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Bicycle and Sewing Machine Collection – Pedals for Progress
October 29, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Putting used bikes and sewing machines to good use
Sponsored by Newtown Rotary Club (again and again and again and again)
at the parking lot across from the Olde Church of Saint Andrew
135 S. Sycamore St (route 532) Newtown, PA 18940
*Date or time inconvenient? Please call Dr. Jerry to discuss year-round drop-off arrangements.
Contact Dr. Jerry Agasar [email protected] (215) 605-3268
Pedals4Progress effectively recycles serviceable bicycles and sewing machines to be used as economic development tools in developing countries.
Since 1991 164,721 Bicycles and 5,684 Sewing Machine have been donated and given to people to increase their ability to earn a living or get an education.
P4P Mission is “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.”
The simple solution for the complicated planet
P4P rescues bicycles destined for overburdened U.S. landfills and ship them to developing countries where they are sorely needed and highly valued. P4P bikes are put to work not only as basic transportation, but are used as a supplement to school and community programs. The bikes are adapted for use as trash haulers, produce trucks, taxis, and farm machinery.
Every year, affluent Americans buy 22 million new bicycles and discard millions of old ones, abandoning many more unused in basements, sheds, and garages. Most of these end up in our already overburdened landfills. Meanwhile, poor people overseas need cheap, non-polluting transportation to get to jobs, markets, customers, and schools.
Before you make your final decision to donate your bike to our project please consider that our bicycle collections are our major fund-raising events. It costs on average $52 to get a bike to its new home. In order to succeed, we suggest a $20 donation, with a minimum of $10, with each bicycle and sewing machine at the collections. Bike, sewing machine, and monetary donations are tax deductible; a receipt is provided at the collections. Pedals for Progress is a 501(c)(3) organization with a 100% rating rating from CharityNavigator.