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Port Washington Bicycle Rodeo and story time event promotes helmet safety

Bike Rodeo – Sept. 2024
Pictured from left to right, Port Washington Children’s Librarian Rachel Fox, Council Member Mariann Dalimonte, Bicycle Playground Owner John Pappas, Port Washington Police Sergeant Peter Griffith and Port Washington Police Commissioner Angela Mullins at the Bicycle Rodeo and Helmet Safety Event (Photo from the Town of North Hempstead)

North Hempstead Council Member Mariann Dalimonte, the Port Washington Police Department, the Port Washington Public Library and Bicycle Playground hosted a Bicycle Rodeo, Helmet Safety and Story Time event at Manorhaven Beach Park on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Children participated in a series of courses focused on learning bicycle safety and agility skills. They also got their tires, seats, handlebar height, chains and helmets checked. The children enjoyed bicycle-related stories read to them by Rachel Fox of the Port Washington Public Library.