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A reminder for this Saturday
NELA Bikes Toy Drive
This Holiday season, Santa is bringing good cheer and presents sans the
reindeer. How will Santa deliver toys and gifts to needy families this
year without his trusty reindeer, you may ask? On a bicycle of course!
North East Los Angeles Bikes (NELABikes) -- a small group of folks who
like to ride their bikes instead of drive cars, is putting on The Toy
“NOT” Drive Ride which meets November 12th at Noon at the Heritage
Square/Arroyo Goldline Station. Everyone is welcome to bring their
bikes, skateboards, rollerblades or any other form of human powered
transportation.
Bring gifts with you to donate to the Hathaway Family Resource Center,
where the ride will end. The mission of the Center is to support
families in their healthy development and growth in order to provide a
safe and nurturing environment for their children. The Center does this
by offering a variety of programs on site and in schools throughout the
Northeast Los Angeles area. Riders carrying stuffed teddy bears, toys,
movie passes, gift certificates,DVD’s and a whole assortment of gift
will cruise the streets of North East LA for a festive celebration of
sustainable transportation, community building, and enrichment, and
best of all, giving to those in need. “It’s a little twist on
traditional toy drives -- Instead of people getting in their cars and
driving all alone to a drop off point, we wanted to do something in our
community that was social and environmentally responsible”, informed
Shay, one of the members of NELA Bikes. And given the LA Weekly’s
recent issue dedicated to LA’s poor air quality titled “The Air We
Breathe, What You Can’t See Can Kill You”, their timing could not be
more appropriate.
Riders are asked not only to bring gifts, but to also dress up for the
occasion. ”We need Santa’s, lots of Santa’s on bikes, elf's too!”, said
Jeff another enthusiastic member of NELA Bikes.
Original: Sustainable Toy Drive Bike Ride