Donation for SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf: Lease a Bike turns the commute to work into a charity bike ride with "Bike to Work Days"
Cycling to work for a good cause
Lease a Bike turns the commute into a charity ride with “Bike to Work Days.”
To coincide with World Bicycle Day on June 3, 2024, the company bike leasing provider Lease a Bike organized the "Bike to Work Days" for the first time. In this fundraising campaign, participants collected kilometers on their way to work by bike for a good cause.
Lease a Bike then donated 1 euro to the SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf for every kilometer cycled.
Bike to Work Days 2024
Great participation
From 3 to 7 June, the participants cycled a total of around 14,500 kilometers on their way to work - which resulted in a total donation of 15,000 euros at the end of Lease a Bike.
In addition to the fundraising campaign, the company bike leasing provider raffled off two hospitality tickets for the La Vuelta cycling race in Spain from September 3 to 5, 2024 to the participants.
For the charity campaign, employees from around 90 companies got on their bikes for a good cause. Lease a Bike handed over the donation to the SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf on June 27, 2024.
Sustainability and responsibility
Christian Wölbern, Managing Director of Lease a Bike, expressed his enthusiasm for the charity campaign: "We are delighted with the commitment of our partners and the high level of participation in the 'Bike to Work Days'. We are proud that, together with our customers and participants, we were able to help raise a donation of 15,000 euros for the SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf. At Lease a Bike, we are actively committed to sustainable mobility and social responsibility." The mobility provider is committed to helping children and young people in order to give them better prospects for the future.
The SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf
For over 15 years, the SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf has provided a home for children and young people from the Garath district and the entire south of Düsseldorf. The facility has set itself the task of supporting disadvantaged young people in a protected environment and thus enabling them to develop optimally. The SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf is one of a total of 38 facilities across Germany and employs 160 people who are committed to the well-being of children and young people.
Support for various projects at SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf
Lease a Bike and SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf have been connected through a long-standing partnership. As part of the charity campaign, the donation amount generated from the kilometers cycled benefits various projects of SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf. The donation was received with great appreciation by Cora Müller, Press Officer of SOS Kinderdorf Düsseldorf: “Thanks to the donation from Lease a Bike, we are able to further develop various projects that support our children and young people. The funds raised are used, for example, for language support programs, the expansion of our facilities, and the financing of leisure activities. We also support the siblings’ residential group, the daycare center, and the children and youth center with this donation.”
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Antje Thomas
Antje Thomas has been working as a marketing manager at Lease a Bike since 2023, where she draws on her many years of expertise to assist with tasks such as content creation. The company bike of her dreams, which she’s already riding all over town: a Riese & Müller Culture Mixte vario.