Alaska Waste donates kids’ bikes to Love Inc.

  • Saturday, December 22, 2018 9:18pm
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(From left to right) Alaska Waste workers Charlie Kuntz, Josue (Sway) Rivera-Cruz, Tim Lawrence, Steven Denicola, Dave Johnson. prepare bikes for donation to Love Inc. (Photo: Josue Rivera-Cruz/Alaska Waste)

(From left to right) Alaska Waste workers Charlie Kuntz, Josue (Sway) Rivera-Cruz, Tim Lawrence, Steven Denicola, Dave Johnson. prepare bikes for donation to Love Inc. (Photo: Josue Rivera-Cruz/Alaska Waste)

This holiday season, Alaska Waste donated 30 bikes, 8 scooters and 4 tricycles that our team built for children in need to local Soldotna charity Love Inc.

The entire Alaska Waste Kenai team participated in the effort — whether through donating, building the bikes, or delivering them. The team raised around $2,000 for the donation and spent a morning building the bikes.

“We are excited and looking forward to next year and are already planning to expand in more cities in our service area. Thanks to everyone for making Christmas special, not only for the kids, but really for each of us, because of this program,” said Dennis Smith, longtime Alaska Waste sales representative for the Kenai Peninsula area.

Alaska Waste workers prepare bikes for donation to Love Inc. (Photo: Josue Rivera-Cruz/Alaska Waste)

Alaska Waste workers prepare bikes for donation to Love Inc. (Photo: Josue Rivera-Cruz/Alaska Waste)

Alaska Waste employees show off their handiwork. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Waste)

Alaska Waste employees show off their handiwork. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Waste)

Alaska Waste donates kids’ bikes to Love Inc.

Alaska Waste employees show off their handiwork. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Waste)

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