Photo by Scott Flowers
An anonymous donor gave bicycles on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 to "Stock a Ram for Santa" at Wright Chrysler Dodge Jeep for the Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center.
An older gentleman came into the dealership and I asked him if I could help him. He said, "yes" and that he had a donation for the toy drive. I showed him where donations were collected and he said, "I'm going to need some help getting them in because I have eight bikes to donate."
When we got to his truck he paused and said, "I want to tell you why I'm donating these. My wife passed away in October of 2013. We would travel every year around Christmas and my wife always insisted that I point out any kids riding new bikes they received for Christmas.
"She said it made her proud to see them riding their new bikes. On our last Christmas trip together after she asked me to point out any kids on new bikes I asked her why seeing kids on their bikes was so important to her. She explained to me that she had never had or learned to ride a bike and that seeing children enjoying them brought her untold joy."
With tears in his eyes he said that he felt donating the bikes was the best way to honor her memory. Everyone thanked him profusely and he insisted that he receive no recognition for his generous act.
