{"id":19676,"date":"2019-06-07T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/?p=19676"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:42:27","slug":"toronto-children-learn-to-build-new-bicycles-through-boys-girls-club-and-mondelez-canada-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/toronto-children-learn-to-build-new-bicycles-through-boys-girls-club-and-mondelez-canada-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto children learn to build new bicycles through BGC and Mondel\u0113z Canada initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

[TORONTO, Canada \u2013 June 7, 2019]<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s one thing to purchase a new bicycle at the store but something altogether different when you build one yourself. That\u2019s exactly the experience that 50 children from the Toronto area were granted when they participated in the Fifth Annual Bike Build program sponsored by Mondel\u0113z Canada on June 7. Established in 2015, the annual Mondel\u0113z Canada Bike Build program has now provided more than 400 new bicycles to Boys & Girls Club youth in Canada.<\/p>\n

Teaming up with Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs at 101 Spruce Street, volunteers from Mondel\u0113z Canada served as mentors to help the children, ages six to 12, assemble their new bicycles. Part of the Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs after school programs, 50 kids were given the opportunity to put everything from the wheels to the handlebars on their new high-quality bikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gift of a new bike provides so many opportunities for kids, from important physical activity to time with family and friends\u2014it really is the gift that keeps on giving,\u201d says Owen Charters, President & CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. \u201cThe Mondel\u0113z Bike Build is an inspiring community-based initiative, and we are grateful to Mondel\u0113z Canada employees for donating their time and energy to build bikes for kids at our Toronto Kiwanis Club.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2019 Bike Build in Toronto coincided with Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada\u2019s \u201cUnplug to Connect\u201d day, which encourages all Canadians to spend more time with friends, family and co-workers, and less time in front of their screens.<\/p>\n

As part of the June 7th event, Pacific Cycle Inc. donated bike helmets while velofix Owner\/Operator Steve Rabjohn and Technician Danny Silva performed mechanical safety checks on all the bikes for the children.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not just handing these members new bikes\u2014they are earning them. They get a sense of accomplishment and pride having built the bikes themselves,\u201d shares Tim Bell, Manager of Children\u2019s Services, Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Clubs. \u201cAt our Club, 30 per cent of a young person\u2019s day is comprised of physical activity. Receiving new bikes from Mondel\u0113z Canada means we are able to increase our members\u2019 physical activity and keep them moving even when they are not in our programs and that\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

A component of the company\u2019s Cool Moves program, the Mondel\u0113z Canada Bike Build was first inspired by The Bicycle Factory initiative which encourages Canadians to build virtual bikes online that are turned into real bikes for kids in Ghana. Cool Moves encourages an appreciation for healthy active lifestyles and is currently in operation at 12 Boys and Girls Clubs in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud to be part of the Bike Build program for these five years and there is nothing that compares to seeing the excitement and hearing the gratitude from the children and their families when they realize they are taking home a brand new bicycle,\u201d explains Kim Zichy, Community Coordinator, Corporate & Government Affairs, Mondel\u0113z Canada. \u201cWhether it\u2019s children riding their bikes to school for the first time or Canadian families that can now get out and exercise together, this community-based program is changing lives for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information, contact:<\/strong>
Gemma Pryor
Mondolez Canada
847-943-5678
news@mdlz.com<\/a><\/p>\n

About Mondel\u0113z International<\/strong>
Mondel\u0113z International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) empowers people to snack right in approximately 160 countries around the world. With 2017 net revenues of approximately $26 billion, MDLZ is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Mondel\u0113z International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor\u2019s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com<\/a> or follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com\/MDLZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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