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December 1, 2025
SHHHH… MEDIA ONLY:
Dozens of Local Students Are About
to Receive a Life-Changing
Holiday Surprise!
WHAT:
Announcement of Bikes for Kids Essay Winners
WHEN:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Lucile Souders Elementary School - Cafeteria
128 Hillview Avenue
Fayetteville, NC 28301
WHY:
To celebrate the character-building efforts of three essay winners— and to reveal a memorable surprise for all third-grade participants ... SHHHH!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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E.E. Smith High School's Magnificent Marching Machine Drumline will be 'on hand' to help celebrate.
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Sixty-two third graders wrote essays after reading the book titled "Think Big. Work Hard. Be Kind. No Excuses." Three students with winning essays will initially be presented with
a new bike.
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The effort, sponsored by Olde Fayetteville Insurance & Financial Services, is a part of the Bikes for Kids national foundation, which was co-founded by Meadowlark Lemon.
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The program provides bikes and helmets to Title I third graders as their first step in completing the three-year character-building program.
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This is the fifth year Bikes for Kids has been a part of Cumberland County.
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Interested in covering this event? If so, email mediarequest@ccs.k12.nc.us by Wednesday, Dec. 3,
at 3 p.m.
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No student or employee in the Cumberland County Schools shall, on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, marital status, or handicapping condition, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity. This document is available in alternative format by contacting the Communications and Community Engagement Department of the Cumberland County Schools at 910-678-2303. |
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