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 Remembering
How to Ride a Bike...
It’s been said
a thousand times that giving a gift is much more gratifying
than receiving one. We can all relate to the
look of anticipation and excitement that a child has when we
give them a holiday or a birthday gift; they feel great
receiving it and we feel great for having given it to
them….ok, remember that feeling and imagine multiplying it
exponentially. That’s how I felt participating in Orchard’s
Children’s Services Bike Day this spring. The event itself
had all sorts of activities for the children that Orchard’s
serves.
Video Coverage of
Bike Day at Orchards
The kids enjoyed themselves amongst
carnival style games, dancing with the help of a DJ and a
magic show for some of the younger kids. But the reason that
those kids where there, was, of course, to receive a
bicycle. And what a fantastic moment that was. Each child
that I had the opportunity to deliver a bike to was
genuinely thrilled and beaming with appreciation. After
giving the bikes away and at the end of the event I walked
towards my car to head back to work. Out of the corner of my
eye I saw one of the kids I had given a bike to riding her
bike in circles. When I gave it to her earlier she announced
to me that she had only ever ridden a bike with training
wheels and she was intimidated by learning a “two wheeler”.
By the time
the event was done, she was clearly on her way to mastering
two wheel riding. That moment, like the event itself, struck
me as special and one that I would not soon forgot, kind of
like remembering how to ride a bike.
- Jay
N. Hack, MBA
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