FAM ILY
BY KELLY L. PHILLIPS
E a s y
r i d e r s
The folks who dubbed May National Bike Month are no dummies. After cold weeks
cooped up inside, few things compare to the first spring spin around the ’hood—
even better when it’s a family affair. Remember to do a basic post-winter-storage safety
check: Fill deflated tires, check that chains are turning smoothly, and replace any
broken reflectors, mirrors, or horns. Then you’re ready to roll, old bike or new. As the
great Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx declared, “Don’t buy upgrades; ride up grades.”
T he num ber
o f teach ers in
m illion s w o rk in g
in U.S. schools
today. R ecognize
th eir effo rts
th is m onth.
T h e
a r t
o f
a p p r e c i a t i o n
Save your apples this Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6). The most memorable
gifts are all about the thought, two educators say. “One mother and son wrote a
rhyming poem together and put it into a frame alongside his picture as a gift— I’ve
never forgotten that,” says Lynne Zeune, a first-grade teacher at Scioto Darby
Elementary School in Hilliard, Ohio, who’s been teaching for 30 years. Katie Ross,
an art teacher who’s been in the job six years, treasures the artwork that her students
often hand her, but she also says there’s nothing as meaningful as a handwritten card.
“Even a simple note in my mailbox can make my day. And, honestly, just having a
student or parent realize that it’s Teacher Appreciation Week is nice,” she says.
P u t p e d a l
t o
m e t a l
By all
means, watch
the
1 0 0
th
annual
Indianapolis
5 0 0
on
M ay
2 9
, but
don’t
stop
there.
H a v e
a fa m ily ra c e
d a y o f y o u r
o w n .
Find
a local
karting speedway— some
offer classes
and
organized
events
for children
as young as
5
(go
to
w
o r l d k a r t i n g . c o m
for tips).
And
’tweens
averse
to fam ily outings w ill jum p
at
the
chance to get behind the wheel.
You
m ight even get them to
drink
their m ilk: A fter all,
it’s
the traditional
celebratory beverage
of
Indy winners.
M i s s i o n :
C a l l
M o m
If you know the joy of a Mother’s Day phone call, help others share the sentiment.
Operation Phone Home, a program organized by the United Service Organizations,
Inc. (USO), delivers prepaid international phone cards to deployed troops— giving
an active serviceman or woman a chance to call Mom, free of charge. A suggested
donation starts at $15, and $50 provides 140 phone calls home (enough for a Mother’s
Day call plus several other special moments). All donations are tax-deductible.
uso.orgluso-operation-phone-home.aspx.
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