[Vision2020] Re: moving bikes for africa

[bill london]

Message from Dave Peckham, director of the Village Bicycle Project.....BL

david peckham wrote:

>Greetings,
>Trucks and drivers needed to transport donated bikes
>from Moscow and Spokane to Seattle, where they’re
>loaded into a shipping container for West Africa.  A
>small pickup will carry up to 25 bikes
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>WHEN?—The bikes need to reach Seattle Friday Sept. 19
>or Saturday the 20th.  Village Bicycle Project can
>reimburse gasoline expenses.
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>WHY?—VBP uses donated bicycles from the wealthy
>countries to give impoverished Africans more transport
>choices.  For many in Africa, a bicycle improves
>access to life’s necessities; like farms, market,
>jobs, education, and health care.
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>If you can help, call me at 892-2681, or email,
>ghanabikes@yahoo.com
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>We send two containers a year from Seattle, in March
>and September.  Twice a year we need trucks and
>drivers to move up to 200 donated bikes from the
>Palouse to Seattle.  We have partners in Boston, New
>York and England also sending containers for VBP. 
>Almost 4,000 bikes total!!
>
>Hope you can help.  Thanks,
>Dave  
>
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>Village Bicycle Project on the web:  www.ibike.org/vbp
>For reports of the project (less  than one per month), send a message to: ghanabikes@yahoo.com,  with
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