Krista collects and repairs bicycles throughout the year. Then draws are held between April and October. Hundreds on the waiting list.
Em Moncton, no Canada, lives a kind of idol for many local children: Krista Richard.
Krista is the organizer of the Bicycles and Tricycles for All and 14 years ago that this generous woman offers bicycles a children, to families most in need.
The scheme is the same, year after year: go collecting bicycles and tricycles donated throughout the year, and repairing what you collect. Then perform sweepstakes between April and October.
At home on Sunday there is a raffle, which is actually a donation. A small team of volunteers is mainly dedicated to collecting donated bikes, but Krista does most of it.
“The reward of seeing children to smile and going out cycling is priceless”, said Krista Richard, at .
Last year, around 400 children were in your waiting list. Younis and Aws are two of them: they dressed in their best Friday clothes and got their hair done for the big day when they would go out pedaling their first real bikes.
Since 2012, it has donated thousands of bicycles and tricycles. Because, in addition to the children’s joy, they think that the fresh air, the time spent outside ar bookbring benefits that go beyond the child’s health.
“With so many video games, there is no social contact and people no longer know who their neighbors are.”
“But if we put a group of kids on bikes, they they know each other and families also if know, and I think the more time you spend outdoors, the better”, adds the Canadian.
In fact, in the meantime he’s also started storing adult bikes, in case parents want to ride with their kids.
