Bicyclists make special book delivery to Henderson school — PHOTOS
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Students at Robert L. Taylor Elementary School greet bicyclists who deliver books to their school arrive during the eighth annual ÒRide for ReadingÓ event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Mark Greenberg, left, watches as Robert L. Taylor Elementary School students select their books during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Students at Robert L. Taylor Elementary School greet Matthew Chavez as he delivers books to their school during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Students at Robert L. Taylor Elementary School greet Traci Traasdahl as she delivers books to their school during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Students at Robert L. Taylor Elementary School greet bicyclists who deliver books to their school arrive during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Students at Robert L. Taylor Elementary School, including Mykell Cannoa, left, 7, and Cayden Bunevitch, 7, are waiting to greet bicyclists who deliver books to their school during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Riders make their way to Robert L. Taylor Elementary School to deliver books during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Matthew Chavez delivers books to Robert L. Taylor Elementary School students during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Kristie Peressini, left, helps Robert L. Taylor Elementary School students select their books during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Books are displayed after riders delivered them to Robert L. Taylor Elementary School students during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Ron Floth, Bicycle Outreach coordinator at Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, speaks to Robert L. Taylor Elementary School students during the eighth annual ÒRide for ReadingÓ event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Riders prepare to deliver books to Robert L. Taylor Elementary School students during the eighth annual “Ride for Reading” event on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Scores of volunteer bicyclists got high fives and cheers from students Friday morning as they pedaled onto the grounds of Robert L. Taylor Elementary School in Henderson.
They were participating in the eighth annual Ride for Reading, made possible through the efforts of the Clark County School District’s Safe Routes to Schools program, community partners, and volunteers. The event is designed to promote literacy and healthy living, according to a release from the school district.
Better World Books donated 2,300 books that were taken by bicyclists from McGhie’s Bike Shop to the school. Students greeted and “high-fived” the bicyclists as they arrived at the school.
Each student got to pick two books to take home. The rest of the books went to the school’s library.
Reading at home can improve students’ literacy skills as a foundation for learning, but families may need materials for children to read.
Safe Routes to School Program coordinated the event locally through the CCSD School-Community Partnership office. Other partners included the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, the Henderson Bicycle Advisory Committee, Breakaway Cycling, and the Southern Nevada Bike Coalition.
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