Upcoming Event Saturday June 10th!

Pedals for Progress & Sewing Peace, in its continuing effort to recycle unwanted

items properly, is having a used bike and sewing machine collection sponsored by

Asbury Park Rotary Club.

Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate

his or her bike to this worthy cause. We do not accept “bikes for parts” or

disassembled bikes. We also accept working portable sewing machines and sewing

notions (no fabric, please).

Bikes and sewing machines can be dropped off from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday

June 10, 2017 - rain or shine – at State Farm located at 3329 Sunset Ave.,

Ocean Township, NJ 07712.

For more information please call Sean (908) 884-0674

P4P collects 3,000 to 5,000 bicycles annually and transfers this material wealth to

those more needy. To date, more than 149,000 bicycles and 3,500 sewing

machines have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa and

Eastern Europe. In these countries the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies

and distributed at low cost to poor working adults. These bikes provide reliable

transportation for commuting to work, transporting product to market and

accessing health care and other services. Sewing machine shipments help initiate

educational programs and generate income opportunities that may otherwise

remain out of reach for many people. Steady employment for adults is vital to the

development and success of struggling communities.

It costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild and distribute each bicycle. A

donation toward shipping costs is necessary (suggested minimum $10 per

item). All cash and material donations are fully deductible and a receipt will be

provided on site.

Pedals for Progress is a 501(c)(3) corporation and a registered charity in the states

of NJ, NY, PA, CT, VT. Brochures explaining this innovative program will be

available at the collection site. P4P seeks donations of wrenches for our overseas

shops. For detailed information about our overseas projects and a current schedule

of bicycle and sewing machine collections, visit our website at www.p4p.org.