Bike Donations Needed So Kids Can Go to School
Have you read the story of the Fugees in Warren St. John’s book, Outcasts United? They’re a soccer team in Clarkston, just east of Decatur, but they’re so much more. All the members of the team are war refugees resettled in Clarkston. And the soccer team is more than a soccer team… it’s their family, their education, their lifeline in an unfamiliar world.
There’s much more to the story, but I bring it up right now because the Fugees need bicycles. They’ll be riding from Clarkston to Decatur every morning this summer to attend summer enrichment classes, and riding back at the end of each day to go to soccer practice. They’ve had about 30 bikes donated, but they need many more.
Do you have a bike in good condition that you’d like to donate? Or would you like to volunteer to fix up the bikes they have? Do you own a bike shop and maybe would like to donate some tires and inner tubes? See below for details from the Fugees on how to help…
Please call (404-771-0197) or email (diana@fugeesfamily.org) if you have any questions or have bikes that can be donated.
Bikes can be brought by our office which is located at 3519 West Hill St. next to the leasing office in the Clarkston Townhomes. We can arrange for a pick-up if needed.
Please call before bringing bikes by so that someone will be at the office.