Stanley man rehabs bikes for kids

Scercy and his wife, Mary can’t get their vehicles in their carport for all the bicycles that are parked in there. They’ve also taken over a second carport on his property. These bicycles have been donated by members of the community. Some came to him in excellent condition, others needed a lot of work. It doesn’t matter, Scercy fixes them all, at his own expense.

He doesn’t decide who gets the bikes. He relies on Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies to let him know if they see a child in need and then the deputy delivers the bike.

“They’re out and see these kids in neighborhoods,” he said. “Last week I had to officers come here and picked up five bikes. My thing is this, I get them ready to go and I let the officers deliver them. That way, it lets the kids know they’ve got a friend in a police officer instead of one that came to the house and maybe had to serve papers on their parents or whatever. It’s just something that I wanted to do.”

Another sheriff deputy contacted Scercy and told him that he saw a boy in Denver riding a bike with a flat tire. 

“His brother didn’t have a bike at all because their parents couldn’t afford one,” Scercy said. “They picked up bikes for them and delivered them. They said that they went back to the neighborhood about dark and those kids were still out riding their bikes.”

Scercy is retired and this is how he wants to spend his time. He’s still taking donations of new or used bicycles and he could really use helmets and training wheels. He can be reached through Facebook or by calling him at 704-975-7031.

“The biggest need is anywhere from a 16 to 20” bike,” he said. “I have a lot of adult bikes too. I’m not asking for money, but it would help to pay for the parts. It takes a lot sometimes getting them ready to go.”