BEARINGS BBQ & BREW

Support our impact with the donation of a service, experience or item!

At Bearings, bikes are more than a mode of transportation - they’re powerful tools for learning, growth, and connection. Bearings helps youth build real-world skills and confidence in the context of work, all while riding, racing, building, and repairing bikes. What starts as a desire to earn a bike often becomes a lasting connection to a community that values them and challenges them to grow.

Each year, Bearings hosts an annual fundraiser, Bearings BBQ & Brew, to raise critical funds for its programming and operations and update our supporters about the impact Bearings is having in the lives of youth. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill. This casual party features great BBQ, local craft beer, music, inspiring stories, and a chance to support Bearings’ work through silent and live auction items, raffles, games, and more. This year is extra special as we celebrate 15 years of service to the Southwest Atlanta community!

Generous auction item donations from partners, friends, local businesses, and community members help make this event such a success. Over the past 7 years, over $1 Million has been raised through this exciting event!
We could not raise these funds or serve our community without the support of businesses and individuals who donate to Bearings in this unique way.
Thank you for considering supporting Bearings!

How you can help!

 

The Bearings community is comprised of urban and suburban active adults (most age 35-60) that enjoy travel, unique experiences and goods and one-of-a-kind adventures they could get excited about in an auction setting. Would you consider donating something like this to this year’s event experience? Some items that have been popular with our attendees in the past include:

  • Travel Experiences, vacation home rentals, etc

  • Outdoor recreational activities and gear

  • Culinary experiences (Private in-home dinner with local chefs, restaurant gift cards, etc.)

  • Sporting event, concert or other experience tickets

  • Wine and Liquor for Gift Sets or the popular “Wine Pull”

  • Popular home and garden goods (fire pits, pizza ovens, high-end grills, etc.)

How you Benefit:

 

We are so grateful for our auction donors! To show our appreciation, we would love to recognize you or your business as a supporter of Bearings BBQ & Brew through:

  • Recognition in the BBQ & Brew Program & Auction Promotionals

  • Your name and logo in Bearings’ September newsletter (5,000 subscribers)

  • Instagram post tagging your business (3,500+ followers)

  • Facebook post tagging your business (2,900+ followers)

Interested in getting involved or have a question to ask?
Contact Caroline Van Eaton at caroline@bearingsbikeworks.org.