Bobby Holley is a musician (With a name like that, what else could he be?), entertainer and teacher in Battle Creek, Michigan. Last year, he also took on another role: He became a kind of summertime Santa Claus, giving bicycles and helmets to kids in need.
Bobby Holley. Photo by Trace Christinson, for the Battle Creek Enquirer.
He's reprising that role this year. Today, he's distributing 125 bikes and helmets to needy children, in first through sixth grades, in Battle Creek and neighboring Marshall. The recipients were chosen on the basis of essays they wrote about on the prompt, "Why I Need A Bike."
The bicycles and helmets will be given out at Seelye Kia of Battle Creek. The car dealership donated 33 of the bikes in an effort led by salesman Keith Wright. Other businesses donated bikes, some of which were collected as Holley performed, solo or with his band.
Apparently, he plans to continue this work. If you miss his performances, you can donate to the drive at Church of Living Water, P.O. Box 2296, Battle Creek, Michigan 49016.
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