Putting used bikes and sewing machines to good use
Bicycle Grand Total since 1991: 170,033
Sewing Machine Grand Total since 1999: 6,808
Our mission: To empower sustainable economic development by recycling bicycles and sewing machines from the U.S. and shipping them to motivated people in the developing world.
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The fall 2024 collection season has ended. To schedule a 2025 collection, contact Alan Schultz, alan@p4p.org or (908) 399-8217.
Fall 2024 Newsletter
Happy Thanksgiving!
We’ve just published our Fall 2024 Newsletter. We’ve also just mailed our twice-annual solicitation, the source of a significant part of our income. Please consider donating. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
170,000 bikes!
November 23, 2024: Today we loaded 436 bikes and 30 sewing machines bound for Absolute Bikes Tirana, our partner in Albania. That makes 170,033 bikes shipped since 1991. Congratulations to P4P and the thousands of donors and volunteers who have made this happen!
Container shipped to Belize
November 16, 2024: We loaded our 5th container for our partner in Belize: 440 bikes and 30 sewing machines. Check out these reports from Belize.
Container shipped to Guatemala
September 28, 2024: We loaded our 25th container for our partner in Guatemala, FIDESMA, our longest-standing partner: 460 bikes and 25 sewing machines. The shipment was delayed for a few days because of the Longshoremen’s strike, but the container is now on its way. Here is Alan’s facebook reel of the loading.
Container arrived in Sierra Leone
September 2024: Here’s a note from Sierra Leone: those 455 bikes and 65 sewing machines we shipped in July just arrived. Here’s more info on our new partner there.
Fall 2024 Collection #1
September 7th: 71 bikes (!) and 13 sewing machines from the East Stroudsburg Rotary and Smithfieldās Rotary ā with a clown Rotarian!! Ā (Collection Schedule)