Mike and Lorraine, long time friends of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne, are undertaking a mammoth bicycle ride across New Zealand – 400km and 6,700m of climbing over gravel roads! While it’s not for the faint-hearted, Mike and Lorraine are doing it for a good cause – to raise funds for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. So …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Posted: 22 March 2023 by B4H Admin
Director & CEO Andy Gild’s Ultramarathon Preparation Biking in New Zealand
Our tireless Director, CEO and Co-Founder, Andy Gild, is participating in a 90km Ultramarathon in June where she will be raising funds for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. To prepare for this Ultramarathon, Andy has done some hair-raising cross-training recently in New Zealand (Aotearoa). Andy ran 26km along the 302km Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail, which …
Posted: 22 February 2023 by B4H Admin
The Bear Essentials – Bike-packing for Humanity
Mike and Lorraine, long time friends of Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne, are undertaking a mammoth bicycle ride across New Zealand – 400km and 6,700m of climbing over gravel roads! While it’s not for the faint-hearted, Mike and Lorraine are doing it for a good cause – to raise funds for Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne. So …
Posted: 6 February 2023 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – February 2023
We have our first Packing Day of 2023 coming up. If you haven’t seen the new site yet, now’s your chance. We need as many hands as possible to help prepare our bicycle donations for transport to Namibia. New or experienced volunteers are both welcome. When: Sunday, 12th Feb 2023, 10am – 3pm In case …
Posted: 21 November 2022 by B4H Admin
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Volunteer Packing Day – November 2022 Highlights
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne volunteers had a very successful packing day on Sunday, 20th November 2022 at our new site at Toyota Altona. Weather was a mix of rain and sunshine but it didn’t deter 25 volunteers who all put in several hours of solid work to prep and pack a record 208 bicycles on …
Posted: 21 December 2021 by B4H Editor
Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne Annual General Meeting 2021
The 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) provided a great recap of B4H Melbourne’s milestones this year. Andy Gild, cofounder and CEO of B4H Melbourne, summed it up perfectly when she said that “what we do is all about the impact”. Reflecting upon B4H Melbourne from the very beginning until now certainly echoes this sentiment. Over …
Posted: 19 November 2021 by B4H Admin
Strategisation Book Co-Authored by Our Volunteer Board Member Mike Harley
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein 1930 Mike Harley, Volunteer Board Member (Non Executive Director) at Bicycles for Humanity Melbourne and co-author of ‘Strategisation: The Art Of Mobilising People to Implement a Winning Strategy’ is also a very keen cyclist. Mike says, “I love cycling; …