Event is limited to the first 200 children
The “Community Kids Bike Ride” will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. near the baseball fields in Algood at 159 4th St. The free community event will include games, giveaways, safety booths, inflatable obstacle course and one-mile bike ride along the rail-trail each hour.
Sponsors include:
- Tennessee Heart
- First Horizon Bank
- City of Algood
- Hope Church
- J.Cumby Construction
- Cookeville Bicycle
- First National Bank
- Raising Cane’s
- US Foods
“Parents are encouraged to stay with their children throughout the day. FREE event stations will be set up in the park for kids and families to enjoy. Those wishing to participate in the ride along the rail trail should plan to bring their bicycle to the park. This is going to be a fun, new event for the whole community,” said John Bell, Executive Director of the Foundation.
The event is limited to the first 200 children, who will receive a pass for a free hotdog lunch and free tastings of shaved ice, ice cream, snacks and water. Parents/guardians must check in children at the front gate of the park.
Adults may choose to purchase additional lunch packages for $5 each.
FREE event games/stations include fire truck (prepare to get wet), CPR education with Carmen’s Fund, inflatable jungle gym, bike safety with Algood Police, one-mile rail-trail family bike rides, first-aid education, bike repair station with Scouts BSA and bike obstacle course. Kids who complete check-in at each station will enter the drawing for free prizes, including a bike (and bike accessory) giveaway.
Carmen’s Fund, in memory of Carmen Burnette, operates year-round to provide FREE CPR, AED and First Aid training for Upper Cumberland school system teachers and employees/volunteers of nonprofit organizations. Carmen’s Fund uses American Heart Association guidelines and trains about 500 people annually for FREE.
For more information visit CookevilleRegionalCharity.org
Photo courtesy of CRMC.
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