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B.C. 87-year-old fixes, donates hundreds of bikes to kids for Christmas
"...the 87-year-old spends six hours every day finding and refurbishing more than 130 bikes a year for kids in need.
“Dennis Baker is a legend,” Chris smiles. “In spite of sometimes ill health and all the other things that come with aging and being a busy person, he just finds time to do it every year."
Although Dennis has never seen one of the smiles inspired by the more than 1,000 bikes he’s gifted over 20 years, he’s told they’re big.
“You thought I’d given him a brand-new Cadillac,” Dennis recalls being told about one boy who received a bike after fleeing from the war in Ukraine. “He was over-the-moon thrilled with his bicycle. And that’s what it’s all about.”
Like the way he responded to losing his finger, Dennis says it’s about making bad things better. And when it comes to helping others, making them the best."
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