SMUD (Sacramento’s electricity provider) has a year-long leadership team which raises money, finds a good cause, and follows through with an activity or donation. This year’s team chose to purchase 50 new bikes, helmets and locks to donate to 5th and 6th graders at Castori Elementary in Del Paso Heights. SABA mechanics helped the SMUD team assemble and transport the bikes. Today, the bikes were distributed.

I neglected to take a picture of my team of LCIs: Joel and Charlie, and Leo who volunteered. We set up a shorts skills course. We also taught about 20 kids HOW to ride their bike. Many of them learned quickly. If they have good balance, you can run along side for a short distance, give them a shove, and .. they’re off, smiling all the way. At the end, each kid got a lock and parked their bikes along the fence by classroom. Such a great event. Many happy people.

I represented SABA at this “pop-up” event at the light rail station in Rancho Cordova as part of SacRT’s Safe Routes to Transit project.