The Springfield Police Department donated 14 unclaimed bicycles to the Rutledge Youth Foundation and the University of Illinois Springfield’s Diversity Center bike checkout program on Thursday.
The UIS program loans bikes, free of charge, to members of the university community. A user can borrow a bike for five days.
“Many of our students are international students, so they come to UIS and they’re not able to bring their own bikes,” said Jeannie Capranica, Diversity Center program manager.
The donation was featured in a April 23, 2010, article in the State Journal-Register.
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20100423-SJR-Police-donate-bicycles.pdf
