from The Brownsville Herald

By ED ASHER/Valley Morning Star

Children of local soldiers preparing for deployment to a war zone received early Christmas presents Saturday.

Forty-eight bicycles and helmets were handed out as children lined up at Bicycle World on South 77 Sunshine Strip.

The gifts were made available through the Bikes for Goodness Sake Foundation, a nonprofit started in Austin last year.

The group’s goal this year was to provide 600 bicycles to children of military personnel in 10 Texas cities.