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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, A pr il 25 ,2 01 9 | 12 THE COUNTDOWN INVENTORY DISPOSALSALE! 3LOCATION ASHLEYFURNITUREHOMESTORE.COM $4,000,000 CAMBRIDGE - 2450 EAGLE ST. N. 519-650-5252 BRANTFORD - 184 LYNDEN RD. 226-250-0138 GUELPH - 389 WOODLAWN RD. W. 226-780-1373 SALE BEING HELD AT 3 LOCATIONS! IS ON! SB SI 20 19 IS ON! ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT! ALL SALES FINAL ~ NO EXCHANGES ~ NO REFUNDS ~ ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE HOURS: HURRY IN TIMES ALMOST UP! Hours: Mon-Fri 10-9 • Sat 9-6 • Sun 11-5 The sixth annual KW Kids' Bike Drive will be held Saturday, Apr. 27 at the Kitchener Auditorium parking lot off Stirling Ave- nue, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The campaign which aims to collect bikes that are refurbished for chil- dren in need is actually a secondary component of Cycling Into the Future - a not-for-profit program that provides cycling education and rules of the road to stu- dents in Grades 5 and 6. Conceived by local teacher Phil Martin eight years ago, the program has grown to include 25 in- structors and a 15-member volunteer board of direc- tors. "Our goal is to eventual- ly reach all of the students in Waterloo region at some point, whether they're in Grade 5 or 6," said execu- tive director Scott Calway. "This year our target is to get to 25 per cent of that." Since beginning the program, almost 4,500 stu- dents have been trained to ride safely and intelligent- ly on neighbourhood streets. Training includes hour-long sessions in each of the following areas: rules and safety, learning how to repair a tire, bike tune-ups by mechanics, ro- deo riding, and on-road training and assessment. Families and/or schools pay $25 of the $60 full cost of the course. The remainder is paid for by municipal and community funding. The fee is also waived for those who can't afford it. "What we've discovered is that there are a lot of kids that don't have bikes or hel- mets or don't know how to ride a bike, so we have a covenant of inclusion that removes barriers that pre- vent kids from participat- ing," said Calway. "The kids that don't have bikes - we give them a bike and a helmet they can keep at the end of the program." Close to 200 bikes were given away this past year along with hundreds of helmets and supplies that need to be replenished. In addition to bikes, monetary donations are al- so accepted. Instructors are also required for all ar- eas of programming. Visit www.cyclingintothefutu- re.com for more informa- tion. K-W KIDS' BIKE DRIVE THIS SATURDAY BILL JACKSON bjackson@kitchenerpost.ca COMMUNITY BIKES WITH 24-INCH WHEELS NEEDED FOR OLDER CHILDREN The Cycling Into the Future program includes lessons on learning how to repair a tire. Cycling Into the Future photo SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA