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What I need:
I'm looking for a FREE mountain bike in good condition. Doesn't have to be perfect, doesn't have to be any specific brand. Just need to be clean and rideable. If you wouldn't ride it, then it's probably not what I'm looking for. The girl who's this bike would go to is 13 yrs old soon going on 14, about 5.2 or 5.3 feet high (yes, she is short) so a smaller mountain bike would be best, maybe your son or daughter's old bike who's been sitting in the garage collecting dust?
Who it will benefit:
My daughter's best friend had to go thru the divorce of her parents last year. They appeared as a very nice family doing well with a beautiful home, etc. Since this happened, everything went down hill for her. Her mom started dating too many guys, is not home often and leaves her daughter alone for way too long. The girl has to fend for herself with cooking, laundry and what not. Her dad kept the family house, which he quickly filled up with a new girlfriend who got pregnant shortly after they met, then his girlfriend's daughter moved in with her boyfriend and she got pregnant too. They took all the bedrooms...leaving no space for his OWN fucking daughter in what was HER home.
"D" then met a boy who was smoking pot, she started smoking too so he would love her. She got into other sorts of issues. Her grades went down. We love this girl. She is very sweet, shy, has always been very well mannered and respectful at our home, etc. She used to do great in school before her parent's divorce. I told my daughter I'd like to try to get "D" to do fun family oriented stuff with us, to get her out of her solitude and try to put her back on the right track. She already left that damn boy she was dating. Her parents will not buy her a bike. I can't afford to buy her one, but I want to help her find one she could use. She wanted to come with us yesterday for a ride and she couldn't.
So anyway, I figured I'd start here, doesn't hurt to try. If you have an old mountain bike laying around that is not worth any money (not of any expensive brands), let me know. Thank you.