About a month or so ago Bill came up with a community service idea of helping to provide bicycle to some needy kids. He is working with an organization called "Rita's Place". Rita's Place assists families in need and Bill has been gathering used bicycles and working to clean them up and in some cases combining parts from several of them to make a single bicycle. We spent part of yesterday washing, drying, waxing and putting together bikes. We bought the little blue frame in this picture for $1.00 at a garage sale, took the wheels off of another bike that was beyond repair and went out and purchased new tires for the rims.
This has been quite a project gathering the bikes, some have been nice and some not so nice. There are bikes in the shed, on the patio, and in the living room.
All of the recipients of the bikes need to have a helmet and he is working with the Sandy Fire Department as they have people who can fit the helmets. Also everyone will be provided with a lock for their new bikes.
Looking forward to the day when the bikes will be given to their new owners.
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