Hello folks,
I've recently became involved with an organisation in Sunderland called FODI (Friends Of the Drop In). This local charity offer support and advice to Asylum Seekers and Refugees living in and around Sunderland and it's fair to say they do a fantastic job on a shoestring budget.
Today I witnessed a ex member of the Iranian, Olympic Cycling Team reduced almost to tears having been given a bike by FODI volunteers. I might add that this was an very basic, woman's bike that had seen better days but his gratitude was quite humbling.
I'm now in the process of digging out any bike gear I can spare with a view to passing it on to people who will use it and really appreciate it. If anyone else locally has spare gear they no longer use or indeed old bikes / bike parts they could donate, FODI would be over the moon to receive anything. A number of the volunteers have extensive cycling knowledge so fixing up any donations wouldn't be a problem.
If any of you decent folk out there have anything you feel could be of use, please PM me and I'll arrange to have it picked up. I know times are tough but some of the people FODI work with have faced more tough times than we could even begin to imagine. if it is sitting around gathering dust it could be put to good use. Please, let's show how generous the people of North East England really are.
thanks in advance,
Mick
I've recently became involved with an organisation in Sunderland called FODI (Friends Of the Drop In). This local charity offer support and advice to Asylum Seekers and Refugees living in and around Sunderland and it's fair to say they do a fantastic job on a shoestring budget.
Today I witnessed a ex member of the Iranian, Olympic Cycling Team reduced almost to tears having been given a bike by FODI volunteers. I might add that this was an very basic, woman's bike that had seen better days but his gratitude was quite humbling.
I'm now in the process of digging out any bike gear I can spare with a view to passing it on to people who will use it and really appreciate it. If anyone else locally has spare gear they no longer use or indeed old bikes / bike parts they could donate, FODI would be over the moon to receive anything. A number of the volunteers have extensive cycling knowledge so fixing up any donations wouldn't be a problem.
If any of you decent folk out there have anything you feel could be of use, please PM me and I'll arrange to have it picked up. I know times are tough but some of the people FODI work with have faced more tough times than we could even begin to imagine. if it is sitting around gathering dust it could be put to good use. Please, let's show how generous the people of North East England really are.
thanks in advance,
Mick