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Gerdau rewards Lonsdale students with new bikes
 Lonsdale Elementary School students receive bicycles and helmets for outstanding attendance. Image courtesy of Gerdau.
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KNOXVILLE — Twelve Lonsdale Elementary School students were very excited to be awarded new bicycles and safety helmets. Steel recycler Gerdau made the presentations in recognition of the students’ outstanding attendance during the 2015-16 school year.
This is the fifth year that the Knoxville steel mill has rewarded Lonsdale Elementary students with best attendance. The company presented the bikes and safety helmets to kindergartners Noemi Andres-Pedro and Matteo Bartolome-Diego; first graders Lelia Nicolas-Juan and Baltazar Pedro-Pascual; second graders Lena Domingo-Geronimo and Karla Juan-Andres; third graders Juana Domingo-Juan and Joscelin Mazariegos; fourth graders Yareli Perez and Juana Sebastian-Manuel; and fifth graders Marselina Francisco-Lorenzo and Emilio Tomas-Francisco.
“Gerdau is a longtime partner with Lonsdale Elementary, and we remain committed to supporting our neighbor,” said Gerdau Vice President and General Manager Johnny Miller. “Rewarding these kids with new bikes and helmets is special to us because it recognizes the commitment and dedication of these young students and also encourages them to enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle.”
Amy Brace, principal at Lonsdale Elementary School, is a big proponent of the program. “We truly appreciate this generous gift from Gerdau,” Brace said. “Both our school and Gerdau are parts of the Lonsdale neighborhood, and we are working together to make our community a better place.”
In 2016, Gerdau won the Knoxville Chamber Impact Award in recognition of its broad community support of its Lonsdale neighbors.
For more information, visit www.gerdau.com.
Published May 23, 2016 |
