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Community Bike Shop Where City Kids Gather to Earn a Bicycle

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17 Jul 2013 45 views
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Community Bike Shop Where City Kids Gather to Earn a Bicycle
After the attacks of Sept. 11, Kerri Martin decided to change her life, leaving the corporate world to open a bike shop. Now, through her store Second Life Bikes, she's giving neighborhood kids the opportunity to learn the value of hard work by helping them to fix and earn their own bikes.

After the attacks of Sept. 11, Kerri Martin decided to change her life, leaving the corporate world to open a bike shop.

Now, through her store Second Life Bikes, she's giving neighborhood kids the opportunity to learn the value of hard work by helping them to fix and earn their own bikes.

Most kids stay on at the shop even after getting their own. They like the team spirit and sense of accomplishment.

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