The Courier of Montgomery County reports that this Christmas, thanks to the Operation Blue Elf Bikes and Badges campaign, around 400 Montgomery County kids will be getting new bikes at no cost.
According to Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson, this is the 7th year the Sheriff’s Office has been involved with the program. This year 387 bikes will be be given to families who need them.
Lt. Scott Spencer passed along this time of the year the charity and volunteering work the employees do all year comes to its annual close. Throughout the year the Sheriff’s Office is involved in charitable work for veterans, breast cancer, autism and food drives.
Lt. Spencer said the agency joins along with organizations like Waste Connections and Woodforest National Bank to make donations to families available.
He also said, to purchase bicycles for kids, Woodforest National Bank gave $10,000. In providing and assembling several of the donated bikes, Waste Connection does their part. H-E-B is also one of their helping partners.
President of Woodforest National Bank’s Conroe market, Patricia Brown, said that Walmart does their part by offering a discounted price in step with the volume purchased.
Ms. Brown passed along that during the Christmas season there’s a greater need for families because of the cost of gifts for children. She has also seen big needs in shelter and food expenses for families.
