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Every time you ride a bike, he said, you feel better. That might seem like something Mathewson, owner of Little City Cycles in Vergennes, would and should say, considering that his livelihood depends on selling bicycles. But it s more than just talk. About five years ago, Mathewson and Tanya Bashaw started Green Mountain Foster Bikes, a nonprofit that works with the state Department for Children and Families to get bikes to kids in foster care. The org has fixed up and given away more than 100 bikes. Each kid gets a helmet, an air pump and some chain oil to keep their two-wheeler serviceable for years to come.
That effort encourages bright decorations to lift spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A small crowd of people, most masked and keeping their physical distance from other groups, was waiting for the train when it made a recent visit to Rutland. It s nice, mom Regina Bogenschutz said. I think it s much-needed right now, with what s going on in the world. I think this was a pleasant and happy break for the kids and everybody.
Nicole Carlson and her family run Vermont Rail System.
She said they and their employees really wanted to give Vermonters a reason to get out of the house and smile, after an often-dark 2020.