April 12, 2011 – Get Kids Outside

Wheels for Winners: Kids earn a bike for service

Bicycling, Summer Activities, Working with Low Income Children / Diane Schwartz

Every kid should have a bike. Period. Biking promotes independence and fitness but most of all it’s fun. Wheels for Winners is one of the coolest organizations on the planet because they put bikes in the hands of kids – and adults – that can’t afford them. The program is easy. Kids do 15 hours of […]

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Boys build things and play in the water

I let five boys play in “the pond” during after school on Friday. They got a little wet and dirty and they loved it. Imagine that. “The pond” is a rain garden sandwiched between our parking lot and a cell phone tower. It’s a little bit of wild in an urban setting. It’s a place where chorus