Vancouver, Wash. – Over the past weekend, the Police Activities League of SW Washington partnered with Waste Connections to honor 21 local youth with a bike and helmet before the start of summer! Tied to their literacy program, PAL worked with partner schools to identify young people who had been good leaders, practiced positive citizenship, and shared their love of reading with others to be the recipients of the bikes.
Before the youth even showed up though, PAL had a team of officers, deputies, troopers, and volunteers from Bike Clark County who arrived early to build the 21 bikes. The smiles on the faces of the children as they received their bike was priceless and we hope to continue this tradition into next year!
Feel free to email Jenny at jenny.thompson@cityofvancouver.us to learn more about the bike give-a-way.
Learn more about PAL by visiting https://palofswwa.org