By Frank Bucholtz/Special to Aldergrove Star

The recent raffle at the Aldergrove Freshco store, in aid of the Aldergrove Food Bank, ended up with three bicycles going to local children.

Ben Wade, owner of the Freshco store, came up with the raffle idea.

The grand prize was intended to be a new $1,000 mountain bike from Cranky鈥檚 Bike Shop or a $1,000 gift certificate.

The winner was Loretta Campbell, who told Wade and Heath MacKenzie, owner of Cranky鈥檚, that she wanted to donate the gift certificate to the food bank rather than claim the top prize.

That had been her idea when she entered the raffle at Freshco.

Mary van Zuuk, manager of the food bank, wanted to turn the donation into three new bikes for children of families who use the service 鈥� and just in time for Christmas.

MacKenzie made that happen.

Two of the bikes were delivered on Friday, Dec. 23 and the third is to be delivered in early January.

The bike shop owner said the way it worked out was wonderful.

鈥淟oretta turned it around and gave it all back,鈥� he said.

Wade noted that the raffle turned out to be a big success with more than $7,000 raised for the food bank, thanks to Freshco shoppers. Freshco is a year-round supporter of the food bank, which is located in the same shopping centre.

.