Earlier this week, I received a heartfelt e-note from someone who came
across the Memphis Unicycle Club's web site. As you will read, this
person has donated her beloved unicycle to our club to find it a new
home with a deserving child. One of the main point of our club is to do
youth development wok. Visit the MUC web site to read our
Mission/Vision Statement at :
www.memphisunicycle club.com
"Greetings, fellow unicycler!"
"This unicycle is in desperate need of a good owner who will ride it. I
want to pass it on rather than retire it because was an important part
of my youth and it has a bit of a story to it. I came from a poor family
and I wanted to ride when I was about 6 years old. My folks had just
spent their money on a lovely purple Schwinn bike for me and were not
about to invest more money on a whim of mine. My dad took out his
cutting torch and re- arranged my tricycle into a unicycle, discarding
the back two wheels and putting a 8 inch length of 2x4 on a pipe and
pipe flange where the handlebars go. He said, ‘If you can ride that
thing, I'll get you your unicycle.’ After a dare like that, the only
thing I could do was succeed! Two weeks and one very sore bottom later,
I was trucking around on the driveway on that hard rubber wheel."
"My dad lived up to his word and bought me a brand new Schwinn uni (This
was in 1973 near Detroit). It was stolen within a week. Later that
summer, while riding that silly purple bike around, I spied a beat up
old unicycle in some one's garage. It wasn't the same one that had been
stolen, but similar. There was a grubby little girl playing in the front
yard, and I happily traded my new two-wheeler for the unicycle. My folks
weren't too upset, and I was thrilled. This is the unicycle I will send
to you."
"Happy riding!"
As I write this the above generous gift is winging its way to Memphis to
find a renewed life here creating smiles and expanding our uni- family.
The magnanimous generosity of Blake is staggering. She, too, paid for
the shipping!
There are some wonderful folks out there! One of the main points of our
MUC is to do youth development work. Visit the MUC web site to read our
Mission/Vision Statement at :
www.memphisunicycle club.com
Tommy
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Tommy Thompson
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Memphis Unicycle Club
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http://www.memphisunicycleclub.com
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