The two goals of this project is to donate 42 bicycles to the orphans and all the additional funds will go to the construction of an electrical irrigation pump. I found out about Wheels 4 Life though twitter and they are an organization that donates bicycles to third world countries. I emailed the director of […]

Today I received a tweet from Jake Tapper of ABC, at least someone had the time to care and reply about our cause. Thank you Jake Tapper! Check out his blog!                                                       […]

It has been a tough week, I realized that this journey is going to be more difficult than I thought. I have passed out hundreds of flyers and talked with many business owners but I have not received any positive feedback yet. This has been a very valuable lesson because I can not take “No” as an answer. Most […]

Today I got my first donation from Riedon, a resistor company in Alhambra, California. They were very kind to donate $300! Thank you for everyone who donated, the orphans in Kenya will be very happy with their new bicycles!                                       […]

I admire this inventor, his name is Izhar Gafni and he is a 50 year-old man from Isreal. I will try to contact him to see if his $20 cardboard bicycle can be used in Kenya for the orphans.

Today Alex and I went to these local business to ask for their support: 1. Montrose Bike Shop2. Trader Joe’s3. Froyolife4. Starbucks5. Coffee Bean We are happy to say that Montrose Bike Shop, Trader Joe’s,and Froyolife are interested in helping us. Tomorrow we are going to talk to their managers to discuss our project in more depth. Wish […]

1. Online: Go to the Machao Orphanage website and follow the easy instructions.2. Check: Write to Machao Orphanage Foundation and mail it to: P.O. Box 3856Glendale, CA 91221 USA 3. Non-Profit Tax ID Number: The Machao Orphanage Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation qualified by IRS Determination Letter #17053328063023. Our EIN (tax ID) number is 81-0621107.

Last week, Alex and I biked to the Griffith Observatory, it was a 30 miles ride, mostly uphill. The view from the top was absolutely amazing! Whenever I go biking, I seldom go alone. I like to bike with a friend so we can talk about various topics and make the ride more interesting. One of my […]

I am going to be walking around the neighborhood and passing the flyer out to local business. Wish me luck!