A group of youth will be collecting bicycles Saturday to help support an African community.
Instead of giving a hand out to residents of Zomba, Malawi, Africycle provides the community with used bicycles. Most of the bicycles are refurbished by local youths and sold back to the community.
"The profits made go to support the orphanage and the school there," said Michael VanDerHerberg, a member of the group. "It's not a hand out, but really it's recycling bikes and keeping them out of the landfill and creating economic sustainability."
Some of the bikes are repaired locally, but VanDerHerberg said most are repaired in Malawi.
As well as collecting bikes, Van- DerHerberg and six friends will embark on a bike tour around Ontario to raise money for Africycle.
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Bikes wanted
What:Bike collection
When:Saturday 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. Where:Third Space Church at Knox Presbyterian Church at Park and Wolfe streets
Who:Africycle which helps support the community of Zomba, Malawi ( www.africycle.com)
Thursday, 10 July 2008
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