Children gathered outside the Families Helping Families office on May 3, full of smiles and excitement. The group had a couple of things in common: they were each involved in the foster care program at some point in their lives, and they were each about to receive a brand-new bike.
The bikes, 24 of them, came in various sizes and designs. They were donated to Families Helping Families, a nonprofit organization that supports foster children and foster families through various programs, by the Geico Philanthropic Foundation. Local Geico spokesperson LeAnna Kruckeberg said when the corporate office reached out asking if she wanted bikes to donate to a local organization, she didn’t hesitate to say yes.