HUG Bike Safety Rodeo
We need your support to teach bike safety skills to youth in our community.
Leader
Jo Street
Location
Gooch Park Memphis, TN 38108
About the project
Last year one child fell of his bike and suffered a fatal head injury. We have a new bicycle greenline and we want to be good stewards of it and want to ensure children have full and enjoyable lives.
The Steps
Once the funds are raised, recruitment of age appropriate participants will begin immediately. We are seeking participants ages 5 through 14. We will ask they have their own bikes, but will seek avenues to secure bikes. We will order helmets that will be theirs to keep; we will have orientation of volunteers that will be members of the HUG Park Friends and various community groups. We have begun recruiting the girl scouts, who will earn a safety badge on the day of the event.
Why we‘re doing it
Last year, we began teaching youth about safety in riding bicycles in response to the tragic death of a local child who suffered a head injury riding his bike. Greater Memphis Greenline will provide custom-fitted helmets to the children, all of which live in a low-income community. They will learn to safely ride bikes, while having a great time.