Photos by Angelica Ramos
Angelica Ramos
Contributing Writer
MONTGOMERY CO- The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure rode through Montgomery County recently on their way to Washington D.C. and stopped to help our community members in need.
The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure raises money for people around the nation in need. In Blacksburg and Christiansburg, there are many people in need of help, so the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure along with the local Sequoia Housing Partnership, a Fuller Center partner, spent a day helping our community by putting in wheelchair ramps, renovating kitchens and helping our community clean and organize their homes.
The cyclists were excited to lend a helping hand in our community. From trimming trees, to sweeping floors, to pulling out kitchen cabinets to replace them with new ones, the cyclists were focused on helping Montgomery County residents have pride of place and comfort in their homes. In one home they were working in, they were replacing flooring and adding in new kitchen cabinets and the cyclists and Sequoia Partnership staff worked together to problem solve and glue down the floor, communicating with each other the entire time about how this will provide the family with ease of mind and pride of place for a long time. In Bob Herrick’s home, the Fuller Center cyclists helped Mr. Herrick trim trees and weed whack to help give him ease of life with an injury he has sustained. He explained that the help was much appreciated as it is currently hard for him to do those things on his own.
The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure was only in Montgomery County for a few days, but made sure the community was served. The Sequoia Housing Partnership, being new Blacksburg and being focused on creating pathways to homeownership, finished the work in the community when the cyclists rode out. For example, the kitchen renovation still needed countertops after the Fuller Center laid down the flooring and replaced cabinets. The Sequoia Housing Partnership came in the next day and finished up the kitchen project for the family living in the home.
As the Bicycle Adventure rode out, the community felt grateful for their service and hard work that will leave a lasting impact on those they helped.
“There’s something about seeing people,” Justin Summers, Sequoia Housing partnership Chairman said, “from all across the country, dedicating themselves to a project that’s beautiful and that’s motivating and encouraging.”
