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<\/a><\/p>\nYork Timbers is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year. While the company has marked this milestone with various celebrations and community contributions throughout the year, there will be 300 York Timbers employees with especially big smiles on their faces on 22 September 2016. These employees will be receiving brand new robust Qhubeka bicycles, which have been 50% subsidised by York Timbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the second year York has made it possible for York Employees to purchase a Qhubeka Bike at half the cost,\u201d explains Kirsten Coetzee, Chief Human Capital Officer at York Timbers. \u201cLast year we had 100 employees who were interested, but this year when we sent out the request, we had 300 employees committing to purchase a bicycle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gert Mdawe is one of last year\u2019s recipients of a Qhubeka bike. \u201cMy bike is my energy and it makes me happy to be part of team York,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Sarah Phaweni, Qhubeka Executive Director, says that Qhubeka is always excited by partnerships with companies like York Timbers that are willing to help their employees to progress in work and in life.<\/p>\n
\u201cQhubeka is an Nguni word that means \u2018to move forward\u2019 or \u2018to progress\u2019. We believe that by helping employees to purchase these bicycles, York Timbers is assisting them in \u2018moving forward\u2019 in their own lives,\u201d she says. \u201cWith bicycles, York employees can get to work more quickly and safely than if they were walking, and they don\u2019t have to spend money using public transport to commute. We commend York Timbers on their investment into their employees\u2019 wellbeing and futures, and we hope many other companies will follow their example.\u201d<\/p>\n