Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne has our first packing day of 2024 in just under a fortnight.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. For more info on what is involve for Volunteers on the day check this webpage: Volunteer Bicycle Packing Days Information
If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance.
We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Saturday, 25 February 2024, 10am – 3pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed. Remember to slip, slop,slap as we will be working outside in the sun.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container.
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements when registering.
Posted: 24 March 2024 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – April 2024
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne has our second packing day of 2024 in just under a fortnight.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. For more info on what is involve for Volunteers on the day check this webpage: Volunteer Bicycle Packing Days Information
If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance.
We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Sunday, 7th April 2024, 10:30am – 3:30pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms), the day will be postponed. Bring some warm clothes and a raincoat incase of rain.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container.
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements when registering.
Posted: 11 February 2024 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – February 2024
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne has our first packing day of 2024 in just under a fortnight.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. For more info on what is involve for Volunteers on the day check this webpage: Volunteer Bicycle Packing Days Information
If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance.
We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Saturday, 25 February 2024, 10am – 3pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed. Remember to slip, slop,slap as we will be working outside in the sun.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container.
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements when registering.
Posted: 12 November 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – November 2023
We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Sunday, 26th November 2023, 10am – 3pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container. Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements.Posted: 24 August 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne 2023 Annual General Meeting & Packing Day
Posted: 6 August 2023 by B4H Admin
Invitation to Join Our 2023 Annual General Meeting
Bicycle for Humanity Melbourne’s 2023 annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on Sunday, 20th August from 2pm to 3:30pm at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North.
In this meeting you can hear an overview of our year for 2023 and it is an opportunity for people to become more involved with Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne.
Join us in-person or virtually to hear about the past year, as well as our goals for the next few months.
Please RSVP to hannah.zhao@b4hmelbourne.org.au
If you’re keen to also volunteer to do some bicycle packing, come along from 10am where we’ll be getting our next container full and ready for transport.
No experience necessary.
More details about the volunteer bicycle packing day can be found via: Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Packing Day – August 2023
Posted: 6 August 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – August 2023
We have our next volunteer Bicycle Packing Day of 2023 coming up.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance. We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Sunday, 20th August July 2023, 10am – 2pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container. Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements.
Posted: 9 July 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – July 2023
We have our next volunteer Bicycle Packing Day of 2023 coming up.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance. We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Sunday, 30th July 2023, 10am – 3pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container. Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements.
Posted: 7 May 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – May 2023
We have our third volunteer Bicycle Packing Day of 2023 coming up.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance.
We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Sunday, 21st May 2023, 10am – 3pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
What: Cleaning and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container.
Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise of any dietary requirements
Check out this behind the scenes time lapse video of what the packing day entails through the magic of Vimeo:
Posted: 1 May 2023 by B4H Admin
Andy and Jacqui fundraising and running 90km in the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa
Andy and Jacqui will be putting one foot in front of the other for 90km along the Valley of 1000 Hills in the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa 🇿🇦.
Andy Gild is co-founder and CEO of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. Andy has been running marathons for several years and has competed in several triathlons. She is dedicated to grassroots charity and the Bicycles for Humanity (B4H) organisation. Therefore running a 90km ultramarathon, and fundraising for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne, seems an appropriate way to help ensure more people have access to basic needs through the distribution of pre-loved, donated bicycles.
The best way to achieve goals is to partner with someone else. Andy is honoured to be accompanied, both in training and on the day itself, by her good friend and co-coach, Jacqui. In 2011 during the New York Marathon, Jacqui discovered for the first time what digging deep meant to her. Now as she returns to her place of birth for the first time in 44 years, this is an incredible time to explore how much deeper she can dig!
Andy, Jacqui and the entire Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne community (in Melbourne and Namibia) thank you for whatever support you are able to provide.
Donate to Andy and Jacqui’s fundraising and Comrade ultramarathon efforts via myCause
Just $30 can give a donated bicycle a new life in Africa.
Read more about Andy Gild’s first experience running the Comrades Ultramarathon in 2013 in this article for the GROWTH PROJECT’S PUBLICATION, RIPPLES (2019)
Posted: 31 March 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – April 2023
We have our second volunteer Bicycle Packing Day of 2023 coming up.
After the great success of our previous packing day, we would love to see as many volunteers as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia.
No experience necessary. If you haven’t seen our new storage site yet at Toyota in Altona, now’s your chance.
We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our donated bicycles for transport to Namibia.
New or experienced volunteers are both welcome.
When: Sunday, 16th April 2023, 10am – 3pm
In case of bad weather (heavy storms/extreme heat), the day will be postponed.
Where: Our new site at Toyota Altona – 494 Grieve Parade, Altona North (enter at Gate 7)
How: Register your interest Register your interest or attendance via email and please let us know if you have any specific BBQ dietary requirements.
What: Cleaing and packing of donated bicycles into the next shipping container.
Note: A BBQ lunch will be provided for all volunteers on the day – please advise any dietary requirements
Check out this behind the scenes time lapse video of what the packing day entails through the magic of Vimeo: