Bike-A-Palooza set for May 11 at North Lake Park
The annual Bike-A-Palooza community event will be May 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Lake Park.
Bike-A-Palooza is a free family festival hosted by the Mansfield Division of Police and featuring a bike ride with a cop, bicycle safety rodeo, bicycle raffle, bike inspections, small bike repairs, bounce houses, family entertainment, food and the Mansfield Fire Department’s House of Hazards.
Every child that registers will receive a free bike helmet and attendees are encouraged to participate in a bike ride with Mansfield police officers on the bike trail at the end of the event.
Community partners instrumental in making this event possible include City of Mansfield Parks & Recreation Department; Mansfield City Council; Police Athletic League; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #32; Lexington Moose 2511; The Ohio State Reformatory historical museum; Warren Rupp Inc.; Kokosing; Mansfield Fire Department; Der Dutchman; Metal Conversions; Jacobs Excavating; MANCI 7010; Haring Realty; International Association of Fire Fighters; the Richland Area Chamber, and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Every child that registers will receive a free bike helmet