DLI-ted to Bike

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Rev. David Taylor, Building Dreams at Clemson University, giving instructions on bike safety and bike mechanics
Rev. David Taylor, Building Dreams at Clemson University, giving instructions on bike safety and bike mechanics
Rev. David Taylor, Building Dreams at Clemson University, giving instructions on bike safety and bike mechanics
The Greenville Spinners giving additional instruction
The Greenville Spinners giving additional instruction
The Greenville Spinners giving additional instruction
Demonstrations for the kids by the Greenville Spinners
Demonstrations for the kids by the Greenville Spinners
Demonstrations for the kids by the Greenville Spinners
Happy faces!
Happy faces!
Happy faces!
Some assistance with the bike's mechanics
Some assistance with the bike's mechanics
Some assistance with the bike's mechanics
More happy faces!
More happy faces!
More happy faces!
And more!
And more!
And more!
And more!
And more!
And more!
And more!
And more!
And more!
The kids are ready to go on their new bikes!
The kids are ready to go on their new bikes!
The kids are ready to go on their new bikes!
A proud moment for the group, DLI-ted to Bike. Their DLI group project came to fruition!
A proud moment for the group, DLI-ted to Bike. Their DLI group project came to fruition!
A proud moment for the group, DLI-ted to Bike. Their DLI group project came to fruition!
Students from the Sterling Center scrubbed in at St. Francis Hospital as they met with staff members, toured the facilities and got to see life in the OR.
Students from the Sterling Center scrubbed in at St. Francis Hospital as they met with staff members, toured the facilities and got to see life in the OR.
Students from the Sterling Center scrubbed in at St. Francis Hospital as they met with staff members, toured the facilities and got to see life in the OR.
The Greenville Spinners and the Sterling Community Center students took their longest bike ride yet: 20 miles to Furman University! (photos courtesy of the Greenville Spinners Club)
The Greenville Spinners and the Sterling Community Center students took their longest bike ride yet: 20 miles to Furman University! (photos courtesy of the Greenville Spinners Club)
The Greenville Spinners and the Sterling Community Center students took their longest bike ride yet: 20 miles to Furman University! (photos courtesy of the Greenville Spinners Club)
Students riding around Furman's lake led by the Greenville Spinners' volunteers
Students riding around Furman's lake led by the Greenville Spinners' volunteers
Students riding around Furman's lake led by the Greenville Spinners' volunteers
Posing by Furman's belltower
Posing by Furman's belltower
Posing by Furman's belltower
Bicycling around Furman's lake
Bicycling around Furman's lake
Bicycling around Furman's lake
Onto the Swamp Rabbit Trail!
Onto the Swamp Rabbit Trail!
Onto the Swamp Rabbit Trail!
The Sterling Community students visited Clemson University's Death Valley where they were able to rub the rock and run down the hill. This has been described as the
The Sterling Community students visited Clemson University's Death Valley where they were able to rub the rock and run down the hill. This has been described as the "most exciting 25 seconds in college football".
The Sterling Community students visited Clemson University's Death Valley where they were able to rub the rock and run down the hill. This has been described as the
The Sterling Community students enjoyed their first digital scavenger hunt. They were given 5 places to find, given a list of clues and once found, they had to have their photo taken in front of it. Here they are by the Shoeless Joe Jackson statue in the WestEnd.
The Sterling Community students enjoyed their first digital scavenger hunt. They were given 5 places to find, given a list of clues and once found, they had to have their photo taken in front of it. Here they are by the Shoeless Joe Jackson statue in the WestEnd.
The Sterling Community students enjoyed their first digital scavenger hunt. They were given 5 places to find, given a list of clues and once found, they had to have their photo taken in front of it. Here they are by the Shoeless Joe Jackson statue in the WestEnd.
They found another of the five places - The Liberty Bridge in Falls Park.
They found another of the five places - The Liberty Bridge in Falls Park.
They found another of the five places - The Liberty Bridge in Falls Park.
Members of DLI-ted to Bike Capstone group (Upstate Spring 2010) with the inaugural graduates of the Sterling Spinners cycling club, program director Rev. Dr. David Taylor (Building Dreams Program, Clemson University) and Riley Institute Diversity Manager Cindy Youssef
Members of DLI-ted to Bike Capstone group (Upstate Spring 2010) with the inaugural graduates of the Sterling Spinners cycling club, program director Rev. Dr. David Taylor (Building Dreams Program, Clemson University) and Riley Institute Diversity Manager Cindy Youssef
Members of DLI-ted to Bike Capstone group (Upstate Spring 2010) with the inaugural graduates of the Sterling Spinners cycling club, program director Rev. Dr. David Taylor (Building Dreams Program, Clemson University) and Riley Institute Diversity Manager Cindy Youssef

DLI-ted to Bike’s project is designed to help fifteen at-risk middle schoolers to get into the flow of “bike-friendly” Greenville. The middle schoolers will be from the Sterling Community, a neighborhood that is in transition. The DLI project will help provide these students with a more intimate overview of biking, better nutrition habits; and explain how to avoid poor eating and how a lack of exercise can lead to heath problems such as obesity, diabetes and a shortened life span. Read more about this project.

The Greenville Spinners Riding Club will supply helmets, and give the students an overview of safe bicycling. St. Francis Hospital will provide the kids with a tour of the hospital, and provide expert advice on nutrition and even some health careers. Two recreational leaders from the Sterling neighborhood will provide critical, hands-on direction to the students and the project’s goals.

Twelve of students will be at-risk, and seven of these will be children who have one or both parents incarcerated. DLI-ted to Bike has partnered with the Institute on Family & Neighborhood Life at Clemson University through its Building Dreams program in order to sustain the program beyond the initial pilot. Through the partnership with Building Dreams, each child will have a mentor who can help mold them into a good citizen.

View a video from an edition of Palmetto Scene is Health and Wellness. This edition included a look at the bike club in the upstate, a farm/garden in Rock Hill and a program sending new moms information through text messages.

Meet the Fellows from this class.