Posted by Les Faber in I have written about Bicycles for Humanity a couple of times. In my first post I talked about meeting Seb Oran. My last post described the organization.
Bicycles for Humanity needs your support now. They are in the midst of their September 2008 Ottawa bicycle drive.
Bicycles for Humanity sends used bikes to developing countries to help improve access to healthcare, education, food, water and unemployment
Help improve a life…
Send your old bike on a new journey to Africa
Destination Namibia!
New container shipping date and extended drop-off dates and locations
The 2008 container (Bicycle Empowerment Center), will now be shipping on September 27th, 2008!
Bicycles for Humanity is accepting bikes until September 20th.
Bicycles for Humanity is accepting bike donations (adult/youth mountain/hybrid bikes in working condition – please no children’s bikes).
Spare bike parts, tools, accessories, knapsacks, and children’s soccer gear also welcome
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:
- Hull, Gatineau:
B4H warehouse* at 25 Ducharme, Hull (Gatineau)
Saturday, August 16th – 10am to noon
Saturday, August 23rd – 10am to noon
Saturday, September 6th – 10am to noon
Saturday, September 20th – 10am to noon
* courtesy of Carp Self-Storage
- Downtown / Byward Market :
LUSH at 43 William St, Byward Market
Daily until Sunday, September 14th – 10am to 7pm
- East End:
AVIS – St Laurent Location only, at 938 St Laurent
Daily until Saturday, September 20th
Mon-Fri: 7am to 6pm
Sat: 8am to noon
Sun: noon to 4pm
- West End:
If you can’t find a way to get your bike to us at any of the locations listed above, AND you live near Kanata or Nepean… Let us know .. we may be able to make arrangements
Contact Bicycles for Humanity:
Email: ottawa@bicycles-for-humanity.org
Call: 613-799-7985
Visit: http://bicycles-for-humanity.org/ottawa
Join them on Facebook
A bike can change a life…
Help fill the container and deliver this year’s Bicycle Empowerment Center to a deserving community
Please help spread the word!
What a great initiative. I have to find out if there are similar things happening in Oz.
BTW: Like the new layout of your blog!
Thanks Groover. Helen & I are 100% behind bicycles for Humanity. Where else can your donation go 100% to the people you are trying to support?
Thanks also for the BLOG kudos. All of these site updates have put us behind on our posts!
Hi Les
Thank you so much for highlighting the B4H initiative!
A little progress report: We now have about 200 bikes and we are looking still for another 100-150 to fill the container to capacity!
The drive is going on until September 20th – thank you for spreading the word!
Seb
The 2008 Bicycle Empowerment Center was a great success! We loaded and shipped the container on Saturday September 27th. Wow! Started with an empty 40 ft shipping container, and 4 hours later we needed 3 guys to push the doors closed!
350 bikes, 20 large boxes of spare parts and tools, backpacks galore, and enough soccer gear to give over 600 little athletes at least one item!
The container will now travel to Namibia by truck, train and ship – estimated arrival is in mid November!
Next up..? We’re off to Namibia to see the impact of our last shipment in 2007 and meet the recipient community for this year’s Bicycle Empowerment Centre!
Seb
A bike can change a life…
http://www.bicycles-for-humanity.org/ottawa