(Photo courtesy of Strider Bikes)
All Kids Bike, the national 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to give every child in America the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in school, is revealing the All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program at R.E. Jewell Elementary, thanks to a generous donation from Cascade Natural Gas and its MDU Resources Foundation.
During the celebration, the All Kids Bike Program will be introduced to the kindergarteners, and they will enjoy their first ride on the Strider balance bikes. R.E. Jewell Elementary leadership along with representatives from Cascade will deliver a brief presentation prior to the bike reveal.
Cascade’s MDU Resources Foundation provided $9,000 to gift the ready-to-teach, All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program, which includes teacher training and certification, the comprehensive 8 lesson learn-to-ride curriculum, a fleet of 24 Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, student helmets, a teacher instruction bike, and rolling storage racks. This is everything needed to teach kids how to progress from balancing to pedaling. R.E. Jewell Elementary was selected because it is located where MDU Resources employees live and work.
By teaching kids to ride bikes in school, All Kids Bike gives hundreds of thousands of children each year the chance to learn a life-changing skill that supports physical development, boosts mental health, and builds confidence. This inclusive program empowers children to achieve a key developmental milestone while building lifelong fitness, confidence, and independence—because every child deserves the joy and freedom that comes with riding on two wheels.
