http://www.bicyclesforhumanity.com Wed, 12 May 2010 03:09:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en David Cann recently completed the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in San Fancisco and raised hundreds of dollars for Bicycles For Humanity in the process. Braving freezing and shark infested waters he swam 1.5 miles from Alcatraz to the main land, biked 18 miles and finished with a 8 mile run. He ... http://www.bicyclesforhumanity.com/2010/05/david-cann-escapes-from-alcatraz/ http://www.everydayhero.com.au/paulius_kviecinskas Our latest supporter and winner of the 'Hero of  The Year' award is Paul Kviecinskas. He'll be riding from Perth to Melbourne later this year and helping us raise funds for the next container of bikes. 'Perth to Melbourne' I hear you say... no, it's not an extended typo or ... http://www.bicyclesforhumanity.com/2010/05/paul-kviecinskas-rides-perth-to-melbourne/ Austin-Lehman Adventures is pleased to partner with Bicycles-for-Humanity and all its chapters in sponsoring a unique way to pay-it-forward this fall. Cyclists from around the world can sign up for a seven day pedal tour of the Tuscany region of Italy. Proceeds from this trip will ... http://www.bicyclesforhumanity.com/2010/04/ride-through-italy-and-help-us-out/ Our first container of bikes left for Namibia in June 2009. It is now an  extremely successful bike work shop in the town of Opowu in northern Namibia. Implemented by BEN Nambia as a Bicycle Empowerement Centre the workshop has provided much of the local community with bikes which ... http://www.bicyclesforhumanity.com/2010/04/kaoko-bike-work-shop-opowu-namibia/