DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Decatur Learn and Earn a Bike Program graduated 16 new cyclists on Wednesday.
For four weeks, students from the Boys and Girls Club of Decatur participated in the first Learn and Earn a Bike Program. Members of the Decatur Bicycle Club met with the students twice a week to teach them how to ride a bike safely and how to maintain the bike.
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"You know it's great. It gets kids off their phone and outside, in nature," said Richelle Dunbar, Assistant Director of Economic and Community Development for the City of Decatur.
16 new cyclists hit the road after graduating from Decatur's first Learn and Earn a Bike Program.Â
On Wednesday, the students rode from Hope Academy to Johns Hill Park with members of the Decatur Police Department and other community cyclists.
"It was fun!," said new rider, James Johnson Jr.
The students received a certificate of completion, and their bicycle and helmet provided by the Decatur Bicycle Shoppe.
While this was the first year for the program, organizers said it was a success and they hope to have it return.
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