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Aug 06, 2023SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Saratoga Springs Central School District will be able to add biking to its physical education curriculum in every elementary school in the district, thanks to generous donations from Saratoga Shredders and city officials.
Saratoga Shredders, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to get more kids on bikes, is giving enough equipment to the school district to give every child in grades 2-5 access to a bicycle. The donation is possible through a generous grant provided by City Supervisors Tara Gaston and Matthew Veitch.
“We are thrilled to gift these funds to Saratoga Shredders, who are piloting this exciting new program in our schools,” said Gaston in a news release. “As City Supervisors, we aim to help bring equity to Saratoga families. This donation will remove financial and transportation barriers and provide children with access to bicycles at an early age.
“We are excited to bring bicycles and safe bicycle practices to the youth of Saratoga Springs.”
The $18,000 grant will cover the cost of donating 30 bikes, 30 helmets, and a skills progression-based PE curriculum for the elementary school kids.
“We were fortunate that there was funding available to purchase the bikes for the students,” said Veitch in the release. “It’s great that we can help out the Shredders organization, which in the end will benefit the health and well-being of children in our schools. We look forward to hearing about the success of this program from Shredders and the School District as it moves forward.”
Saratoga Shredders is still looking for donations to cover the cost of the trailer that will house and transport this fleet of bikes between the six elementary schools. SSCSD Athletic Department and their team of PE teachers are supportive of a district-wide K-12 bike PE program.
If you or your business would like to become a donor to the program, please visit www.saratogashredders.com/bikes-in-schools.
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