{"id":181188,"date":"2021-01-13T13:04:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T13:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=181188"},"modified":"2021-01-13T13:11:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T13:11:02","slug":"man-gave-away-almost-three-hundred-childrens-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/01\/13\/man-gave-away-almost-three-hundred-childrens-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Gave Away Almost Three Hundred Children\u2019s Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When the customers walked into a local deli shop in Palm Harbor, Florida, in December 2020, apart from shelves of food and produce, they stumbled upon a pile of children\u2019s bicycles. The curious ones inquiring about this peculiar bicycle mountain learnt that all those two-wheelers will soon make their way to kids from less fortunate backgrounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t the first bike giveaway organized by Georges Elou, the Shlomo Gourmet Subs and Deli owner. 2020 introduced the 9th edition and, despite the grim events of the Covid-19 outbreak (and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/12\/14\/bike-shortages-may-last-until-2022\/\">related bike shortage),<\/a> it turned out to be a very successful year when it came to collecting bicycles and donations. The local community pitched in with all its might.<\/p>\n<p>On Christmas Eve, the so-called \u201cShlomo Army\u201d gathered at the deli, cruised the parking lot and then took to the streets to parade the bikes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_181189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181189\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2021\/01\/Elou-profimedia-0573134371.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-181189 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2021\/01\/Elou-profimedia-0573134371-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"Georges Elou\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-181189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georges Elou, the owner of Shlomo Gourmet Subs and Deli, assembles a bicycle with his girlfriend, Becca Raith. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Georges did not advertise the event as he believes actions of charity should not become a pompous show. And so he relied on the good old word getting out and being passed further. In the end, almost 300 kids received their new means of transport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA bike is more than just a toy to a young man. It\u2019s freedom,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/pinellas\/2020\/12\/03\/palm-harbor-delicatessen-collects-hundreds-of-bikes-for-underprivileged-kids\/\">commented Georges.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A big shout-out to him and all those who participated!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the customers walked into a local deli shop in Palm Harbor, Florida, in December 2020, apart from shelves of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":181190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[334],"tags":[4792,1343,4789,4788,4791],"global-categories":[3366],"class_list":["post-181188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-socialising-and-culture","tag-bike-giveaway","tag-charity","tag-florida","tag-georges-elou","tag-shlomo-gourmet-subs-and-deli","global-categories-cycling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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