World Bicycle Relief announces the Start of Its Annual Year-End Campaign for Donations

CHICAGO - Nov. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- World Bicycle Relief announced today the start of its year-end campaign for donations, its annual appeal for funds that will provide life-changing transportation to people living in rural developing countries. Donations received now through December 31, 2015, will be matched dollar-for-dollar with the potential of delivering thousands of bicycles to individuals and communities where the need for reliable and sustainable transportation is the greatest.

Over the last ten years, World Bicycle Relief has helped connect individuals and their families to independence and livelihood. World Bicycle Relief is now seeing the cumulative impact of these rugged bicycles as they reach critical mass and mobilize entire communities.

World Bicycle Relief’s 2015 campaign, Palabana: A Community On The Move, highlights how the Buffalo Bicycle has dramatically improved lives in one rural community in Zambia by increasing access to education, health care and markets. The campaign shares many individual stories of success- students, dairy farmers, small business owners and health care workers who have been able to improve their own lives, as well as the larger community around them, with the use of their bicycles. Together, they are a community on the move.

“The community of Palabana has reached a critical mass of bicycles and is now empowering itself with new access to mobility. Farmers transport milk to market, craftsmen build their business, and healthcare workers visit more patients. And students  no longer spend all their time and energy walking long distances to school with the risk of dropping out,” says FK Day, Founder and President of World Bicycle Relief. “By providing rugged, reliable transportation, we can help more students, more families and more communities like Palabana thrive. Together, we can help build sustainable change and long-term independent communities like Palabana through The Power of Bicycles.”

To hear the students, health care workers and small business owners tell their own stories of success, visit: http://onthemove.worldbicyclerelief.org/

Ride the momentum with World Bicycle Relief and donate today:

http://www.worldbicyclerelief.org/

About World Bicycle Relief

Founded in 2005, World Bicycle Relief is dedicated to mobilizing people through The Power of Bicycles®. World Bicycle Relief accomplishes its mission by designing, manufacturing and distributing high quality bicycles that withstand the challenging terrain and conditions in rural, developing areas. Entrepreneurs use the bike to increase productivity and profits. Students attend class more regularly and their academic performances improve. And, health care workers visit more patients in less time, providing better, more consistent care. World Bicycle Relief also promotes local economies and long-term sustainability by assembling bicycles locally and has trained over 1,000 field mechanics. World Bicycle Relief has delivered over 250,000 bicycles.

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World Bicycle Relief Media Contact:

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