REI Awards Community Cycling Center
October 29, 2005
On Saturday, October 22nd, REI presented the Community Cycling Center with their largest award presented to only six organizations nation wide. The award honored Tom Ralley, a Community Cycling Center volunteer who has really gone the extra mile in assisting with and expanding the CCC's Bike Safety Club.
Tom Ralley is on the right
The Bike Safety Club offers children a safe, supportive after school environment to learn and grow while they gain bike safety skills. Tom, the husband of the Lent Elementary principal Linda Ralley, had been volunteering with the program at Lent Elementary, but when he learned that many kids couldn't make it to the club or had so much enthusiasm they wanted to come more often, Tom decided to do more. Tom offered to come in on his own another day a week and start an annex club.
Tom is one of six volunteers chosen among thousands of applicants nation wide. CCC was awarded $20,000 at a special REI kick-off party. The party celebrated the Holiday Bike Drive, CCC's seasonal program to provide reconditioned bikes and helmets to 1,000 deserving children. REI hosted bike collections and volunteer work parties at all their local locations.
For more information on the CCC, check out their website at www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org.
Posted by orbike at October 29, 2005 4:23 AM
Comments
Way to go CCC, this is really exciting!
Posted by: Gretched at October 31, 2005 9:23 PM
I agree, great news. I have volunteered with the CCC a bunch of times over the years and they're really nice over there. It's great to see them getting such a good recognition.
Posted by: Steve Samuelsohn at November 1, 2005 10:41 PM