RTC Invites Community to Help Deliver 2,000 Books to Students

May 3, 2016
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) and community partners invite the public to participate in the annual Ride for Reading Bike Ride and deliver 2,000 books to Clark County School District students at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 13.

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) and community partners invite the public to participate in the annual Ride for Reading Bike Ride and deliver 2,000 books to Clark County School District students at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 13.

The RTC, Clark County School District, Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition and BikingLasVegas.com are hosting Ride for Reading, whose mission is to promote literacy and healthy living through the distribution of books via bicycle. Better World Books has donated 2,000 books for the event, which will be distributed to students at Frank Kim Elementary School.

When:       Friday, May 13, 2016 – 8 a.m., for loading of books and 9 a.m. departure 

Where:     Ride starts and ends at Irwin Cycles, 10080 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV, 89147. 

                 The books will be delivered to Frank Kim Elementary School, 7600 Peace Way, Las Vegas, NV, 89147.

The goal is to have at least 50 bicyclists transport as many books as possible to the school during the 4.5-mile trip.