 | | A bike can change a life! Yet for millions of people on the lowest incomes, a new bicycle is financially out of reach. Meanwhile, millions of perfectly good bicycles lay unused in North America, Europe and elsewhere in the Western world. Bicycles for Humanity Thunder Bay is an independent local group of volunteers with a love for bicycles and a passion to help others. |
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This is a documentary filmed in Namibia in 2010 by Dr. Steve Klassen and Paul Morralee showing the positive impact that our bikes have made on peoples’ lives. The complete DVD can be purchased from B4H Follow us on facebook at Bicycles for Humanity Thunder Bay Latest Updates as of Winter 2013 Our 10th Shipment was shipped has now arrived Namibia and now heading to final destinations! We are planning our next shipment April 2013, so that we will be eagerly collecting bikes all through the winter! Our new premises at 600 Simpson Street is now open on Tuesday mornings from 9 am to noon, and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm. Drop by and meet us! Update On Our Workshop / Storage SituationAn offer has been made and accepted on our current home at 600 Simpson Street which we have been lucky enough to have for the last year and a half or so. We have been asked to vacate the building by 15th April, so that we urgently need to find somewhere else in order to keep collecting and storing bikes over the summer months. Ideally we would like to be in a heated area of around 4000 sq. ft. In a worst case scenario we need an unheated space around the size of a double garage to store our tools, parts and 10 speeds which have prepared for the LU Yard Sale in September. We are asking everyone to talk up our needs with people so that we can keep our worthwhile endeavour with as little interruption as possible. If anyone comes up with anything or has any ideas please contact Gareth Pritchard at (807) 577-3644 or (807) 629-1608 or at
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Westgate High School has once again partnered with us for the Toys for Tots program. Toys for Tots is a charitable project of the Thunder Bay Professional Firefighters Association. The mission of Toys for Tots is to ensure that children living in poverty in our community will receive a gift on Christmas Day. B4H typically has a surplus of small bicycles each year and the students at Westgate refurbish them and deliver them to the program. The 20th Annual Mini Go Ride was an outstanding success. The weather was kind to us, over 170 riders participated and over $7000 was raised in support of Camp Quality and B4H. Thanks to everyone who came, all of the sponsors, all of the businesses who donated prizes, all the volunteers who helped, and especially Frank Pollari who has worked so hard in putting this event on for so many years! The hospitality at the Neebing was outstanding as was the music. Thanks also to Paul Morralee of Morvision who filmed the event, if you would like to see the video go click HERE
Donations Welcome They can either be dropped off at our workshop at 600 Simpson Street (our entrance is at the side of the building on Ogden Street) on Tuesday mornings between 9am and noon, Wednesday evenings between 7 and 9 pm, or at Habitat for Humanity Restore at 660 Squire Street. If you can't drop off donations please call us at 620-4769 or send us an email at
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and we will arrange for a volunteer to come and pick them up.
B4H & BEN Namibia in media Featuring a story about how bikes are being used to help combat AIDS in Namibia; listen to the CBC Recording Here
Bikes Donated: Over 9000
Bikes already sent to Africa: Around 5500 Bikes in storage awaiting shipment: over 130 Bikes to local projects: 800 Recycled for parts: over 1600 Goal for 2012: 1000 bikes to Namibia - Accomplished Wheelchairs: 50 Eyeglasses: over 2,000
Soccer balls: 60 Other projects we are connected with:
Shoes for Nicaragua (Nipigon Rotary)
Books and computers for Global Consciousness Circle
Caring Hands (Uganda) Kairos Passport Mentoring (Community Living Ontario) Toys for Tots Friends of Mabureh (Sierra Leone)Needed: - $10-12,000/container for shipping costs
- mechanic volunteers are wrenching on Wednesday nights and Tuesday mornings, for more information contact Randy or send an email to B4H through 'Contact Us'. Very Important Reminder! Soccer balls, basketballs, jerseys, books etc are welcome donations to pack between the bikes! Check the GET INVOLVED page if you have a passion to help us with the project.
If you have a bike or have questions or would like to be added to our mailing list please e-mail
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or call 620-4769 during office hours.
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