Dec. 1, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
SYRACUSE, N.Y.--
For the 15th straight year, a man from DeWitt will be giving away thousands of bikes for the holiday season.
Back in the sixties, Jan Maloff would ride his bike to school every single day. Soon enough, Maloff took notice of the Elm Crest Orphanage which he rode past daily. The orphanage was home to about 100 kids that attended Maloff's school. However, they had just five or six bikes to share between them all.
"Some of my friends and I would stay after school to give them the opportunity to ride a bicycle" Maloff said. "It just kind of stuck with me, and when I was able to reach out in my professional life, that thought came back to me. And that's how I started the bicycle program."
Maloff Plans to hand out 2,500 bikes on December 18th. But he needs some help. Maloff is looking for volunteers to help repair bikes, people to donate bikes, and donors to give money for:
- Tubes
- Tires
- Tools
- Other Supplies
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