Share the Ride Goes to Tropical Cairns
With the recent World Cup in Cairns, Share the Ride wanted to spread the love of bikes with kids from the local area who may not have been exposed to life with a two wheeled companion. With the help of the Cairns Regional Council and the Healthy Active Schools Program a six week project was undertaken to encourage underprivileged children from four local schools to improve their attendance rate. The children who showed progress were offered the chance to win, at random, one of four bikes to be donated to each school. At the end of the term, names were drawn and the lucky winners were invited to the Cairns Esplanade to receive their brand new Trek Bicycles, courtesy of Discovery Cycles.
The Cairns Regional Council reports that the kids are very happy with their bikes and are indeed riding to school! Thanks to everyne who donated to Share the Ride all over the world and thanks to everyone who chipped in locally to make the Cairns distribution a reality.
discoverycycles.com.au
www.cairns.qld.gov.au
www.facebook.com/RapturePhotographyCairns
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 The rainy weather failed to keep the eager kids and their families away. |
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| The great team from Discovery Cycles were pumped to give the kids from various Cairns State Schools their bikes generously donated by Share the Ride. |
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| A few last tweaks to the bike to ensure the bike fits each kid perfectly. |
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| Larry from Discovery Cycles showing this shy young lady her name printed on her new bike. |
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| It didn't take long for any apprehension to dissipate the moment her hands gripped onto the handlebars. |
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| This young girl was so eager to ride off, we just had to do one last check to make sure she definitely didn't need training wheels. |
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| Listening intently as Larry from Discovery Cycles steps this young man on how to use the gears on his new bike. |
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| All decked out with their new bikes and getting some safety tips from the QLD Police Service. |
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| The moment all the bikes were given to the kids the skies cleared and they were able to pedal around the esplanade. |
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| Families trying to keep up with the kids as they took off. |
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| This couldn't have been possible without the kind donation from Pinkbike. Wonderful to watch the kids become more confident as they became more familiar on the bikes. |
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| A smile as bright as his new bike. It's a magical moment to witness - a child's realisation that they get to keep their bike. |
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| Despite the rain the kids and their families were all smiles under their umbrellas. |
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| The bikes were donated to Parramatta State School, Gordonvale State School and Cairns West State School and Edge Hill State School. Each school had four students receive a bike based on students who do not have a bike and were either able to show an improved attendance record for the term or were seen to likely benefit from the giveaway by encouraging them to begin riding to school to promote an active lifestyle from a young age. |
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| These kids were given the opportunity to show that they could work harder in order to receive one of the bikes to be given away and rose to the occasion. They now have the means to aid with an active lifestyle and can help build their confidence. They are able to participate in the Healthy Active School Travel program that is being promoted in the Cairns region. We hope to see these kids safely riding their fantastic new Trek bikes. |
The Cairns Regional Council reports that the kids are very happy with their bikes and are indeed riding to school! Thanks to everyne who donated to Share the Ride all over the world and thanks to everyone who chipped in locally to make the Cairns distribution a reality.
discoverycycles.com.au
www.cairns.qld.gov.au
www.facebook.com/RapturePhotographyCairns
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19 Comments
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Metacomet
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:10)
Bravo!
Love seeing the Share The Ride posts!
The increased attendance or significant benefit from the giveaway were very creative and fair ways of determining eligibility.
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richierocket
(Jun 11, 2014 at 15:17)
Tear to my eyes, just kook at those young smiles. Cheers to all involved in any charity and pushing for a happier more united planet!
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zeeman
FL (Jun 11, 2014 at 13:05)
Keep the cycle going! These kids in Northern Territory and Northern Queensland can really use the help.
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Wombatwoody
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:25)
The smiles on their faces = GOLD
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antiglobeguy42
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:07)
Awesome to see it in Cairns after the world cups there... And it's still raining there
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srobarts
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:32)
Great work!
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Bulldog1
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:27)
Thumbs UP!
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trails801
(Jun 11, 2014 at 16:42)
The bicycle brings together so much. friends, school, work, vacations, reflection time. It is a wonderful creation. probably mans best work.
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Huffyb
(Jun 11, 2014 at 16:57)
True that!
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JoelyJ
(Jun 11, 2014 at 22:55)
such beautiful yound smiles. i hope for the children's sake that those bikes aren't sold for drugs and alcohol and are well maintained. The unfortunate reality is these buys are likely to be sold by their families, stolen or trashed (not maintained correctly). fantastic iniative by trek and discovery cycles.
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FletchAus
(Jun 11, 2014 at 15:15)
Excellent initiative! Great to see healthy lifestyles and education linked and promoted to those who need it the most.
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rclark
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:19)
Awesome. Bravo!
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Stealthtrain
(Jun 11, 2014 at 13:49)
Excellent !
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Lornholio
(Jun 11, 2014 at 15:15)
Hope the team gave all the kids some good bike locks too!
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erubio
(Jun 11, 2014 at 16:59)
Things to emulate! Thanks to everyone!
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mbrown95
(Jun 11, 2014 at 17:58)
Great work, loving the photos of the kids on the 'Nard'. Keep em rolling!
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NickBit
(Jun 11, 2014 at 16:23)
And just like the WC, it's raining....
Good on you guys!
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rickyretardo
(Jun 11, 2014 at 17:52)
Humanity at it's finest!
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huwey
(Jun 13, 2014 at 12:02)
that kid's shirt with donkey on from "shrek" is next level :-)
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