High school students rebuild a classic bike to learn a valuable trade.

Iron Horse hosts annual BUILD bike auction Thursday

Published Aug. 28, 2012 at 10:03 a.m.

The Iron Horse Hotel will host the second annual BUILD Bike Auction on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m.

The auction is the culmination of the BUILD program, which seeks to teach high school students a valuable trade. Students were put into teams and given 100 days and $2,000 to rebuild a Honda CB175, which will be sold at this live auction in The Yard.

Other auction items include a barrel of the hotel's proprietary Barrel 1907 Whiskey, a farm-to-table style dinner for eight and a "Promise Not to Stop When I Say When" tasting dinner and room romance package. All proceeds benefit the BUILD program.

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