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In 2005 Kona created Biketown Africa—a program designed to deliver durable, easy-to-maintain AfricaBikes to health care workers treating HIV and AIDS patients and delivering home health care in Botswana. To date, Kona has donated about 500 bikes, with plans to kick down another 1,000 AfricaBikes for the program in 2008. The increased donation is made possible by the the 2-for-1 AfricaBike sales program, where Kona donates one bike for every two purchased by consumers. With roughly 2,000 AfricaBikes sold around the world in the last year, Kona will donate 1,000 to the program, with all proceeds from sales going into the production and delivery of AfricaBikes to Africa.
Last year, Kona's adopt-an-AfricaBike program raised more than $10,000, including contributions from 10-year-old Quinn Freedman who raised $1,500 by completing a solo 25-mile "Bike-a-thon" in the San Juan Islands last November and Virginia Tech senior Christine George who is currently spearheading a fundraiser with the goal of raising $10,000 for the program. Visit www.konabiketown.com to learn more about the AfricaBike program, and/or to make a contribution to the adopt-an-AfricaBike fund.
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