Barbara J. Day, a section chief with the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, visited Savannah earlier this year and learned how our New Standard Cycles program is working with Lutheran Services of Georgia to provide safe, affordable transportation to refugees who have settled in Savannah.
Day nominated the program for a White House Champions of Change Award. Competition for the award was significant and the program was not selected. Nonetheless we are grateful to have been nominated. Congratulations to New Standard Cycles program Manager Jen Colestock and her volunteers for achieving this honor, and thank you to the Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club for its support during our first year of operations. We appreciate everyone who has donated bikes, parts and financial support to this effort.
If you’d like to volunteer with or donate to New Standard Cycles, email Jen.
