JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Nov. 27, 2023) – Media is invited to attend the Bikes for Kids Foundation bike assembly event on Friday, Dec. 1, where local business partners will build and prepare more than 300 bikes to be distributed to students at four Duval County Public Schools.
This local initiative is being led by CoAqua NA, Inc., Co-Founder and Co-CEO Anthony M. Cadieux II who has been a long-time supporter of the Bikes for Kids Foundation. Other local businesses such as Sprouts Farmers Market, Trailer Bridge, Inc., 904 Happy Hour, MFG MERCH, Woody’s BBQ, Village Bread Cafe, Preservation Home Specialists, and more are supporting the project and will have volunteers on site to build the new bikes.
Sprouts Farmers Market – St. Johns Town Center
Friday, Dec. 1
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Interviews with key leaders will be available during this time.
The Children’s Bike Award Ceremonies will take place on Monday, Dec. 4, and Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Lake Lucina Elementary School, Crown Point Elementary School, Jacksonville Heights Elementary School, and Bayview Elementary School. Media interested in attending an award ceremony should contact Sonya Duke-Bolden with Duval County Public Schools at 904-390-2185 or Duke-Boldens@duvalschools.org.
?Bikes for Kids Foundation is a national charity, co-founded by Meadowlark Lemon, that provides bikes and helmets to Title 1 third-grade children as their first step in completing a three-year character-building program. Bikes for Kids is one of the largest foundations in the country with zero expenses and every cent donated goes to bikes and books. For more information please visit www.bikesforkidsfoundation.org.