A big THANK YOU to Jens Schrader and Bike n Hike owner, and 2007 BTA Alice Awards winner, Kevin Chudy for their support of Bikes To Rwanda!
Bike n Hike service manager Jens Schrader had a job to do, it was time to update the service center at their downtown Portland store. Jens, a local cross racer and long-time bike mechanic in Portland had a thought... "I should do something with these tools, maybe I'll donate them to Bikes To Rwanda to help stock one of the new bike shops they're building in 2008." Well, Jens had great timing. Those tools, which we picked up earlier in the week are now on their way Rwanda to be a part of BTR's newest bike shop at the Musasa co-op.
Thanksgiving coffee is on their way to Africa for a source visit, and eventually they will be in Rwanda to begin the process of building the bike shop they've been fundraising for over the past month. More on that soon.
It's synergies like these that support Bikes To Rwanda's mission. We feel that the support and cooperation of our local and national partners are what will make BTR successful long into the future.
If you are a bike shop employee or owner in Portland or the continental U.S. and are interested in helping Bikes To Rwanda in this way please contact us at: info@bikestorwanda.com and write "Tools" in the Subject line.
Cheers,
-BTR
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