Donate Your Old Bike For A Good Cause

Unused bikes in your garage or basement can become valuable transportation for people in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Pacific through a simple donation to Bikes for the World.

Pedal Pushers bike shop in Severna Park will collect used bicycles on Saturday, June 24, from 10:00am-1:00pm. This year’s bike collection is in memory of Ann Jackson, Jack Koczela and Larry Pratt, who were active volunteers with Bikes for the World for many years. In 2005, Jackson partnered with Pedal Pushers owner Rod Reddish to hold the first bike collection in Severna Park, establishing a long-running collaboration with biannual collection events, each gathering over 100 bicycles and a total donation of 1,966 bikes from the community to the cause.

New donations can include any repairable bike, parts or cycling accessories. Portable sewing machines will also be accepted.

Volunteers hope to fill a large truck with bicycles from Severna Park with a planned destination of Madagascar.

Bikes for the World makes affordable, good quality, used bicycles available to low-income people in developing countries. These donated bikes provide better transport for work, education and health care. In addition, the donated bikes seed local bicycle repair and maintenance businesses, providing skilled employment in the communities.