School-age kids from across Fresno County were rewarded Thursday for strengthening their reading skills over the summer months. They received new bicycles, helmets and locks as part of the Books for Bikes program run by the Boys and Girls Club of Fresno County. The goal for the program is to...
Bikes Propel Young Readers to Summer Success
When Johnny Yang found out he could earn a new bike if he became one of the top readers at the Pinedale Boys & Girls Club, he immersed himself in books. Carissa Molina, the club's program assistant, said Yang, a first-grade student at Pinedale Elementary School, had a great work ethic. "When he found...