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Ed K. spent decades carving a house
and furniture out of
of coral stone -- in
a futile attempt to woo a
woman who
never came
to see it. Story
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about
strange
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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!
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