{"id":265199,"date":"2020-08-14T00:35:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T04:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=265199"},"modified":"2020-08-14T00:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T04:36:23","slug":"bikes-for-the-deserving-gretchen-ho-to-give-50-bikes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/14\/bikes-for-the-deserving-gretchen-ho-to-give-50-bikes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikes for the deserving: Gretchen Ho to give 50 bikes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CD0iAe2j_54\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CD0iAe2j_54\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giving away 50 BIKES to 50 deserving people. Because a BIKE can spell the difference between keeping a livelihood or not. If you are in need of 1, you may APPLY via the LINK on my BIO. You need to JUSTIFY WHY YOU ARE DESERVING, and you need to show proof when my team contacts you. You may also nominate someone lalo na kung wala silang internet but we&#8217;ll go through the same verification process. We\u2019ll be giving these away after MECQ. This took quite some time because we had them shipped from abroad, but I\u2019ve used them and both mountain &amp; folding bikes are of good quality. Special thanks to @specializedqc for helping me procure these! DONATE A BIKE, SAVE A JOB. If you want to be part of this project, you may CONTRIBUTE CASH DONATIONS, just send me a message via social media or email at gretchen@womaninaction.ph \ud83d\ude42 Let\u2019s empower people to continue fighting for their dreams by giving them a ride! &#x1f6b2;&#x1f4aa;&#x1f3fb; #womaninaction #onebikeatatime #onedayatatime #covid19 #philippines #happinews<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gretchenho\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Gretchen Ho<\/a> (@gretchenho) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-08-13T07:17:19+00:00\">Aug 13, 2020 at 12:17am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To live through this pandemic, ingenuity and resourcefulness are some of the things that people are equipping themselves with; thus, the birth of traveling to work by bicycles. However, for most, bikes are still not that affordable especially with the expenses going to more essential things.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Gretchen Ho\u2019s on the way to give away 50 bikes to 50 deserving people, \u201cbecause a bike can spell the difference between keeping a livelihood or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In posts on her various social media accounts, volleyball player-turned-host announced that people in need of a bike may apply through the links she has provided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are in need of 1, you may APPLY via the<a href=\"https:\/\/l.instagram.com\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2Fd9sEzhS6ynHW2TL79&amp;e=ATNeE2HmiMhfa19LXskHc1tvF7mNOyqbol2jt3pnvr55WPXpkd_uQEmpFWcoRXWsC8BIsxV22smSK8Accfwu-Q&amp;s=1\"> LINK on my BIO<\/a>. You need to JUSTIFY WHY YOU ARE DESERVING, and you need to show proof when my team contacts you,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Gretchen also opened the option of nominating someone else who deserves the bike \u201c<em>lalo na kung wala silang<\/em> (especially if they have no access to) internet but we&#8217;ll go through the same verification process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to her post, the bikes will be distributed after the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ.)<\/p>\n<p>The TV host shared that the project took quite a while as these were shipped from abroad. She assured that she has used these and that both mountain and folding bikes are of \u201cgood quality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her post also extends to people interested in contributing or being part of the project \u2013 DONATE A BIKE, SAVE A JOB. Interested individuals may send her a message on her accounts or send her an email at her email address, <a href=\"mailto:gretchen@womaninaction.ph\">gretchen@womaninaction.ph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s empower people to continue fighting for their dreams by giving them a ride!\u201d she ended her post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; Giving away 50 BIKES to 50 deserving people. 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