Well hey there everybody!
Thanks to bicycle mechanic extraordinaire and excellent Bicycles for Humanity advocate, Lane Seabolt, B4H Athens/Atlanta has had a bit of spotlight time!
We are so excited that momentum is spreading and individuals around Georgia are becoming aware of how one bike can change the life of a person living in poverty!
Just a couple of quick points of clarification: B4H Athens/Atlanta has targeted to send our first shipping container of 400 bicycles to Namibia in mid-September. We have a strategic partnership with the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia to use the container in a sustainable way to refurbish, distribute, and repair any future damage to bikes in the area, as well as providing monitoring and support for the project once on the ground.
For this to happen, the efforts must be two-fold: the collection of 400 second-hand bicycles and raising approximately $10,000 to cover the cost of shipping and purchasing the container. While non-refurbish-able bikes may be stripped for parts prior to shipment, we encourage the donation of bikes that will be able to have a long life in a community in Namibia, whether it be taking a health-care worker to HIV/AIDS patients, a child to school, or expanding a persons reach for employment...That said, we would love to partner with you in giving your old bike a new life!
Thanks again to Lane for all his hard work! Check out the links below for the Athens Banner Herald and NPR Atlanta...
(scroll to about the 1:18 mark for B4H news) http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wabe/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1646560
Rock on. :)
