Beginning on the first day of the month, EBC members assisted in the distribution of over 70 bicycles presented on that day (125 bikes in all) to the deserving youths participating in the EVSC, Ivy Tech, and the Evansville Parks and Recreation summer school camp. The program began with a presentation on bike safety to all in attendance. Next was the presentation of bicycles to the winners followed by helmets and fitting thanks to Gerling Law office. The finale was that all the winners were given the opportunity to practice their newly acquired safety knowledge and test their cycling skills at the bike rodeo. For those new to cycling, they were introduced to the basics of cycling including how to start and how to stop.
Will Humphries and Kody Schnell were our “adopted” students for the “Lose the Training Wheels” program. Both of these riders were riding on two wheels by the final day of the camp. A special “thank you” to Linda Clemmer and Dan Armstrong who were involved for all five days and participated during the times that our two lads were in training.
Finally, on Saturday, July 10, the bike rodeo for Troop 336 at Stringtown School was conducted with approximately 20 or so scouts and almost that many volunteers. Again, thank you so much for those who volunteered to make this event a success.
