Rotarian at Work - Vocational Bicycle Repair Program

Rotarians Ed Charlesworth and Peary Perry (Rosenburg Rotary Club) have consulted with the Harris County prison's vocational training program for inmates.   These Rotarians have donated truckloads of used bikes and parts to rebuild donated bicycles.  They also consult with the instructors to conduct a needs assessment and review logistics.  More parts are needed such tires and tubes.  Several bikes are ready to be restored now by the inmates.  PDG  Ed Charlesworth donated specialized tools and bike stands for a complete bicycle repair facility.  This program allows the inmates to receive college credits from Houston Community College for this vocational program.

Also, at a different location, the Carol Vance Unit, a reporter from KHOU 11 News, Larry Seward, did a story about the inmates participating in a similar program prior to Christmas (2013).   Several people told the reporter about a bicycle refurbishing project in which some inmates fixed broken bikes in order for those bicyles to be given away as Christmas gifts to children in need.  PDG Sunny Sharma (Rotary Club of Fort Bend County) also attended the filming and participated by providing his large truck to pick up and deliver bulk supplies/parts to the program from Huntsville area.