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A couple years back I was doing what amounted to some pro-bono work when the client offered up an old mountain bike as a token of his appreciation. I might have rode it 5 or 6 times but otherwise it sat dormant in my garage until I found out about TRIPS FOR KIDS. "The program works with kids to develop their bike maintenance and repair skills, and after completing a 6 session program, the kids EARN the right to own the restored bike of their choosing. Excess repaired bikes will then be re-sold to the general public with the proceeds revolving back into the re-cyclery program to cover the costs of needed bike parts and equipment."

So if you have an old bike that's been banished to the nether regions of your shed or been sitting in your yard so long that you mow around it, swing by TFK and help them out. They are doing great work in the community plus you'll get to check out some amazing paintings by Charlotte, NC artist William Puckett.