HDR Foundation Funds All Kids Bike Learn-to-Ride Bicycle Program

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What: All Kids Bike, the national 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to give every child in America the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in school, is activating the All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program at Temecula Valley Charter School, thanks to a generous donation from the HDR Foundation.

The May ceremony revealed 24 balance-to-pedal conversion bikes and included a first-ride opportunity for the excited kindergarteners. Temecula Valley Charter School leadership along with representatives from the HDR Foundation delivered a brief presentation prior to the bike reveal.

Why: The HDR Foundation has provided a grant of $324,000 to All Kids Bike for the 2024-25 school year to provide teacher training and certification, complete learn-to-ride curriculum, a fleet of 24 Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, student helmets, a teacher instruction bike, and rolling storage racks for elementary schools where their employees live and work.

By teaching kids to ride a bike in school, All Kids Bike gives thousands of children each year the opportunity to learn the life-changing skill of riding a bike. The All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program boasts an inclusive, proven eight lesson curriculum that offers every child the opportunity to experience the joy of two wheels.

The HDR Foundation’s giving focuses on education, healthy communities, and environmental stewardship. This gift brings the Foundation’s total support of the All Kids Bike Program to over $800,000.

About All Kids Bike
The All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program launched in 2018 with a simple mission: to give every child in America the opportunity to learn how to ride a bike in school. The comprehensive program includes teacher training and certification, complete curriculum with lesson plans, games and activities, a fleet of 24 Strider balance-to-pedal bikes, pedal conversion kits, fully adjustable student helmets, an instructor bike with pedal conversion kit and helmet, two rolling storage racks, and access to a resource portal with live support for the life of the program, everything needed to teach kids how to ride a bike! Supported by the Strider Education Foundation, All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Programs are active in over 1,600 schools across all 50 states, teaching more than 160,000 kids to ride each year and over 1 million kids throughout the 10-year lifespan of the programs already in place. For more information, please visit www.allkidsbike.org.

ABOUT HDR
HDR is a 100% employee-owned professional services firm. Founded over a century ago to bring electricity to a changing world, we are now a global company specializing in architecture, engineering, environmental and construction services. Our success in built and natural environments continues as we collaborate to solve our clients’ and communities’ most complex challenges.

About the HDR Foundation
The HDR Foundation provides grants to qualified organizations that align with HDR’s areas of expertise: education, healthy communities and environmental stewardship. As an employee-funded and employee-driven foundation, preference is given to organizations located in communities in which HDR employees live and work, and those with strong employee involvement. Since its inception, the HDR Foundation has provided more than $11 million in grants to nearly 400 organizations. Learn more at https://www.hdrinc.com/about-us/hdr-foundation.

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