BBQ FUNDRAISER

We hosted a BBQ fundraiser attended by 40 friends and family to generate some more money for Bicycles for Humanity. Ada and her sisters (note Luke's lack of cooking-related involvement) cooked up an absolute storm: besides the meaty BBQ obvious, there were salads, breads, dips and snacks to boot. We had a dirt-cheap smorgasboard of home-baked goodies, and raffled off some incredible donated gifts and any leftover said goodies.  For a mere $10 entry, one recieved a raffle ticket or two and could feat til their hearts content. The raffle was drawn towards the end of the BBQ, with major prizes donated by Knogg, Paint my Picture, and VA Glass gallery

All in all the fundraising cost us approximately $250, and we raised about $600!!  So an extra $350 into the kitty for Bicycles For Humanity. Great job!

Many thanks to Melanie Poole, Angie Conron, Emma Fulgenzi, Betty Martin, Marlene Martin, Valarie Hodgson and Amy Blazewski for their extra special efforts pre, during and post the event!

The day itself and the organization and planning required was surprisngly draining. It made us realise just how hard fundraising is.  Not to be discouraged however! Good onya to all involved

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PACKING A SHIPPING CONTAINER

This is where Bicycles For Humanity keep all their donated bikes.  When they get enough money together, they buy a shipping container, fill it to the brim (with the help of wonderful volunteers) and ship it off!!

This is what 410 bikes, 80 odd helmets, and plenty of spare parts and tools looks like.  Pictured is Luke talking (read: not lifting a finger) with Andy and Matt from Bicycles for Humanity.

If these bikes weren't getting a second life, they would all be going to landfill.  Doesn't that make you sad that we don't recycle all of these precious commodities?? All of the donated helmets were likewise to be sent to landfill after trivial tinkering to local helmet laws made them redundant and unsellable here. Luckily Bicycles for Humanity caught wind of this, and found these perfectly good helmets a good home.

Some of the bikes had such personality and were definately pre-loved! From the 90's fluro mountain bikes to the childrens trike to the quite beautifully detailed steel framed road bikes of old, it was good to know these bikes would be used and loved by new owners on the other side of the world, perhaps creating a new generation of passionate cyclists.

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