Participating students received bikes and helmets as a reward for being TERRIFIC young community citizens.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The City of Rockville and Rockville Bike Hub rewarded 76 elementary school students with free bikes and helmets Sunday.

Students in first through fifth grades received free bikes for taking part in Rockville’s TERRIFIC Bikes program, proving themselves as outstanding citizens.

According to program officials, TERRIFIC Bikes encourages students to do at least six good deeds that represent the TERRIFIC brand – Trustworthy, Earnest, Respectful, Responsible, Involved, Fair, Industrious and Caring.

Once participating students complete the deeds, they receive a bike as a reward for their service.

Presenting the kids with bikes gives them an alternative to staying inside and gives them a lifelong activity, said Steve Andruski, President of Rockville Bike Hub.

The Rockville Bike Hub is an organization that helps members of the community by donating unwanted bicycles to the needy and providing bike maintenance and repairs.