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Donate your old bike 4 Africa
during October
05.10.18
PEOPLE in Inishowen are
being encouraged to donate their old bicycles to Bikes
4 Africa.
Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer with Donegal
County Council said “October is National Reuse month
and everyone is being encouraged to reuse every day
at home, at work, at play”.
The council is supporting Letterkenny Rotary Club
and Bryson Recycling’s ‘Bikes 4 Africa’ campaign
where people are being encouraged to donate their
old bikes in October by leaving them at any of the
Bryson Recycling Centres in Donegal including
Carndonagh and Letterkenny. Check
www.brysonrecycling.org for opening times. |
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Pictured at the launch of the Bikes 4
Africa Campaign are Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness
Officer, Donegal County Council, Peter Cutliffe,
Letterkenny Rotary Club, Ken Sharpe, Letterkenny
Rotary Club, Sharon Black, President Letterkenny
Rotary Club, Connie Gallagher, Manager Bryson
Recycling and Paddy Delap, Letterkenny Rotary Club. |
Adult bikes and
bicycles
suitable for teenagers similar to those pictured are
most suitable.
Well over 2,000 bicycles have been refurbished since
the campaign began several years ago. The
refurbished bikes will be transported to The Gambia
where Rotary’s partner organisation, Jole Rider
Gambia, pre-selects the schools and then oversees
the distribution of the bikes with the assistance of
the Gambian Education Ministry.
Bikes remain the property of the school with
teachers allocating them to the children according
to set criteria. When a child graduates from school
their bike is then reallocated to another child. The
effect of this strategy is to raise the academic
standards of the entire school with each bike
impacting positively on as many as 10 students.
Sharon Black, President of Letterkenny Rotary Club
said “Many African children live in remote
communities, a long way from their nearest
school. Without reliable, affordable, motorised
transport the only way they can get to school is to
walk. In searing heat their journey to education on
foot is a daily epic mission. Having a bicycle makes
a world of difference for these children, their
families and also their communities and our Rotary
Club is delighted to play a big part in ensuring
this great work continues.”
Sharon adds “you can be assured that your old
unwanted bicycle will be used in some manner, shape
or form in helping a child in Africa get to school
sometime down the line.”
For recycling centre opening times and more on
National Reuse month visit
www.donegalcoco.ie ,
www.brysonrecycling.org and
www.reusemonth.ie
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