Shayne and Monica Hodgson have given away more than 750 bikes in past five years. Its their 5th aniversary of bicycle giveaway.
Shayne and Monica Hodgson have given away more than 750 bikes over the last five years. https://t.co/xqHPkDEYaV @ColinButlerCBC
— CBC News (@CBCNews) September 17, 2018
“There’s so much a bike can give you,” said Shayne Hodgson, who, besides being handy when it comes to bikes, also sees the world of possibility a bike can give someone who has limited opportunities because of challenges with health, poverty or even homelessness.
‘It will bring the city to them so they’re not stuck in a certain area,”
Hodgson said a free bike means someone without a home has the means to collect scrap over a wider area and increase their income. They also have the flexibility to make it to a job or a doctor’s appointment without relying on public transit.
Note: Bicycle will be given away with first come first served basis. Registration starts on 30th September morning
9 a.m @ Boyle Memorial Community Centre in Old East Village.
Reference: cbc
