Bike = Life

Fats in the Cats, Catskill Mtn Velo Club, CatskillsCycling.com, and too many people to list, who volunteered time and gave funds to buy bikes for kids in the Catskill Park Region should be proud of their efforts in this new year of 2012!  We have been receiving applications since distribution, and we're excited to be getting closer to the day we can set a give-away date.


Doing something like this makes those who contribute feel great.  But after receiving the short stories submitted with the applications, it should make everyone feel even better.  Below is a short list of some of the stories submitted with our applications:

• "It (bicycle) was taken by the river next to my house since my home is in a flooding area.  If I get a bike, I can go bike riding with my friends during the summer."

• "Her bike was completely washed away.  She could use a new one because she doesn't have one now and she loves to ride her bike."

• "during the flood of Hurricane Irene, our attempts to save them (bikes) was lost when the water current swept them down stream.  We never found even a piece of them again."

• "Our old address was -------------- Fleischmanns and after the flood we had to move due to extensive damage to our place.  Everything outside was completely washed away, so it couldn't even be recovered including her first bike without training wheels. She could use a new bike because that is something we haven't been able to replace yet."

• "The bikes went through the flood in the apartment we were living in.  The apartment was not livable after the flood so we moved the salvageable stuff to the upstairs apartment."

Thank you again all who helped bring good energy back to the Catskill Communities via bicycles!  Who woulda thought?


FYI - Our club Catskill Mtn Velo Club and all efforts are in no way affiliated to a copy-club found on Facebook called Catskill Cycling Club.  Not even close.