From left Hannah DeCampos, Alivia Stewart, and Matthew DosSantos trike around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Justin Perriera peddles around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Matthew DosSantos, left, and James Korowotny confer in the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Hannah DeCampos peddles around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
James Korowotny, left, and Alivia Stewart trike around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Maya Dias peddles around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Matt DosSantos peddles around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Joey Spina scoots around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
The Tender Years Preschool class poses in with their tricycles during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20 in Naugatuck..
From left, Emma Rinaldi, Hannah DeCampos, and Maya Dias trike around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Abigail Brink peddles around the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
Alivia Stewart, front, and Hannah DeCampos trike in the parking lot of Tender Years Preschool in Naugatuck during the annual Trike-a-Thon May 20.
NAUGATUCK – Students at Tender Years Preschool peddled up a storm May 20 as they raised money for St. Jude Children Research Hospital. The Trik-a-thon followed a week of learning about tricycle safety and sick children at St. Jude who can’t trike around. The hospital sent the school a kit with learning materials and information to coordinate the event.
“They have everything set for you. All you have to do is have the enthusiasm,” said Teresa Paternoster, owner and director of Tender Years.
When quizzed on why she was wheeling around, preschooler Aviana Ramos said, “We’re helping the children at St. Jude because they’re very sick.”
Last year, the event raised $2,400 for the hospital. Each student peddled around the Tender Years parking lot for about 30 minutes.
