After all, when the kids went to school earlier this week they had no idea they were going to be given a free bicycle. But in partnership with Dallas Mavericks guard Wesley Matthews, the Mavs Foundation, Pro Players Foundation and Briggs Equipment, the bicycles and accompanying helmets were donated to the tiny tots from Mi Escuelita Preschool.
Matthews helped build one of the bicycles, gave the kids a brief speech about bike safety and then helped them navigate their way around the parking lot. Orton, the chief development officer of Mi Escuelita Preschool, is grateful for the gifts that she said her students otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford.