Earlier this year, Good Neighbour had a referral in from hospice to help a lady who needed a couple of bikes for her grandkids.

The team at Good Neighbour posted a request on Facebook and were inundated with offers of bikes from kind hearted people in Tauranga. They even had other offers of help from around the region.

Thanks to Lynette and Dave Gillies from Z Service Station and My Ride Mt Maunganui who came to the rescue, the kids were given brand new bikes which they are enjoying riding.

After gathering interest from Volunteer Bike Mechanics, a meeting was set with My Ride in Mt Maunganui, who kindly agreed to come on board and be the receiving agent for people to bring their bikes too.

As the bikes are fixed and sorted they will be matched with families and delivered before Christmas, helping to keep kids busy and active over the holidays.

We are looking for good working order bikes from 12-26 inches.

You can take your bikes to My Ride, 37 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui during the month of October, so the Good Neighbour crew can get them ready for deserving kids and families in time for Christmas.

My Ride are kindly offering new helmets to go with the bikes for just $20, so if you want to sponsor one for a child when you drop off your bike, the team at Good Neighbour would really appreciate that too. Donators will receive a 10 per cent discount on new bikes not already discounted if you were looking at upgrading your bike.