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A Wilmington nonprofit gives bicycles to local youth
Two Wheels Getting a
Second Chance
THINK BACK to a
simpler time when
entertainment
involved a quick
pedal to a friend’s
house before muddying tennis
shoes exploring a nearby creek or
playing a game of backyard foot-ball.
Some of the fondest memories
from childhood involve a simple,
two-wheeled mode of transporta-tion:
a bike.
Even in the modern high-tech
world, that simple pleasure hasn’t
changed. Just as in yesteryear, kids
still love their bikes and the feeling
of independence provided by that
two-wheeled freedom machine.
Bikes can be seen propped up on
sidewalks, by the front doors of
homes, or secured to a rack in front
of schools, at the beach, or at the
park.
“We pretend our bikes are like
cars and we travel around every-where,”
says Sandy Hernandez, a
By KYLE HANLIN
Wilmington fifth-grader. “I get to play with my friends who have bikes, and we get to travel to
a lot of places.”
Hernandez is one of more than 1,500 area youth who have received a bicycle from A Bike
for Every Child, a Wilmington-based nonprofit dedicated to providing the joy of bike owner-ship
to as many children as possible.
Left: Twins Nadia and Nykolas, 10, ride their new bikes through the safety course at A Bike for
Every Child’s giveaway event in December 2017. Above: Sophia, 6, with her new bike.
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