 Rochester Rotarians helped collect, clean, and rebuild bikes for children with Bikes 4 Kids Detroit. There's nothing quite like new-bike day, particularly for a kid who may never have had a set of wheels before! The joy radiated from the faces of hundreds of local children on December 7, and 8 as 400 kids came to the Piston Group warehouse in Corktown to pick out a bike and get fitted for a new helmet from Free Bikes 4 Kidz. Then, after some impromptu (but enthusiastic) test-riding in our building, they took their precious cargo home to ride in their neighborhoods - never mind that it's winter when you've got a new bike you want to ride! Another 1,800+ bicycles were sent out the following week in bulk (with a helmet for each bike) to organizations that pre-registered with Free Bikes 4 Kids and will have a giveaway event at their locations in time for the holidays.
 This is the seventh time FB4K has distributed bikes to kids in the Detroit community, bringing the total number of smiles and lives changed to 14,614 since 2018, thanks to dedicated volunteers, like Rochester Rotarians, and generous sponsors. |