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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – A massive show of force today full of holiday cheer at a Springfield school as Christmas came early for over a hundred students.

State and local police, the marines, the mayor, city and state leaders all joining in the celebration today to assist “Bob the Bike Guy” Charland and his team donate around 150 bicycles and Lego sets to students through his nonprofit Pedal Thru Youth.

Charland said this is the biggest donation he’s made since he started back in 2017 and he told Western Mass News what makes this donation so special.

”Most of these kids come from either poverty or war torn countries, they’ve never seen the positive side of law enforcement, never seen the positive side of military, and with a few of my friends today, we changed that for them,” said Charland.

The school was filled with cheers and smiles as the …

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