publication date: Oct 18, 2012
With nearly one million
Micro Scooters having been
sold in the UK in the last five years, the little three-wheelers have become an
icon of modern childhood. But what happens to a
scooter once a child has
outgrown it?
That's where
Scooter Aid comes in. Launched by
Micro Scooters UK this new charity is encouraging people to send any
Micro Scooters no longer in use back to their UK HQ. Each
scooter will then be
safety checked and
refurbished before being sent to the
Tumaini Children’s Home in
Kenya.
Tumaini is an orphanage for
children whose parents have died of
AIDS. Many of the youngsters
also suffer from the disease themselves. The
children have few, if any,
toys and spend 365 days a year in the
same location following the
same routine.Micro Scooters took a
scooter to the orphanage earlier this year. Not only did the children love the
Mini Micro, they even fought over the
packaging because they are so
deprived of playthings. Their
plight touched everyone at
Micro Scooters UK.The company is planning to ship
60 scooters at the end of the year ensuring each child at the
orphanage has their very own to play with.
Micro Scooters UK will also host
Tumaini’s first-ever
Christmas party at which the scooters will be handed over by
Santa himself.
Micro Scooters UK is encouraging each
family that sends a
scooter to include a
letter to the children at the orphanage adding a personal touch to their
donation. If the scheme proves a success,
Micro Scooters UK will roll it out to
children’s homes in other
third world countries.
Anyone who has a
Micro Scooter they wish to
donate to the scheme can
download a postal return slip to send their
scooter completely
free of charge.
