<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">Bikes
Not Bombs is in need of donated bikes very soon to fill out an upcoming shipment
to Tanzania. If you or people you know have adult bikes of any type to
donate, please donate them by next Saturday, September 26th! </font></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br><br><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">*THE PROJECT IN TANZANIA*</font></b></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><b><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">This
shipment will be going to the Global Alliance for Africa's Vijana
Center in Arusha, Tanzania. The Vijana Center is a vocational training
school for 200 students who were orphaned by the AIDS epidemic. The
bike shop uses these donated bikes to fund 90% of the budget for the
entire school, in addition to employing mechanics and providing
affordable transportation to the surrounding community.</font></b></div>
<br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">*WHAT TO DONATE*</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">For
this shipment we are especially in need of more adult bikes which have
fatter tires - basically mountain bikes or hybrids or similar. But we
will take all of the following, some of which would wait for future
shipments:</font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">- any bikes with wheel size of 16" diameter or larger. (16" wheels are a small BMX or a medium sized kid's bike.)</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">- any bike tools or bike parts: wheels, frames, small parts etc</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">- any bike accessories: helmets, racks, bags, trailers, etc</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">We
don't want bikes that have been left outside in the weather for
multiple years and are covered in rust. Some rust is fine, of course.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">*WHERE & WHEN TO DONATE*</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">a) on a weekday, bring bikes to the Bikes Not Bombs Hub, 284 Amory Street, 02130. Call 617-522-0222 before coming over.</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">b)
or on a weekend, bring bikes to the Bikes Not Bombs Bike Shop at 18
Bartlett Sq (aka Brookside Ave Extension, across from the Green St T
station) 02130. Call 617-522-0226 before coming over.</font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">c) If you have 10 or more bikes in one place, we will try to arrange a pickup. Contact us at 617-522-0222.</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">*TAX DEDUCTIONS*</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">We are a 501-c3 nonprofit and donations are tax deductible. We give receipts.</font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">(We hope to schedule the actual loading of this shipment for September 27th. We'll confirm soon!)</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">Thanks for donating and/or spreading the word!</font></div>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Jasmine Laietmark<br>Director of Grassroots Fundraising and Events<br><br><a href="http://www.bikesnotbombs.org">www.bikesnotbombs.org</a><br>617-522-0222 x106<br><br>---------------------------------<br>
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