Need some help!

[uforgot]

This summer I'm working at a residential care facility for troubled teens. (Many of these guys have seen so much pain, neglect and abuse in their short lives.) Anyway, I'm teaching summer school, and I have a group of girls. Along with math and reading, I would like to give them a great, fun summer. The facility has enough bikes we can fix up, but I'd like to get some ideas on how to get some helmets for them. The administration has approved taking them and a trailer of bikes to the local rail trails for field trips. Any ideas? Thanks.

[DirtDiva]

How many of them are there? Perhaps you could talk to any LBSes/helmet manufacturers/sports megastores/anywhere that has helmets and see if they want to donate some to the program? Also, there must be organisations in your area you could apply for a grant from..? I mean, it sounds like a great cause and you don't need anything flash and expensive to keep them safe. Could be a bit of a pain in the bum to organise, but worth it if it works out.

[makbike]

Try contacting your local brain injury association, they may be able to help you with this project. You might also contact your local childrens hospital and see if they can put you in touch with an organization that would be willing to help you as well.

Sounds like a great project. Good luck and enjoy your summer.

[bike4ever]

Call Children's Hospital in St. Louis. They have a nice helmet program. If that doesn't work, call me at the Alpine Shop (Kirkwood) - I'll help.
Traci

[Veronica]

How many helmets do you think you need?

V.

[Tuckervill]

I'll donate a bike helmet! Or a Wal-Mart/Target/Sears/Wherever gift card for one. I'll bet some folks here would, too.

How many helmets do you need?

I've seriously thought about keeping a brand new spare helmet in my trunk for offering to people I see without one.

Karen

[mimitabby]

I'll donate a bike helmet! Or a Wal-Mart/Target/Sears/Wherever gift card for one. I'll bet some folks here would, too.

How many helmets do you need?

I've seriously thought about keeping a brand new spare helmet in my trunk for offering to people I see without one.

Karen

hey Tuckervill, what do you say to the people you see going down the road with an unlatched helmet on?

[JoyfulGirl]

You might try calling your local fire station... The district I'm in provides helmets for something like 5 dollars each to the general public, and I'm betting they'd hand em out to kids that really just needed someone to do something kind for them. Not sure how your fire district works but it might be worth a shot.