When The Medicine Shoppe in Mt. Washington came under new ownership just over a decade ago, the new owner started collecting toys for 96.1 KISS Pittsburgh annual Stuff-A-Bus event. Year by year more of the pharmacy's customers contributed towards the program and what used to be a few small bags of toys turned into truckloads of donations for Stuff-A-Bus.

One year, after already purchasing several bags of toys, there was a few hundred dollars left over.

Rather than setting it aside, the remaining donation dollars were used to purchase a few bikes to add in with the smaller toy items.

Instantly, our partners and volunteers were overwhelmed with the nostalgic feeling of seeing a bike underneath the Christmas tree as a kid. A feeling that they wanted other kids to experience.

So, Wheelz 2 Kidz was born. Born out of the sheer excitement and joy of getting your very own bike on Christmas morning as