The Axixic Masonic Lodge 31 “Tape A Bike, Save a Life” team visited the Villa Infantil de Guadalupe y San Jose near San Luis Soyatlan on Saturday, August 22.
The team was kept busy for several hours making minor repairs and adjustments to 30 bikes, trikes and push cars belonging to the shelter’s children. The workers shifted parts from a pair of unrepairable bikes, repaired tires, added tubes to some, changed pedals, adjusted seats and handle bars, oiled chains until each child’s vehicle was easier to ride, safer and marked with reflective tape for extra visibility.
The masons said they enjoyed the family atmosphere at Villa Infantil on Lake Chapala’s south shore and mixing with the cheerful, appreciative and polite children. Some expressed an interest in returning to the home to spend more time with the children and the nuns who care for them.
The visiting crew had other surprises in store for the children. After they served up hot dogs and chips for lunch, they presented them with a second-hand bicycle in good repair to be used as a spare.