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December
18

In Africa, a bike, the simple two-wheeled object many of us take for granted, can transform a life. In fact, it can transform many lives. Each bike on average helps twenty people in Africa, which is why the site DoubleBikeMatch.org is so high up my list this holiday season for charitable donations. World Bicycle Relief gives the bikes to AIDS workers and other relief workers in Africa. Your money couldn’t go farther.

Backed by the bike industry and a “generous supporter” the site is raising money for World Bicycle Relief a 501©(3) nonprofit. Between now and December 19th any monies given to the site will be matched one-for-one by the mystery donor. It costs $134 to supply a bike, but even small amounts help.

Take a moment to give a little bit and help out if you can. Visit Double Bike Match. If you want to be really moved, watch this video about the program from the Today Show.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 8:04 AM by David Schloss. Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

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Randall Wolf Randall Wolf is Director of Photography at The Journal News/LoHud.com, and has ridden more than 80,000 miles on a bike during the past 35 years. Some of these miles include a three-week touring trip from Suburban Philadelphia to Nova Scotia and back at age 16 and a few years later a solo two-week trip to Montreal. In 1985, he photographed the first U.S.-based team in the Vuelta a Espana, a three-week professional cycling race throughout Spain. He has participated in professional teams and races throughout the U.S. including the national championship in Philadelphia, and Tour of Georgia. In the mid-Ô90s he competed as an amateur racer throughout the Northeast. Bike commuting was his choice of transportation while working in Baltimore and Toronto. He is a ride leader and member of the Westchester Cycling Club and Rockland Bike Club, and lives in Garrison with his wife.
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