y Greg MacLean. Last updated: 2013-04-23 13:18:37
A SYDNEY BUSINESS HAS DONATED BICYCLES THAT THE WHITNEY PIER YOUTH CLUB HOPES TO DISTRIBUTE AS PART OF A GRADING DAY EVENT TO THOSE WHO NEED A BIKE.
CHESTER BORDEN, THE CLUB’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAYS THE DONATIONS FROM FRAMEWORK CYCLE AND FITNESS ALSO INCLUDE STAFF COMING IN FOR A WEEK THIS SUMMER TO TEACH THE KIDS ROAD SAFETY AND HOW TO REPAIR THEIR NEW WHEELS. “THEY TOOK THE 17 BIKES - SOME OF THEM ARE NEW - SOME OF THEN HAD TO BE FIXED UP, PARTS, LABOUR - AND THAT IS THE TOTAL THAT THEY CAME UP WITH WAS 4 THOUSAND 536 DOLLARS. SO AS AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLUB, 45 HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF BIKES HERE WILL GO A LONG WAY,” BORDEN SAYS. HE THANKED FRAMEWORK AND ITS STAFF AND SAYS “I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE SUMMER PROGRAM WITH THEM WHEN THEY COME DOWN AND ACTUALLY SEE THE JOY ON THE KIDS’ FACES WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE BIKES.”
BORDEN SAYS THE WINTER MONTHS ARE LONG, AND ANY OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING IS WELCOME. HE’S SAYS THE KIDS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF RIDING A BICYCLE, ESPECIALLY IF THEIR FAMILY CAN’T AFFORD ONE.