Aggie Blue Bikes to Refurbish Children's Bikes for Holiday Season Charity
Utah State University’s Aggie Blue Bikes — ABB — is gearing up to refurbish children’s bicycles for families in need this holiday season. But ABB needs old, kids’ bicycles to do it.
For the ninth consecutive year, ABB plans to donate time, resources and labor to provide completely refurbished bicycles to children throughout Cache Valley as a way of giving back to the community that has shown ongoing support to ABB and USU as a whole. ABB is expanding its Sub for Santa efforts this year and will not only donate kids bikes to the Cache County Sub for Santa (CCSS) organization, but will also team up with USU’s Val R. Christensen Service center to provide bicycles to Cache Valley refugee families in need. Last year ABB increased the number of bicycles it donated from 16 in 2012 to 26 in 2013, and logged more than 112 volunteer hours to complete the bicycles.
Since 2005 ABB has donated 113 bikes, all of which have been completely refurbished, with new parts and a fresh coat of paint.
“Our annual Sub for Santa effort is a lot of work, but well worth it,” said ABB program coordinator Stephanie Tomlin. “It’s amazing to see neglected, rusty kids’ bikes being turned into something that is better-than-new.”
Aggie Blue Bikes is asking for support from the Cache Valley community. If you, or someone you know, have children’s bikes that are no longer being used, consider donating them to ABB to be re-gifted as part of the Sub for Santa program. ABB’s staff and volunteers will complete all the necessary work on the bikes and insure they get into the hands of those in need.
For those who would like to donate, drop bicycles off at Aggie Blue Bikes on the USU campus (between the Military Science building and the Fieldhouse on 700 N in Logan) any time between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or call Aggie Blue Bikes at 435-797-8139.
Aggie Blue Bikes is a program within the Center for Civic Engagement and Service-Learning in the Division of Student Services at Utah State University. Aggie Blue Bikes’ mission is to add to the vibrancy of the USU campus community that Student Services promotes through bicycle lending, education and advocacy.
Related link:
Cache County Utah Sub for Santa
Contact: Stephanie Tomlin, 435-797-8139, Stephanie.tomlin@usu.edu
Refurbished and ready to go. The Aggie Blue Bikes program at Utah State University is gearing up to refurbish children's bicycles for families in need this holiday season. Bike donations for the effort are needed.
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