Big gift to West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA from Kids Need Bikes

(Photos courtesy West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA)
Thanks to a Seattle-based volunteer group called Kids Need Bikes, dozens of young West Seattleites have new ones just in time for Christmas. The West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor) received 90 donated bicycles.

Most of the bicycles donated to the Y through Kids Need Bikes, which believes “every child deserves a bicycle to experience the unique freedom and well-being that only riding a bicycle can offer,” were given to children served by Y programs – the Y’s Joleen Post shared the photos from bike-pickup visits this past Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The donation even included tricycles for the Y Preschool – shown below with Emilia Holbik and Obie Wilkerson from the preschool:

The trikes are for preschoolers to use while at school. In all, Kids Need Bikes made 200 bicycle donations in the city this holiday season, and it could use your help, via donations of volunteer time and/or money; get more info on its website.

3 Replies to "Big gift to West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA from Kids Need Bikes"

  • Chris d December 25, 2014 (12:09 am)

    Cheers to Kids Need Bikes! Let’s focus on these acts of kindness in 2015.

  • Marge Evans December 26, 2014 (5:43 pm)

    Although you are well intended you should have checked to see if other nonprofits have the same mission. Bike Works in Columbia City has been doing this for a decade plus

    • WSB December 26, 2014 (5:50 pm)

      Hi, Marge! We didn’t say this is the only organization doing something like this. We got word from the Y that they’d received a donation from this organization, and shared the news. If we had received word of Bike Works making a donation (or recruiting volunteers, or whatever) here in West Seattle, we’d have been happy to report that too (and will if we ever do in the future). We are always happy to get information about nonprofits active in this community – editor@westseattleblog.com. Thank you! – Tracy

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