Made possible by a $9,000 donation from The David and Barbara Mungenast Charitable Foundation, All Kids Bike – a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit “on a mission to give every child in America the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in school” – is starting the “All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program” at Hancock Place Elementary School.
The program includes teacher training and certification, complete learn-to-ride curriculum, a fleet of 24 Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, student helmets, a teacher instruction bike and rolling storage.
Hancock Place Elementary School hosted a ceremony on Nov. 14 revealing the 24 new bikes to the school’s kindergarten and first graders, who will use the bikes in their future PE classes.
“This is way more than just a one time donation,” Timothy McInnis, assistant superintendent of Hancock Place School District, said. “This is an opportunity for you guys to learn how to ride a bike, and ultimately, to be able to have a skill that you’ll use the rest of your life. Some of you might even end up being a competitive bicyclist, or an Olympic champion – wouldn’t that be amazing?”
Read more in the Nov. 28 edition of The Call.
