In just the USA. Over 150 million people have limited transportation. That's almost half the population.
And in even poorer countries around the world, lack of transportation is even higher. A year ago, when we found out about the shortage of sanitary drinking water in Kenya, we distributed dozens of Lectric eBikes to water deliverymen who used to push their heavily loaded bicycles over ten miles around the city just to make $7 a day. With their new bikes, they are now able to do a lot more trips per day, which leads to significantly more income for their families.
You have made work easier. And after seeing the profound impact it had on the community, we went to our partners at Lectric eBikes to see if they wanted to help us. Seeing how they sponsored 13 of our Beast Philanthropy videos.
I don't think you'll be shocked to hear that they donated $600,000 worth of Lectric eBikes We then asked you guys to nominate a person you knew that was in need of life changing transportation. And after receiving thousands of videos of amazing people in need. We were so excited to start giving them away.
This e-bike would change my life. That will help me and my husband so much. We're kicking off this massive giveaway right here in North Carolina where Darren will give away the first of over 600 bikes.
This is Maria, a single mother of two children who works for 14 hours a day washing dishes only to send the little pay she has back to her children in Guatemala, who she hasn't seen in years. I have been here for a long time. It's been 5 years now.
And on top of her long working hours, she still has to walk for miles every single day just to get to and from work. This is the first of hundreds of bikes that we're going to be giving away across the country. And because this is the first one, we're going to surprise Maria with an extra $5,000 in cash.
Okay, Let's go surprise her. We got you a present. Maria told us she donates whatever she has left to feed poor kids from her village back home.
So on top of the $5,000, we surprised her with an additional $7,000 so that she can help her village in Guatemala. With this new bike, Maria can easily get to and from work in only 10 minutes, not being able to get to work or to get to school or to get to your medical appointments. It exacerbates the problems that people face and it keeps them trapped in the circumstances that they are in.
Now, if you thought that was special. we still have 599 more to go. It’s going to get crazy.
No way! Yes, it is here. It looks so good.
I went super far. Thank you guys so much. Now, it was time to meet Conrad.
Every single day, he walks a total of 4 hours just to get to work and back. I'm the type of person that works you know, 80 hours a week, but with me not having transportation is hard for me to even get 40 hours a week. I want to own my own business one day.
And with me being able to have transportation, it would be easier to get to that goal of owning my own business. Conrad’s Story is just another example of the dire need for transportation. Oh Wow!
This bike will now save Conrad 3 hours every single day. Because now I won't be standing still. I'll be slowly moving forward to the next goal in my life.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but we still have 400 more to go. Thanks! Look at this bike.
So sick. Thank you, Mreast Thank you so much. Thank you very much.
You have no idea how much it means to me. It’s so smooth. Thanks!
Thank you. Thank you, this means so much to me. We then met with Amanda and Susan, two incredible women from the Interfaith Refugee Center who have dedicated their entire lives to support thousands of refugees and provide them with the necessities they need to live a normal life.
They've left their culture. They've left their language. They've left their families.
And we see them probably at one of the lowest points of their lives. And despite their best efforts, the lack of transportation makes it incredibly difficult for the refugees to easily integrate into society. They rely on volunteers or staff to get to the places they need to go.
Reliable transportation can change the lives of so many of these refugees. So we decided to donate 10 Lectric eBikes to the refugee center. These bikes will enable the refugees to move around, get to their jobs, and even help integrating into the communities.
We've made it pretty far, but we still have 200 more bikes to give away, which, mind you, is worth 200 grand. And I'm not really sure why they gave us all these bikes for free, shoutout to Lectric eBikes. Let's keep helping people.
Look at the box It’s here. Thanks Beast Philanthropy! Thank you Mreast.
Thank you. I drove it through like a fort of snow today And it did great! You guys have actually changed my life.
I just want to say thank you. I can go anywhere I want now. Thank you, Mreast.
Thank you, Mreast. Thank you, Mreast. And this will help me a ton.
I appreciate it. I want to thank you all very, very much. And now it was time for the very last recipient.
This is Reginald. He has lived at this community center for 12 years, helping those in need. My daughters and my grandkids are my inspiration.
If you keep doing good, good things are going to come out of it. And although he is making a positive impact on those around him, he still has to walk one hour every day to the nearest bus stop to get to work. If I would have any other sort of transportation it would be a blessing just to keep moving around and staying active with myself.
And I want to be active for my grandkids. A reliable form of transport can allow Reginald to spend more time with his family. What?
Wow! Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
The extraordinarily generous donation from Lectric eBikes has enabled us to give people an opportunity to unleash their full potential with something as simple as transportation. Lectric eBikes time and time again steps up to the plate, asks for very little and just helps us help as many people as possible. And in this video, they gave us $600,000 worth of bikes.
If you ever were curious if a brand actually likes helping people and wants to do good, you shouldn't have to wonder that about Lectric eBikes If there ever was a brand you need to support, it's them. Also subscribe or Darren will cry. Please don't make me cry.
