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About 15 years ago, Andrew Mclindon was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about Tony, his friend's 12-year-old son. The boy never knew the joy of biking because he had an illness in the brain that often
1 balance trouble.
When he got home, Mclindon went online and found a three-wheel recumbent bike (卧式三轮车) with a seat belt,
2 for a child with balance problem. Soon the boy was cycling around the street cheerfully with his friends, having fun and getting exercise.
3 there was more, as Mclindon found great excitement from the father's face. "To see Tony chatting with other kids happily," Mclindon said, "I'll never forget the smile on his face."
That smile
4 the Mclindon Family Foundation. Supported by donations, the group works with hospitals to
5 children who can get help from this kind of bike. The bike may include a headrest, a shoulder harness, a seat belt and so on. The bike is
6 —$3,000 to $4,000. For kids lucky enough to get one, it's really a life
7 .
"We worked with a 14-year-old girl who has spina bifida (脊柱裂)," says Mclindon. "She spent most days on the couch watching TV.
8 she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons (三项全能)". In a magazine interview, she said, "I always knew there was a(n)
9 in me."
So far, the foundation has donated 450 bikes, and that's
10 a start. "I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies," Mclindon says. "But getting these kids their bikes is the most important thing that I do."
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