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Adopt-A-bike program


Adopt-A-Bike Donations Presented On December 20-21
In Highland Park, MI, and Canton, OH

Nakatindi Community School

Thanks to the incredible generosity of those supporting the USS Foundation’s programs, the first bicycle donations of the Adopt-A-Bike project will go to children in Highland Park, MI, and Canton, OH, just in time for Christmas.



• Low-income students at the Barber Focus School and the Henry Ford Academy in Highland Park, MI, a suburb of Detroit, will receive 200 bicycles on December 20.

  • • A total of 150 bicycles will be donated to underprivileged students at the Belden Elementary School in Canton, OH, on December 21.

Providing such incredible gifts to these needy children at this time of the year meets the mission of the USS Foundation of helping less fortunate children have a better chance at achieving their dreams. Both of these communities have been hit particularly hard by the current recession with high poverty and unemployment rates. These donations will show them that others care and want them to have a better chance at life.

Watch this website for a report of the events, and, again, thank you to all who have helped to make this a reality for so many children with so little hope.

    Nakatindi Community School
    Livingstone, Zambia in South Africa

    Nakatindi Community School

     





      The country of Zambia is a landlocked country in southern that consists mostly of high plateaus with some hills and mountains that are dissected by river valleys. The climate is tropical.

      About 68% of Zambians live below the recognized national poverty line, and the per capita annual incomes average $395, placing Zambia among the world's poorest nations.

      Life expectancy at birth is about 40.9 years for Zambians, which is greatly affected by the overall HIV prevalence that exceeds 13% of the population with over 80% of the adults in outlying villages are infected.

      At the Nakatindi Community School in Livingstone, Zambia, its 800 students rise long before daybreak to begin their unescorted walk of over four hours to school. Most are orphans—helpless victims of disease and poverty. Our goal is to give one donated bicycle to each of the 800 children to travel to school and provide them with a hope for a future.

The Gift of Education is Priceless

  • Goal 1: Adopt the entire population of Nakatindi School ~ 800 children.
  • Goal 2: Provide every student with one donated bicycle.
  • Future Campaign: Efforts include books, classroom materials, and other educational necessities.

    Future Campaign: Efforts include books, classroom materials, and other educational necessities.

* Almost all of Nakatindi students are orphans.

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Highland Park School District
Highland Park, MI
Highland Park School District

This community desperately seeks an awakening and a return to prosperity. It looks to its younger generation for this renaissance, but they will not be able to achieve those expectations without the basis of a strong education, so the USS Foundation selected Highland Park as a participant in the Adopt-A-Bike program to provide bicycles to students as a reliable way to travel to school.


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    Canton City Schools
    Canton, OH
    Canton City Schools

    While the city struggles to convert from a manufacturing to a service-based economy, many are left struggling to make ends meet and, unfortunately, those who often suffer the most are the children.