Working Bikes paid for the shipment of a container of bikes from Bikes Not Bombs, in Boston, to our partner Maya Pedal, in Guatemala.
Our colleagues at Bikes Not Bombs managed to cram an impressive 542 bikes into the container over the weekend!
A copy of their eMail follows ...
From: carl kurz
Subject: WB/BNB Guatemala Shipment
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:37:53 -0500
To: "Kistler, Yuki"
To All of you Concerned,
The University of Wisconsin (Parkside) working with the Root River Environmental Education Community Center (1301 W. 6th Street, Racine, WI) proposes the provision of a small fleet of bicycles for rental and program operations - with monthly visits by a Working Bikes bicycle technician.
They are asking for 8 men’s mountain bikes, 8 women’s mountain bikes & 8 children’s bikes (BMX & mountain).
Completed: 24 bikes delivered at the end of April.
