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300 Donegal bikes donated to
African schoolchildren
08.02.17
MORE than 300 bicycles
have been donated from all over Donegal to the
Letterkenny Rotary Club’s annual bicycle appeal for
Africa.
The appeal was launched by club last October to
coincide with the first national Re-Use month and
was supported by Donegal County Council and Bryson
Recycling.
Bikes of assorted sizes and standards were handed in
at the council’s six Recycling Centres in Dungloe,
Carndonagh, Letterkenny, Milford, Stranorlar and
Laghy late last year. They are now making their way
to Loughlan House open prison in Co Cavan where
inmates will service the bikes and ensure they are
fit for purpose prior to being transported to
Gambia. The Donegal bicycles will be used by Gambian
children commuting to school. |
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Pictured following the loading of
bikes for Africa onto Martin Boyle’s haulage truck
are members of Letterkenny Rotary Club, staff from
Bryson Recycling and Donegal County Council. |
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“The local drop-off
points made the collection so much easier this year
for the appeal and while only certain sizes and
calibre of bikes are appropriate for the Gambian
appeal, all donations are put to good use, be it as
spare parts for other bikes or for training
purposes,” said Hazel Russell of Letterkenny Rotary
Club. |
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Bikes donated from all over Donegal
being loaded up for transportation to Loughlan House
open prison where inmates will service them for
Gambian schoolchildren in Africa. |
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Donegal County Council
waste awareness officer Suzanne Bogan added: “This
was a great initiative to be involved in and it
fitted perfectly with the aims and ethos of Re-use
month. We were delighted with the opportunity to get
involved with the Rotary and this campaign as it was
such a positive one and we would like to thank the
all those who donated their old bicycles." |
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