City to Surf 2012

Southern Highlands bike collection

Get your bike along to the Resource Recovery Centre, Berrima Rd on the corner of Bowman Rd, Moss Vale during opening hours, Sun-Sat 7:00am-4:00pm. Check the location on the map. Our generous storage partner at this site is the Wingecarribee Shire Council. View Bikes for Humanity – Southern Highlands in a larger map Click here [...]

Sydney bike collection

On Saturday 31 March 2012 from 11am-3pm, Bikes for Humanity will be receiving bikes at the Lend Lease, Barangaroo South site in the Sydney CBD. Its on Hickson st, Millers Point. Here we’ve partnered with Lend Lease who generously provided storage containers, volunteers to assist packing, a great mural and much more. This is where [...]

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Donate online

We’ll soon have a container load of bikes to send to Namibia. Each bike costs $35 to send – right now we need to raise enough funds to get the container to Nambia. So whilst we always welcome your bike donation, your cash donations will are essential to help establish another Bicycle Empowerment Center, train [...]

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Become a fundraising hero

Get involved by getting active Be our hero by taking part in an existing event, or create your own. Your fundraising commitment to friends and family will see you achieve your challenge, fitness goal or personal best! Whether its a 5km fun run, a marathon, a swim or a 5000km bike ride, fundraising with us can [...]

Join us in 2012 for this great event!

We’ve been part of the City to Surf in the past. Check out the wrap up from our 2009 and 2010 Bikes for Humanity teams. Put a reminder for early June 2012 in your dairy, register early and get a good spot on the start line.

Or try some of our other events at Be a Hero.

How do I enter the event?

We’re fundraising for Project Namibia at the 2012 City to Surf. Join us on the start line for a day of fun.

Getting registration right is important, so we’ve made it easy for you.

Step 1: go to the City to Surf website watch the video and get revved up.

Step 2: Hit enter now and read the info to decide your Start Group.

SH1 (RED) previous qualifying time – Sub 75 min
SH2 (GREEN) previous qualifying time 75.00 – 100 minutes
BLUE – Is the first open group with no qualifying time required. People wishing to run the length of the course but have no prior race times are encouraged to enter into this group.
YELLOW – The second open group. Encouraged for those wishing to run/jog the course.
Back of the Pack (ORANGE) – Families, pushers and fun groups. This start group is for you.

Step 3: Hit enter now again to fill out your individual entry form.

Step 4: fill in your personal details and when asked Please select the charity that you support scroll up and select Bikes for Humanity – Sydney

Step 5: Now you’re signed up and ready to race.

How do I fundraise?

Ok now you are ready and registered to be part of the 2010 City to Surf Event. As a participant of this event you can also be a fundraising hero and create your own online fundraising page in support of a cause you care about.

Bikes for Humanity have partnered with Everyday Hero to provide online fundraising for any City2Surf participant who wishes to raise funds. In just minutes you can build and personalise your own online fundraising page. It is free and easy. Once you are happy with your page, you simply send your page URL link in an email to your work colleagues, friends and family, who can then donate online and leave you a message of support.

To create your own fundraising page as part of our team of fundraisers follow these steps:

Step 1: Click on www.everydayhero.com.au/team_bikes_for_humanity

Step 2: Click on the “Join this Team” button

Step 3: In the next screen type in the search field “Bikes”.

Step 4: Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “choose” so that Bikes for Humanity is your charity

Step 5: Fill in your details

Step 6: When asked for the password enter “ibike”

Step 7: Choose colours and fill in your first blog entry (making sure you add somewhere “Bikes for Humanity is working toward DGR status. However, for now your donations are not tax deductable”) and you’re done!

The event online fundraising is facilitated by our fundraising partner, Everyday Hero. If you have any problems or questions, or would like Everyday Hero team to help you create a fundraising page, please call 1300 798 768 during normal business hours. Or send and email to info@bikesforhumanity.com.au

Be sure to send us your story and some photos and we’ll be cheering you on and telling everyone we can about how brilliant and inspiring you are.