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A BICYCLE IS ONE OF THE THINGS
YOU CAN PROBABLY ALWAYS FIND ON
A CHILDS
CHRISTMAS LIST.
AND AS 16 WAPTS ALLIE WARE
REPORTS A
GROUP OF RETIRED NFL PLAYERS ARE
WORKING
TO MAKE SURE KIDS IN JACKSON GET
THAT
WISH.
BICYCLES ARE ALWAYS ONE OF THE
MOST POULAR GIFTS FOR KIDS THIS
TIME OF
YEAR, AND SOME RETIRED NFL
PLAYERS
ARE GIVING AWAY 500 OF THEM.
IM FROM JACKSON SO I DECIDED TO
GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY AND
THE CITY WHERE I GREW UP. THIS
IS THE SECOND YEAR FOR THE BIKE
GIVE AWAY AND IT TAKES SEVERAL
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
MAKE IT ALL POSSIBLE BUT SOME
VOLUNTEERS
SAY THE WORK IS WORTH IT.
I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS THAT WAS
A LITTLE UNFORTUNATE GROWING UP
SO ITS GREAT TO GIVE
BICYCLES BACK TO THESE KIDS
VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES COME OUT
TO
SUPPORT THE EFFORT.
HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND LET
THE KIDS HAVE A GOOD
CHRISTMAS
A LINE STRETCHED AROUND SMITH
WILLS
STADIUM OF PEOPLE LINED UP TO
PICK A BIKE
THAT WILL PUT A SMILE ON A
CHILDS FACE
CHRISTMAS MORNING BUT A BICYCLE
ISN'T ALL
THEY GET.
WE GIVE AWAY A BIKE AND A HELMET
PRACTICING SAFETY.
THE ROUP ALSO GIVES AWAY FREE
DONUTS.
VERNON PERRY WHO
PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER SAYS THEY
ALWAYS
GIVE TO NEEDY FAMILIES BUT THEY
ALSO FIND KIDS TO GIVE TO THAT
DESERVE AN REWARD.
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS THAT ARE
DOING GOING TO SCHOOL AND
DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO
DO THAT'S MY GOAL IS TO HELP
KIDS
THAT ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL AND
THOSE THAT REALLY REALLY
NEED IT.
IN JACKSON AW 16 WAPT NEWS
THE ORGANIZERS GAVE AWAY 500
BIKES THIS
YEAR AND HOPE BY THEY CAN GET
ENOUGH
DONATIONS TO DONATE 1000 BIKES
NEXT YEAR.