SPRI Participants Build and Donate 25 Bicycles to Local Youth

The bike building activities, which were organized through Wish for Wheels and sponsored by SPRI member Johns Manville, included two competitions among the 38 SPRI member participants. The first was a ‘Team Competition’ where the bike builders were blindfolded and had to follow direction from a non-blindfolded team member to assembly the bikes. Next came the ‘Speed Competition,’ where teams of two bike builders each had one of their arms tied to the other builder and the tied arms could not be used during the assembly.

“We Spent a wonderful day with Wish for Wheels building and giving bikes to 2nd graders in the Clearwater, Florida community,” said Scott Chamberlain, president of SPRI. “The instructors from Wish for Wheels did an excellent job facilitating the events, and it was an excellent team-building activity for our members. We’d also like to thank Johns Manville for sponsoring this great event that gives back to the community.”

Founded in 2004, Wish for Wheels has a mission to give every child in need their very own bike and helmet. The organization partners with corporations to assemble and donate new bicycles and helmets to underserved communities. The bicycles assembled by SPRI were donated to local second graders through the local Boys & Girls Club.

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