Every year we see many stories of bike giveaway programs and we still find the Bike Lady to be among the most touching. Ohio resident Kate Koch Gatch – a.k.a. the Bike Lady – has been helping get bikes to children in need for the holidays. She works with inmates at the Pickaway Correctional Institution, where they assemble the bikes, which are then provided to children.
We’re happy to report that a semi-trailer loaded with 510 sets of tires, pedals, brakes and gears left Huffy’s California distribution center last earlier this month, and has arrived Pickaway Correctional Institution, where the first wave of assembly. Kudos to Ms. Gatch – the Bike Lady – for helping deliver so many bikes under the trees. Video after the jump