In a generous gesture, Roger and Kristen Lolly brought joy to Pine Island Elementary School by donating 160 bicycles to students’ families. The timing was perfect — many local homes are still recovering from recent floods and storms that hit the coast.
“There’s a lot of good people now on the island that stepped up and are doing good things, but I don’t think there’s, you can’t have too many programs out there that can help the kids, so we’re just trying to do our part and help,” Roger Lolly told Fox 4 News.
The school staff was caught by surprise. Principal Michael Galbreath got an unexpected phone call about the donation. Students will take their new bikes home just before winter break begins…