The funds raised from sales at our Vintage Bike Corral provide seed funding for an ongoing scholarship program for local interns.
These funds help cover their salaries and insurance expenses at the shop, and we utilize some of this funding for matching grants through state agencies.
Buy or sell your bike at the Vintage Bike Corral to celebrate classic motorcycles and support the next generation of mechanics.
About our Interns
Our intern program, which began in 2018, has already produced remarkable alumni:
- Kolbi from Hinsburg is now working at an auto dealership
- Quin and Jake, both graduates of MMU/Essex Tech, went on to enroll in Audi training program in Virginia
- Inayat is now a machinist in Plattsburgh
- Griffin is now a tech at Cyclewise in Vermont and graduated from Ducati tech school.
- Quin, a senior at CVU, is working for us part time before heading off to an automotive program in the midwest later this year.
More than just getting greasy
Our interns become part of the extended CBE family, gaining skills beyond mechanics, including:
- People and customer skills
- Project management
- Quality assurance and attention to detail
- Confidence to ask questions and admit mistakes
- Create positive references for future job and school applications
- Good communication and accountability skills