Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne – Annual General Meeting 2021

Join us for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 on Sunday, 28th November 2021 at 3pm – 5pm. This year we are hoping to reconnect and connect with as many of our supporters, volunteers and incredible people who have generously donated bicycles, money and time to share in Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne’s initiatives during 2021. We want …

Searching for Our New Storage Site

After 10 YEARS at Parkvue Storage and Sundowner RV it’s time to relocate our donated bicycle collections and storage to a new facility. Helps us pedal into 2022 with room to grow. Do you know of any potentially available warehouse/site that may meet the below criteria? Centrally located within 15km of Melbourne’s CBD, ideally inner east close to major roads/freeways Long term commitment to Bicycles …

Celebrating a Decade of Volunteering at Bicycles for Humanity Western Australia Headquarters

2021 is a big year for B4HWA Chapter! 2021 is the year they celebrate their ten-year anniversary of volunteering. Earlier this year, over 70 people attended a celebration at Midvale to commemorate the event, which featured a speech from guest of honour Ken Wyatt (Federal Member for Hasluck).  Excitingly, 2021 is also the year that …

Bringing Together Global Bicycles For Humanity Chapters

Our global grassroots bicycle empowerment movement has begun working together more closely than ever. And it’s just the beginning! Sparked by the recent and tragic passing of Pat Montani, founder of Bicycles for Humanity, volunteers from Bicycles for Humanity chapters around the world are coming together virtually to explore how to sustain the global organisation …

Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – July 2021

We have missed our face to face connections with our extended Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne family. So we are calling on all our volunteers to come to help at our next packing day. Please join us for the second COVID Safe packing session of 2021.  When: Sunday 11th July 2021, 10am – 3pm In the event of bad weather, …

With Heavy Hearts – Honouring Pat Montani founder of the Global Bicycles for Humanity Movement

It is with tremendous sadness we share news of the sudden passing of the founder of the Global Bicycles for Humanity Movement, Pat Montani, after a short battle with cancer. Pat was an inspiration to so many individuals and communities, across many continents. Pat started Bicycles for Humanity from his home town of Whistler, Canada, …

Jamie Brindle of Bicycles for Humanity WA Finalist in Spirit of Volunteering Award

Jamie Brindle, Bicycles for Humanity Western Australia (WA) Founder and Operations Coordinator has been named a finalist in the 2021 Spirit of Volunteering Award, which is sponsored by ABC Radio and is part of the WA Volunteer of the Year Awards organised by Volunteering WA.  The winner will be announced during National Volunteer Week at …

Applications Open for Volunteer Roles at Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne

Do you have experience in managing social media channels, marketing or running fundraising campaigns? Would you like to volunteer your time, experience and skills for a registered charity organisation based in Melbourne? If so, Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne is currently looking to fill 2 volunteer roles in our Marketing and Communications team. Application are open …

Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – February 2021

We have missed our face to face connections with our extended Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne family. So we are calling on all our volunteers to come to help at our next packing day. Please join us for the first COVID Safe packing session of 2021.  When: Sunday 28th February 2021, 10am – 3pm In the event of inclement weather/extremes …

2020 Pedal for Purpose Virtual Challenge – Final Strava Club Stats and Prize Winners Announced

The final week was our best week of the Pedal for Purpose virtual event with 223 Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Strava club members (runners, walkers and cyclists) completing 676 activities for a total of 29,695km.  This leaves us with the phenomenal total of 2,767 activities logged on Strava for over 110,036km which equals 10 virtual …