But a Portland man who was attending a Buddhism study retreat near Kathmandu when the earthquake hit is alive and well, his mother says.

In its 15th year, the annual event features hundreds of new and used bicycles for sale at reasonable prices.

Alison Hudson, 28, of Southwest Harbor; Portland photographer Doug Bruns and his son; and Anjana Rajbhandary, 31, who worked for Catholic Charities Maine, were in the Himalayan country when the massive quake struck.

At the end of their efforts Saturday, volunteers had collected 50 jumbo-sized trash bags full of litter.