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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

2979.0. "Charitable Organizations for recycling bikes?" by RANGER::GORCZYCA (So, what's ya point?) Fri Jun 09 1995 13:52

My wife and I replaced our old Rayleigh Grand Prix road bikes a couple of years
ago with something a bit more modern.  We kept the old bikes thinking that we
might use them for "off road" excursions, or whatever.

Well, the bikes are just collecting dust in the cellar and we thought we should
provide them with a "better home".   We could try to sell them, but thought that
there might be some charitable organization that could both "tune" the bikes and
provide them to someone who might not be in a position to buy bikes like these.

Anyone know of such organizations?  (There used to be a charitable organization
in Boston that speciallized in sporting goods products for kids in the city, but
I think they vanished...)

Thanks,
John
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2979.1STARCH::WHALENRich WhalenFri Jun 09 1995 14:225
There's an organization called "Bikes Not Bombs" that takes old bikes and
exports them to third world countries where they are fixed up and sold by the
locals.  I don't know of any information on how to contact them.

Rich
2979.2Local kids?PATE::SOLONFri Jun 09 1995 19:412
    Some suggestions might be contacting your local Children's home, Boys'
    or Girls' clubs for a deserving recipient.
2979.3local support groupsCOOKIE::MUNNSMon Jun 12 1995 11:512
    Another possibility is to contact a support group and see if they 
    hold garage sales as a fund raiser.
2979.4KEPNUT::CORRIGANLOOSE CHIPPINGSMon Jun 12 1995 13:527
     Recently, the local Lions organization(Wilmington Ma.) was accepting
    donations of used bikes in good to repairable shape. You might give
    your local chapter a call.
     I'm thinking of doing the same thing and had also considered the 
    Salvation Army Store in town as well.
    
    Bob
2979.5Bikes not Bombs infoSTARCH::WHALENRich WhalenWed Jun 14 1995 23:109
Bikes Not Bombs is going to have a container loading and pizza party on
    Sunday, June 18 from 10 am to 6 pm.  They are sending about 350 bikes
    to two development projects in Nicaragua and can use all the help they
    can get.   

Bikes Not Bombs Youth Center
59 Amory St
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617)442-0004