National League of Young Men South Coast assemble holiday bikes

Bikes for Christmas

Local high school young men and their mothers devoted time and energy to collecting 50 family games for donation to families supported by Summer Harvest and to assemble 74 bicycles for foster children for the holidays.

This is the fourth year (NLYM) National League of Young Men South Coast Chapter has hosted this event with Together We Rise. The meeting took place on Sunday, Dec. 8.

To date, NLYM mothers and sons have built and donated over 300 bikes to local foster care agencies. The National League of Young Men South Coast Chapter is a non-profit organization for young men grades 9-12 and their mothers, that provides a unique program of leadership, service, culture and protocol opportunities in our community.

Mothers and sons work together in their philanthropic work and create bonds and memories that will last a lifetime. Since starting this local chapter in 2015, the NLYM South Coast Chapter has logged over 18,000 hours of volunteer community service for a variety of local charities including We Care, Heart of the City Food Bank, Good Shepherd Open Table, Summer Harvest, Seal Beach Save Our Beach Clean-up, and Ronald McDonald House in Long Beach. NLYM is committed to offering inspiring experiences for their young men and to help them learn that the greatest joy in life truly comes from serving others and discovering the confidence and courage to do so.

The NLYM South Coast Chapter is made up of 182 young men and their mother members from Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Cypress, Garden Grove, Signal Hill, and Long Beach. For membership opportunities, please contact VP of Membership at membership@nlymsouthcoast.org. Or visit www.nlymsouthcoast.org for more information on the National League of Young Men.