“My day job is mostly ‘pushing paper’ (or the electronic version of it),” says Freewheels Houston volunteer Paul Morris, a regular member of the bike prep crew. “Spending a few hours cleaning up a dirty, rusty bike gives me a visual, tangible result of my work.” “I cannot say it…
Freewheels bike boosts top-performing student
Deiky, a fifth-grader at Klentzman Intermediate School, received his Freewheels Houston bike on the same day he was honored for good grades in math and science–and just in time for summertime exploring. He’s one of 100 Alief students (need to fact-check this number) who received bikes this school year based…
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Overcoming adversity on a Freewheels bike
Wrongfully accused and deprived of his freedom, his home and his job, Luis fought back. This U.S. Army veteran got the charges dismissed. Then he got a Freewheels Houston bike that he will ride to a job interview for a job as a welder. Luis heard about Freewheels from a…
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Tangible results
“My day job is mostly ‘pushing paper’ (or the electronic version of it),” says Freewheels Houston volunteer Paul Morris, a regular member of the bike prep crew. “Spending a few hours cleaning up a dirty, rusty bike gives me a visual, tangible result of my work.” “I cannot say it…