Engineering students aid Bike Kitchen’s 1,000+ giveaway goal

Nebraska Engineering students are helping smiles roll out the door at the Lincoln Bike Kitchen.

As part of a service learning focus, students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Engineering are working alongside other volunteers at the Bike Kitchen, repairing donated bicycles that become free "new" rides for area youth and adults in need.

"I never had a bike as a kid and this is totally something I wish existed back then," said Alejandro Marquez, a first-year mechanical engineering major from Omaha. "Volunteering with the Bike Kitchen is an incredible opportunity to use my skills as an engineer, work alongside and learn from others, and give back to the community at large."