The San Jose Mercury News reports that "Contra Costa County firefighters have put together 350 new bicycles this year to be given out to low-income children in the annual Bikes for Tykes program.
"Fire Capt. Gil Caravantes said today says every year for the past 20 years, firefighters have spent their pre-Christmas off-duty time assembling bicycles and tricycles at fire stations throughout the county for the program."
This year, all 270 firefighters helped put the bikes together.
Capt. Caravantes said the fire district chose to give out bicycles because "as we all know, as a kid growing up, your bicycle was your first sense of freedom."
Friday, December 17, 2010
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Jim Philipps is NACo's Media Relations Manager. He has worked in media and government communications inside and outside of Washington, D.C. for nearly 20 years.
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