Thank you everyone who made CAT’s 2021 holiday bikes program an outstanding success! YOU rebuilt 135 bikes (and still counting as we continue building during January).
Over 20 awesome volunteers have rebuilt 135 bikes (@2-4 hours per bike) and distributed them to deserving families in the Lehigh Valley to brighten their winter holiday! We received over 200 phone calls and 80 emails requesting bikes, more than we could build in December, so we are still building bikes in January to satisfy as much of the waiting list as we can.
Thanks to our volunteers (in no particular order): Predo Nisic, Steve Slutter, Anna Zawierucha, Bill Meiklejohn, Don Kelly, Kellyn Slingerland, Anne Felker, Chris Briggs, Gary Madine, Ulises Solorzano, Jennifer Cunningham, Tim Phillips, Jannie Kay, Edwin Kay, Ryan Seiple (Pennsylvania State Police), Eddie Lopez, Will Carmona, and Anita Wong!
Thanks to our sponsors who donated over $3,300 to cover costs of new tires, seats, grips chains, and brakes for the children’s holiday bikes: Bill & Marie Meiklejohn, Pat & Sandra Corpora, Denise Veres, Ben Guthrie, Peter Slingerland, Bill & Peg Hoffman, Mark Robinson, John & Vera Cosgrove, Lisa Roberts, Dawn Dengler, Brian Sherry, Derek Scott, Colleen Fitzpatrick, and Chris Long.
Special thanks to City of Bethlehem Police Department and community members for donating used children’s bikes that were rebuilt during the program.
You, our village of volunteers and sponsors made it happen! Thank YOU!!