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An Update

By davidmblondel • May 6th, 2009 • Category: Latest News

An update, really?  Yes.  This is an update.  The truth is we have been busy riding bikes and making plans to ride bikes around Lake Ontario, that things like blog posts keep getting pushed down the priority list.  If you are an avid reader of this site, you will see that 90% of our blog [...]



Taking Over the Internet

By davidmblondel • Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: Latest News

The Internet has posted a new article about Africycle.  You can find the link after the jump. Do it, it is a good read.
The Ride For Africycle 3.0 rider count continues to grow.  If you are hoping to participate, let us know sooner rather than later as space is becoming very limited. Click your way [...]



Ride 3.0 Web Edit

By davidmblondel • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: Features

These are some leftover clips from the ride last year . . . which will hopefully get you excited for Ride 3.0  . . . Now go post this on 100 blogs.
Ride For Africycle 3.0 Teaser from Ride For Africycle on Vimeo.



Rider Information Packages.

By davidmblondel • Mar 2nd, 2009 • Category: Latest News

Ride 3.0 Information Packages are now online.  Download them, print them.  Read them.  Love them.
Space is becoming increasingly more limited on Ride 3.0, so if you are thinking about riding, it will benefit you to make that decision sooner rather than later.  We are making no guarantees.  The cut off date to register is May [...]



3.0 Rider Package Update

By davidmblondel • Feb 25th, 2009 • Category: Latest News

International Friends, we are working hard getting ready for Ride For Africycle 3.0.  Within the week, you will be able to find updated Rider Information Packages on this site.  Check back, the Rider package will be available by Friday (honest to goodness).
Speaking of Riders, our 3.0 rider count is currently up to 15, we have [...]



Ride 2.0 in the Watertown News.

By davidmblondel • Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: Features

TAKING A RIDE FOR AFRICA
By JULIA FOY
TIMES INTERN
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008
Six Canadians will hop on their bikes Friday to begin a fundraising effort for a charity that ships recycled bicycles to Malawi.
They will make a 1,000-kilometer (621.37-mile), eight-day bicycle trip around Lake Ontarioin an effort to raise $15,000 for the Uxbridge, Ontario-based organization Africycle.
David Blondel, [...]



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By davidmblondel • Nov 4th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

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New Site + Money Update.

By davidmblondel • Oct 29th, 2008 • Category: Latest News

Thanks for stopping by!  We finally got some issues ironed out with our new site, everything basically works as it should, but there are still some gaps in our content—we will be getting fully up to date within the next week.
Plans for Ride For Africycle 3.0 are well under, you can read about those elsewhere [...]



Ride For Africycle Stops in Picton

By davidmblondel • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Ride 2.0


Bike Collection Update And A Sweet Video.

By davidmblondel • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Africycle

We really appreciate the local community response to the bicycle collection that took place last Saturday, it was certainly beyond our expectations! Unfortunately, we are not able to collect bicycles throughout the year, as we do not have any storage space available to us. We are sorry to say, but we cannot take [...]