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2 0 1 4 Bikes for the World has donated over 100,000 bikes to people all over

With the effort of nearly 13,500 volunteers, we ve delivered quality used

Last year alone, we sent 27 shipping containers, holding 14,000 bikes to 9

These bicycles were gathered at nearly 100 bike collection events hosted by

2 Bikes for the World has donated over 100,000 bikes to people all over the world since With the effort of nearly 13,500 volunteers, we ve delivered quality used bicycles to 57 partners around the globe. Last year alone, we sent 27 shipping containers, holding 14,000 bikes to 9 different countries. These bicycles were gathered at nearly 100 bike collection events hosted by schools, service clubs, scout troops and businesses. Each bike represents a life-changing ticket to school, work or health care for recipients. Eagle project with troop bikes 10 ye a r s. 1, c o l l e c t i o n s , b i ke s.

O n e b i ke b e n e f i t s fo u r p e o p l e Bikes for the World

In Central America your old bike is changing lives in many ways.

homework and helping his parents around the house.

3 O n e b i ke b e n e f i t s fo u r p e o p l e Bikes for the World began shipping bikes to Costa Rica and Panama in our first year. In Central America your old bike is changing lives in many ways. Benigno Benigno can carry four times the amount of produce to market, increasing his sales. Javier can travel to school four times faster, freeing up time to do homework and helping his parents around the house. Rosa can travel four times as far to complete errands, leaving more time for her family. BELOW: Modesto received one of the first bikes we ever shipped. This photo is him today on the same bike he purchased 10 years ago. Javier Rosa Modesto Central America Costa Rica El Salvador Panama

D e l i ve r i n g g o o d s a n d p r o t e c t i n g l i ve s NEW partner 2014 BEN

roads, create jobs, increase productivity, and create a healthier, safer environment

As Ebola dominated the news in 2014, we saw the high value a bicycle has for a healthcare

4 D e l i ve r i n g g o o d s a n d p r o t e c t i n g l i ve s NEW partner 2014 BEN South Africa Bikes in Africa keep students in school, help girls stay safe on dangerous roads, create jobs, increase productivity, and create a healthier, safer environment around cities. As Ebola dominated the news in 2014, we saw the high value a bicycle has for a healthcare worker tasked with circulating information and bringing treatment to distant rural villages. When public transportation halted in Sierra Leone the bicycle became an invaluable tool for healthcare workers. Bikes were used to deliver soap and surgical gloves and allowed caregivers to disseminate accurate information to slow the spread of the disease. Africa

B u i l d i n g r u r a l b i ke s h o p s Training bike mechanics is

The process of getting your old bike up and running smoothly again

These mechanics replace parts and then work to maintain them, creating

Miriam Simon By partnering with local bike shops, Alta Bicycle Share,

discarded bike parts and tires that have years of life left on them.

5 B u i l d i n g r u r a l b i ke s h o p s Training bike mechanics is essential to the mission of Bikes for the World. The process of getting your old bike up and running smoothly again creates jobs for bike mechanics throughout the world. These mechanics replace parts and then work to maintain them, creating a sustainable program and increasing the life of your old bike. Miriam Simon By partnering with local bike shops, Alta Bicycle Share, and community earn-a-bike programs, BfW is able to collect thousands of discarded bike parts and tires that have years of life left on them. These rescued parts increase value to our shipments overseas and help stock these local bike shop owners and village mechanics.

L o c a l s p o t l i g h t o n cycl i n g a n d r e cycl i n g Bikes for the World shipped our 100k bike on America Recycles Day emphasizing the impact recycling can have on our

Working with Montgomery County s Shady Grove recycling center over the past decade, BfW has rescued 9,500 bikes (10% of our total bikes) from the county recycling center.

donations to 1,177 bikes, contributing to 10 local organizations

6 L o c a l s p o t l i g h t o n cycl i n g a n d r e cycl i n g Bikes for the World shipped our 100k bike on America Recycles Day emphasizing the impact recycling can have on our environment as well as our global society. We work with recycling centers, property managements, and universities to help repurpose abandoned bikes and put them to good use. Working with Montgomery County s Shady Grove recycling center over the past decade, BfW has rescued 9,500 bikes (10% of our total bikes) from the county recycling center. Dedicated to the cause, Montgomery County has also contributed over $50,000 to our program through this recycling effort. In 2014, Bikes for the World increased our U.S. donations to 1,177 bikes, contributing to 10 local organizations from Missouri to Kentucky to right here at home in DC. Since 2005, BfW has donated 3,781 bikes to 26 U.S. organizations. Many local groups include earn-a-bike projects which teach life skills to youth and give them a rewarding outlet outside of school. Through our donations young people learn to work as a team in a professional setting and earn bikes in the process.

2005-2 0 1 5 : I n t r o d u c i n g t h e 1 k C l u b In 2014, Bikes for the World

Since 2005, some of those groups have collected bikes with us every year.

annually and over the past decade have collected over 1,000 bikes for BfW: the Rotary Club

Otterbein UM Church, St Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, and St.

7 : I n t r o d u c i n g t h e 1 k C l u b In 2014, Bikes for the World partnered with over 100 community groups to collect over 14,000 bikes around the region. Since 2005, some of those groups have collected bikes with us every year. Of those, some have collected over 100 bikes during every collection, earning them a place in our distinguished 1k Club. Otterbein United Methodist Church 2,375 bikes The following organizations collect bikes annually and over the past decade have collected over 1,000 bikes for BfW: the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek, Cumberland Rotary, Arlington s E-CARE, Falls Church Recycling Center, Otterbein UM Church, St Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, and St. Joseph s Catholic Community at Wesley Freedom UM Church. 1,000 + bikes collected E-Care of Arlington Rotary Club of Carroll Creek Cumberland Rotary St Mary of Sorrows 2043 bikes 1335 bikes 1131 bikes 1047 bikes

2 0 8 c o n t a i n e r s o f b i ke s d o n at e d s i n c e 2 0 0 5 In

We added two recipient partners, one in Kentucky and one in South Africa.

groups and even tourists to load 27 containers in 2014.

donate a container of bikes to Wheels of Africa in Kenya.

8 2 0 8 c o n t a i n e r s o f b i ke s d o n at e d s i n c e In 2014, Bikes for the World donated 13,876 bikes worldwide. We added two recipient partners, one in Kentucky and one in South Africa. We also facilitated the donation of bikes to several smaller groups in Africa through our current partners. BfW teamed up with school groups, companies, faith organizations, civic groups and even tourists to load 27 containers in BELOW: BfW mentored Bikes for Humanity in Wisconsin to help them load and donate a container of bikes to Wheels of Africa in Kenya. A portion of those bikes were delivered to a Kenyan school where they will be loaned to girls to help them get to school each day. Bikes for Humanity Oregon WI

B i ke s fo r t h e Wo r l d s a y s g o o d b ye t o K i n g Fa r m 2014 marked the final shuttering of BfW

The Rockville Youth Bike Project, which operated out of the BfW barn, provided local middle and high school students

More importantly, these young people learned about the value of recycling and reuse and how bikes, as a means of

9 B i ke s fo r t h e Wo r l d s a y s g o o d b ye t o K i n g Fa r m 2014 marked the final shuttering of BfW warehouses at our Springfield location, the old Lorton prison, and one of our most popular locations, King Farm in Rockville. During our seven-year tenure at King Farm, BfW stored and dispatched more than 25,000 bicycles around the world. The Rockville Youth Bike Project, which operated out of the BfW barn, provided local middle and high school students with opportunities to earn thousands of "student service learning" hours required for graduation. More importantly, these young people learned about the value of recycling and reuse and how bikes, as a means of transportation, change lives all over the world. Our consolidation of space due to structural issues and redevelopment has streamlined operations but also presented us with warehouse concerns. A high priority for 2015 is to secure a more permanent warehouse.

Thinking globally while trash-picking locally!

good Thinking globally while trash-picking locally! Now in central Ghana, this bike was in suburban Westfield, N.J. only six months ago. Photo credit: David Schweidenback 20 American Bicyclist May/June