy before Pierre and now they’re
the guy before Pierre and now they’re working on the second step so you’re
working on the second step so you’re
working on the second step so you’re trying to fix a real bike this is a
trying to fix a real bike this is a
trying to fix a real bike this is a practice bike so they have like about
practice bike so they have like about
practice bike so they have like about four days to learn all the basic skills
four days to learn all the basic skills
four days to learn all the basic skills and after that they put them right like
and after that they put them right like
and after that they put them right like in action so this is our sandblasting
in action so this is our sandblasting
in action so this is our sandblasting Department is very small it’s one
Department is very small it’s one
Department is very small it’s one machine one guy operation we need to
machine one guy operation we need to
machine one guy operation we need to strip down the bikes because most bike
strip down the bikes because most bike
strip down the bikes because most bike we get they’re really rusted or they’re
we get they’re really rusted or they’re
we get they’re really rusted or they’re in bad condition so if you want to clean
in bad condition so if you want to clean
in bad condition so if you want to clean them and make sure they’re they go back
them and make sure they’re they go back
them and make sure they’re they go back and their proper order and they’re safe
and their proper order and they’re safe
and their proper order and they’re safe this is where it’s happening this is the
this is where it’s happening this is the
this is where it’s happening this is the painting booth so we have the
painting booth so we have the
painting booth so we have the ventilation and everything
ventilation and everything
ventilation and everything we have to follow very very strict rules
we have to follow very very strict rules
we have to follow very very strict rules to respect the environment when you saw
to respect the environment when you saw
to respect the environment when you saw the first section where we stripped the
the first section where we stripped the
the first section where we stripped the bikes this is where they end up here on
bikes this is where they end up here on
bikes this is where they end up here on your line okay and once the bike is done
your line okay and once the bike is done
your line okay and once the bike is done what you have on this side here this is
what you have on this side here this is
what you have on this side here this is a done bike so it’s painted it’s
a done bike so it’s painted it’s
a done bike so it’s painted it’s everything you went through the December
everything you went through the December
everything you went through the December icing Department it’s painted put
icing Department it’s painted put
icing Department it’s painted put together by the student so this is where
together by the student so this is where
together by the student so this is where they end up we get around 5,000 bikes a
they end up we get around 5,000 bikes a
they end up we get around 5,000 bikes a year donation wise so it’s a huge number
year donation wise so it’s a huge number
year donation wise so it’s a huge number so we have to treat all these bikes we
so we have to treat all these bikes we
so we have to treat all these bikes we put back about 3,000 bike I think in the
put back about 3,000 bike I think in the
put back about 3,000 bike I think in the system and all the rest is shut down and
system and all the rest is shut down and
system and all the rest is shut down and we build stuff with it so we don’t lose
we build stuff with it so we don’t lose
we build stuff with it so we don’t lose anything we make candle ears we make
anything we make candle ears we make
anything we make candle ears we make table we make all sorts of stop whatever
table we make all sorts of stop whatever
table we make all sorts of stop whatever to you what makes this project unique I
to you what makes this project unique I
to you what makes this project unique I think it’s the human side I think that’s
think it’s the human side I think that’s
think it’s the human side I think that’s important with it was the lower the way
important with it was the lower the way
important with it was the lower the way they take care of their employees the
they take care of their employees the
they take care of their employees the way they help at least a hundred people
way they help at least a hundred people
way they help at least a hundred people per year build their skills and you know
per year build their skills and you know
per year build their skills and you know find them jobs there’s also the
find them jobs there’s also the
find them jobs there’s also the environmental side to it so since 2007
environmental side to it so since 2007
environmental side to it so since 2007 we’ve been working on the 3 R’s reduce
we’ve been working on the 3 R’s reduce
we’ve been working on the 3 R’s reduce reuse and recycle and as Louisville Oh
reuse and recycle and as Louisville Oh
reuse and recycle and as Louisville Oh does the same thing with bikes so
does the same thing with bikes so
does the same thing with bikes so sometimes we think something is all that
sometimes we think something is all that
sometimes we think something is all that we can just get rid of it but you know
we can just get rid of it but you know
we can just get rid of it but you know what it can have a second life and it’s
what it can have a second life and it’s
what it can have a second life and it’s better for the environment thank you
better for the environment thank you
better for the environment thank you very much thank you
very much thank you
very much thank you you
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