Just before summer began, members of the Caribou Masonic Lodge visited Hilltop and Teague Park elementary schools in Caribou to deliver bicycles to lucky boys and girls.
For the past six years, the Masons and school staff have sponsored the Bikes for Books program, which encourages children to read; each book they read earns them a chance to win a new bike. “It is a real joy to see the faces of the children when we deliver bikes, and if we can help get those kids to read and then exercise it is a win win situation,” said Ralph Conroy, master of the lodge. Teague Park winners included, from left, Colton Hopkins and Colby Ouellette, grade 3; Isabella Cherrier, Abbigail Haney, Aiden Monte and Simon Disy, grade 4; and Caitlin Fields and Bailey McBreairty, grade 3. In back are Masons Jody Smith and Greg Belanger.
