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NYC Bike Messenger Exports Fun to Orphans, 2 Wheels at a Time (Video)

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16 Mar 2010 34 views
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NYC Bike Messenger Exports Fun to Orphans, 2 Wheels at a Time (Video)
After experiencing a "tsunami of happiness" from orphans in Cambodia, a bike messenger from New York City started an organization that donates bikes to orphans around the world.

After experiencing a "tsunami of happiness" from orphans in Cambodia, a bike messenger from New York City started an organization that donates bikes to orphans around the world.

88 Bikes has donated hundreds of bicycles to children and given them a photo of the person who bought the bike — spreading smiles, two wheels at a time.

WATCH the video report at CBS News.com…

 

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