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Build bikes for the handicapped

Story submitted by Dorothy Curtis
Kendall Harvey has an unusual hobby.  When an injury forced him to retire from his construction job six years ago, Harvey began tinkering with motors and wheels, building himself a combination Harley-Davidson/Volkswagon contraption that he and his wife used to travel to the mountains.

One day, while having a meal at a local restaurant, he met another dad out with his small son, who was disabled. He listened as the boy expressed a wish for a bike, like his
friends. Harvey went home and began tinkering, and soon he had built a motorized bike.

Since then, Harvey has made the dreams of 140 other children come true. Thanks in part to a donation from Wal-mart, the wall of Harvey’s garage is filled with dozens of bicycles of all sizes, just waiting for him to rebuild them for a child. He hears about them through friends and relatives; kids who can’t see or use their arms and legs because of injury or birth defect.

Harvey meets the kids, talks to them about the kind of bike they’d like, then takes their measurements. He picks out a suitable bike, and adds extra wheels, a sidecar for dolls, or
a small radio. Within a few weeks, he has made a child’s dream come true.

They are independent - they have a bike. Guided by shoulders, feet, or even a nose, they are transformed into a mobile, independent person.

Children of all ages use Harvey’s bikes. Several are in their twenties or even thirties physically, but mentally they are five, six or seven. The price Harvey charges for all this is the pictures he has of them when they receive their machines, the hugs and kisses they give him, and the joy he sees on their faces as they manipulate the bike all by themselves. For him, that is enough.

On any given day, on any street, there are kids playing catch, hide and seek, or riding bikes. From the smallest plastic three wheeler to a twenty-something speed racer, almost every kid has one.

But for some, a bike is out of reach. Paraplegia, blindness or other disabilities make it hard for them to operate a bike. One man is trying to change that.  

Kendall, we salute you!