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Central Senior Gets First Set of Wheels his friends. Parents and teachers nominate a special needs child for the Strider Gives Back program, and for Kieffer, that nomination came from special education teacher Amy Heuston who had been helping teach Kieffer how to ride a Strider since mid-September. When Kieffer found out he was receiving a bike, that’s all he could talk about, Heuston said.
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“He really responded to it. He really lit up,” she said. “He talked about it all the time and even said he was going to have his senior pictures taken with the bike.”
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Logan Kieffer showed off how to do a wheelie on his new Strider Bike. Amanda Rombough Information Services Officer There’s a special bond between a man and his set of wheels. For one blind Central High School senior, that dream came true in an unusual way this month. Senior Logan Kieffer received his first Strider Bike as a part of the Strider Gives Back program. “It’s not every day a blind man gets to ride,” Kieffer said upon receiving his Strider. “I’m feeling pretty excited about getting my own set of wheels.” From mid-October to mid-December, Strider Bikes gave away not only one Strider Biker every day, but seven bikes, as part of the Strider Gives Back program. Along with the bike Kieffer received, he was also given six more bikes to give to his friends. Of those six bikes, one will go home with his friend, and the remainder will stay at the school so he can ride with
“Kids with special needs get told they can’t ride,” he said. “If they can walk, they can ride the bike. A lot of these kids, they wanted to learn to ride, but they haven’t been able to. That desire is finally coming true. It’s been the coolest thing.” For Kieffer, whose brother participates in dirt biking, it’s a whole new feeling for him. A feeling of freedom. “My favorite part is that I get to get on one and ride it by myself,” he said. “I feel like I’m flying.” For more information on the Strider Gives Back program, visit www.StriderBikes.com/StriderGivesBack.