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YAMAHA DONATES $100,000 TO TEACH BIKE RIDING IN SCHOOLS

YAMAHA DONATES 0,000 TO TEACH BIKE RIDING IN SCHOOLS

The nonprofit organization All Kids Bike has received a $100,000 grant from Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, through its Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) to support the teaching of bike riding in schools. All Kids Bike aims to equip schools with the necessary resources to teach children how to ride bikes during physical education (PE) classes. The grant will be used to launch the program at two schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD): 74th Street Elementary and Virginia Roads Elementary. These schools are Title 1 schools, which serve low-income communities.



All Kids Bike is a non-profit dedicated to teaching kids to ride.

To kick off the program, Yamaha’s celebrity athletes and ambassadors delivered a fleet of new bikes to 74th Street Elementary School. The event was filmed by SuperMotocross cameras for broadcast on Peacock and USA Network. The riders who participated in the event are Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac, Ryan Villopoto, Damon Bradshaw, and Brian Lopes. The goal of the program is to introduce bike riding to more schools in Los Angeles and across the country.



Eli Tomac was one of the riders involved in the program.

Eli Tomac, one of the riders, expressed his excitement about the program and the importance of riding bikes for children. The event was attended by representatives from the LAUSD, who highlighted the significance of this initiative in providing positive experiences and learning opportunities for students.



Ryan Villopoto

The All Kids Bike Kindergarten Learn-to-Ride PE Program provides schools with the necessary resources to teach bike riding to kindergarten students. The program includes a fleet of 24 balance bikes, pedal conversion kits, helmets, a teacher instruction bike, a standardized curriculum, teacher training, and equipment storage racks. The program aims to teach children how to progress from balancing to riding a bike in eight lessons. Over 68 elementary schools in the LAUSD have already adopted the program into their PE curriculum.



Strider-style bikes have proven more effective than training wheels in teaching kids to balance.

The executive director of Strider Education Foundation, Lisa Weyer, expressed her gratitude for Yamaha’s support and highlighted the importance of the program in bringing joy and valuable skills to children’s lives. Yamaha’s total commitment to All Kids Bike programs now stands at $200,000 over the past three years. Steve Nessl, Yamaha Motorsports marketing manager, emphasized the company’s goal of inspiring children to enjoy outdoor activities and find excitement in learning.

All Kids Bike is dedicated to offering every child in America the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in school. The organization’s programs include the Kindergarten Learn-to-Ride PE program, which is currently active in over 1,000 schools nationwide, and the Inclusive Learn-to-Ride program, designed for middle and high school students and adults with developmental disabilities. Yamaha’s Outdoor Access Initiative has been supporting responsible access to outdoor recreational areas for over a decade.