Used Bike and Sewing Machine Collection
Pedals for Progress & Sewing Peace of High Bridge, NJ is having a used bike and sewing machine collection sponsored by Faith Lutheran Church at 524 South Street in New Providence on June 17, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in ridable or easily repairable condition is urged to donate that bike to this worthy cause. “Bikes for parts” or disassembled bicycles will not be accepted. Working portable sewing machines are also greatly appreciated and put to good use around the world. If you are unable to drop your donation off on the actual collection date, you may do so ahead of time by leaving your bicycle(s) in Faith Lutheran’s lower lot next to the utility shed. If you are donating a sewing machine, please leave it underneath the sheltered alcove by the main doors at the bottom of the parking lot.
Every year, 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, underprivileged people overseas need cheap, non-polluting transportation to get to jobs, markets, medical care and schools. Pedals for Progress has received, processed and donated over 165,000 bicycles, 6,000 used sewing machines and millions of dollars in new spare parts to partner charities in 32 developing world countries. In 2022, deliveries were made to partners in Belize, Cameroon, Guatemala, Rwanda, Somalia, Togo and Uganda.
It costs approximately $52 to collect, process, ship, rebuild and distribute each bicycle or sewing machine. A donation toward shipping costs is necessary with a suggested minimum $20 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 their overseas shops. For detailed information about P4P’s overseas projects and a current schedule of bicycle and sewing machine collections, or to make a donation, please visit their website at www.p4p.org.
Faith Lutheran Church is located at 524 South Street, New Providence, NJ. The Rev. Jane McCready is Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church. Visit online at famfaith.org to learn more about our worship schedule and ministry opportunities.
