Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • June 8, 2011 Ramsey Saint John’s Memorial Episcopal Church in Ramsey and Pedals for Progress (www.p4p.org) will sponsor a used bike collection from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. This event will be held rain or shine at the Saint John’s parking lot on East Main Street at corner of Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate it to this worthy cause. Please note: Pedals for Progress cannot accept “bikes for parts” or disassembled bikes. Working, portable sewing machines will also be accepted. P4P collects 5,000 to 7,000 bicycles annually and transfers them to those in need. To date, more than 129,500 have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. In these areas of the world, the Used bike collection to benefit Pedals for Progress bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults. These bikes provide reliable transportation for commuting to work, transporting produce to market, or accessing health care and other services. Steady employment for these adults is vital to the development and success of these economies. It costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild, and distribute each bicycle. A donation toward shipping costs is requested; the suggested minimum is $10 per bike. All cash and material donations are fully tax deductible. Receipts will be available at the collection site. For information about Saint John’s, the bike collection, call (201) 3270703 or e-mail Saint John’s at ellen. joyce@stjohnsramsey.org. The church’s website is www.stjohnsramsey.org. Volunteers with some of the donated bikes.