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Querencia Community Bike Shop

About Me

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE: WWW.QCBS.ORG Querencia, though difficult to translate from its original spanish context, describes “a deep, quiet sense of inner well-being that comes from knowing a particular place of the earth... its history and its part in your history... where, whenever you return to it, your soul releases an inner sigh of recognition and relaxation.” -Kirkpatrick Sale
QCBS’s mission is to estabilsh and maintain a 501(c)(3) non-profit community-run bike shop, dedicated to providing residents of Denton County a healthy, affordable, environmentally friendly and FUN alternative to the debilitating effects of automotive dependancy. We will achieve our mission by offering open access to the necessary work space, tools, parts, and instructional resources for one to build, repair and maintain his or her own bicycle. This will also serve to encourage self-reliant transportation while strengthening the bonds of community through collective ownership and cooperation.
***To better serve the community, QCBS is turning its efforts towards achieving 501c3 status, creating a business plan, and obtaining a permanent shop location. Until further notice the Collective Council will discontinue shop days, but we will continue to accept donations as a nonprofit corporation.***

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

lots and lots of bikes, people who love bikes, and people who love people who love bikes. folks who are into community involvment through grassroots activism, dedicated individuals willing to help make their community better, people who know a lot about bikes and bike maintainance and people who want to learn more about it, those who are inspired to help others, anyone whos willing to work hard for a sense of accomplishment, people who want to help a non-profit organization get strong and stay that way!

My Blog

OUR NEW WEBSITE

If you're looking for meeting minutes and more information about us(how we're organized and how we operate), check out our new website at WWW.QCBS.ORGOur meeting minutes are under the 'QCBS Documents...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:03:00 GMT

09.14.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg

QCBS Tentative minutes 09.14.08 Present: melissa, ellen, taylor, remington, devin 1. Taylor calls meeting. 5:10 pm 2. Agenda and minutes approved. 3. Ongoing:       &nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:13:00 GMT

8.6.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg 31

QCBS Collective Council Meeting 316 August 2008 - 8 p.m. Meeting Minutes[Tentative] Present: Melissa, Kati, Remington, Howard, Devin, Andrew, Cooper, Taylor, PeterI. Call to Order II. App...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:09:00 GMT

7.30.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg 30

QCBS Collective Council Meeting 3030 July 2008 - 8 p.m. Meeting Minutes[Tentative] Present: Melissa, Kati, Remington, Howard, DevinI. Call to Order II. Approval of the Agenda  Reming...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:08:00 GMT

7.23.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg 29

QCBS Collective Council Meeting 2923 July 2008 - 8 p.m. Meeting Minutes[Tentative] Present: Melissa, Manuel, Kati, Ellen, Remington, HowardI. Call to Order II. Approval of the Agenda &nbs...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:16:00 GMT

6.04.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg 26

QCBS Collective Council Meeting 264 June 2008 - 8 p.m. Meeting Minutes[Tentative]Present: Remington, Devin, Kati, James, Cooper, Nic, Taylor, HowardI. Call to OrderII. Approval of the AgendaA. Taylor ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:00 GMT

6.18.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg 28

QCBS Collective Council Meeting 28 18 June 2008 - 8 p.m. Meeting Minutes[Tentative] Present: James, Howard, Cooper, Taylor, Nic, RemingtonI. Call to Order II. Approval of the Agenda Howard motions to...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:12:00 GMT

6.11.08 Tenative Minutes CC Mtg 27

QCBS Collective Council Meeting 27  11 June 2008 - 8 p. m. Meeting Minutes[Tentative]Present, Howard, Katie,...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:10:00 GMT

5.28.08 Tentative Minutes CC Mtg 25

05.28.08 Tentative Minutes Querencia Community Bike Shop Collective Council Meeting 25 Present:  remington, taylor, howard, james, katie, matt, luis, devin, cooper 1. Remington calls the meetin...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 13:44:00 GMT

05.21.08 Tentative Minutes CC Meeting 24

05.21.08 Tentative Minutes Querencia Community Bike Shop Collective Council Meeting 24 Present: michael, taylor, melissa, tera, rachel, matt, howard, pete, manuel 1. Taylor calls the meeting to orde...
Posted by on Sat, 24 May 2008 19:12:00 GMT