For the fourth consecutive year, National Honor Society will be volunteering at an event called Bikes for Kids.

Bikes for Kids is a program run by Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis and the St. Louis Rams. NHS, along with other schools and organizations, will be assembling bikes for underprivi­leged children.

“A bike is a necessary thing,” Junior NHS club president, Abigail Oleshchuk said. “Everyone should have a bike.”

Bikes for kids will be on Nov. 17 at Whitfield College Preparatory school. NHS will be attending the event from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“It’s one of those activities when you actually get to see the finished product,” NHS sponsor Tom Daugherty said.

Last year, NHS made around 40 bikes, and approximately 300 bikes were made total. Over 2,000 bikes have been given to children, ages 5-14, through Bikes for Kids. Along with the bike, children get a helmet, a bike lock, and safety instructions. NHS sees this as a very rewarding program.

“The smile on their face when they get it is like ‘Wow, this is mine,’” Senior NHS sponsor Donna Malkmus said. “It’s very worth it.”

For the fourth consecutive year, National Honor Society will be volunteering at an event called Bikes for Kids. Bikes for Kids is a program run by Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis and the St. Louis Rams. NHS, along with other schools and organizations, will be assembling bikes for underprivileged children.

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