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Pedals 4 Progress To Hold Bike, Sewing Machine Collection In October
Newtown Rotary to hold a Pedals 4 Progress used 2 wheel bike and used sewing machine drive in October.
Pedals for Progress, in its continuing effort to recycle unwanted items properly, is having a used bike and sewing machine collection in Newtown next month. The collection is sponsored by Newtown Rotary Club with the Council Rock High School North Interact Club.
Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate his or her bike to this worthy cause. Bikes for parts or disassembled bikes will not be accepted. Working portable sewing machines and sewing notions (no fabric, please) will be accepted.
Bikes and sewing machines can be dropped off from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday, Oct. 15.
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The event will be held rain or shine at the parking lot across from the Olde Church of Saint Andrew located at 135 S. Sycamore Street (Route 532) in Newtown.
P4P collects 3,000 to 5,000 bicycles annually and transfers this material wealth to those more needy. To date, more than 147,000 bicycles and 3,200 sewing machines have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.
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In these countries the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults. These bikes provide reliable transportation for commuting to work, transporting product to market and accessing health care and other services. Sewing machine shipments initiate educational programs and generate income opportunities that may otherwise remain out of reach for many people. Steady employment for these adults is vital to the development and success of these economies. It costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild and distribute each bicycle.
A donation toward shipping costs is necessary (suggested minimum $10 per item). All cash and material donations are fully deductible and a receipt will be provided on site. Pedals for Progress is a 501(c)(3) corporation and a registered charity in the states of NJ, NY, PA, CT, VT. Brochures explaining this innovative program will be available at the collection site. P4P seeks donations of wrenches for our overseas shops.
For detailed information about our overseas projects and a current schedule of bicycle and sewing machine collections, visit our website at www.p4p.org.
For more information contact Dr. Jerry (215) 605-3268 DrJerry@8ww.com.
