Saratoga Springs Supervisors Provide Donation to Saratoga Shredders

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors has donated $18,000 to the Saratoga Shredders, covering the cost of bicycles and helmets for elementary school students in grades 2-5 in the Saratoga Springs City School District.

The grant was provided by Tara Gaston and Matthew Veitch, the Saratoga County Supervisors representing the City of Saratoga Springs, a press release states.

“We are thrilled to gift these funds to Saratoga Shredders, who are piloting this exciting new program in our schools,” said Gaston in the release. “As City Supervisors, we aim to help bring equity to Saratoga families. This donation will remove financial and transportation barriers and provide children with access to bicycles at an early age. We are excited to bring bicycles and safe bicycle practices to the youth of Saratoga Springs.” 

“We were fortunate that there was funding available to purchase the bikes for the students,” said Veitch in the release. “It’s great that we can help out the Shredders organization, which in the end will benefit the health and well-being of children in our schools. We look forward to hearing about the success of this program from Shredders and the School District as it moves forward.”

The $18,000 donation will cover the cost of 30 bikes, 30 helmets and a skills progression-based PE curriculum for the elementary school kids, according to the release. 

Saratoga Shredders is still looking for donations to cover the cost of the trailer that will house and transport this fleet of bikes between the 6 elementary schools, the release states. To become a donor, visit www.saratogashredders.com/bikes-in-schools.