Thursday, November 17, 2005

delawareonline � The News Journal � Putting the pedal to the metal for charity

delawareonline � The News Journal � Putting the pedal to the metal for charity: "y KIM HOEY
Special to The News Journal
11/17/2005

Not many 19-year-olds can say they may have single-handedly influenced an entire country, but Christina Fierro can.

Last year Fierro collected 131 bikes for Pedals For Progress, a nonprofit organization that gives used bicycles to people in underprivileged areas. The bikes were sent to Nicaragua, where they could help adults commute to work or children get to school, said AnnMarie Rolls, office manager for the New Jersey based organization."

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