On March 9th, three of us from Larkspur Office, [back row left to right] Teresa Kwan, Geoff Kinnaird, and Charlotte Kobayashi, visited the ten 4th graders at Bahia Elementary School in San Rafael, California . These 4th graders received bicycles, helmets and locks, through collaborative efforts of San Rafael Elks Lodge 1108 and Corporate Visions, Inc. We wanted to receive feedback from the students as to what changed since they received the bicycles in November of 2015. Here are some of the comments from 5 of the students:
Pascual– “I did not have a bicycle before. Now I can ride to the bay trail behind the school and spend more time with my family. We ride bikes as my parents walk along the trail.”
Samuel– “I am now more inspired to enter more contests as I like the challenge and have fun doing it.” See video link for his comments: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gbw9lfgwmy4ah1/AAC9OcWx_riE9R1TdJqVbnPHa?dl=0&preview=2016-03-09+20.55.31.mp4
Edilson– “I entered to replace my old bike and now I am more inspired to enter more contests.”
Angie– “I have a dream to become a professional bicyclist but I was not able to do the trick like the professionals so I now practice 10 minutes a day and hopefully I will be able to do more tricks in the future.” To see video of Angie’s feedback, click on this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gbw9lfgwmy4ah1/AAC9OcWx_riE9R1TdJqVbnPHa?dl=0&preview=2016-03-09+20.57.34.mp4
Diego- “Because my bicycle was stolen, I entered the essay contest to win a new bike. Now I am able to do more stuff with my Dad like I used to before my bike was stolen.”
Here is what the staff have to stay about the noticeable changes: [to be completed]
On April 22nd, the 15 additional bicycles, helmets and locks will be offered to the remaining 15 students who turned in their essays but not selected the first go around.
They will be surprised when they will each receive their bicycles, helmets and locks at the assembly in April. Stay tuned for another report on the reaction of the 15 additional students.
