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WEBVTT >> BENGAL BELL, BENGAL BELLS,BENGALS ALL THE WAY.VANESSA: BENGAL BELLS, THESTUDENTS AT SAINT BERNARDELEMENTARY SCHOOL THOUGHT THEYWERE JUST SINGING A CINCINNATITHEMED PARODY OF A CLASSICHOLIDAY SONG.LITTLE DID THEY KNOW, THEY'D BEGETTING A VISIT FROM DREKIRKPATRICK AND AJ GREEN.>> I'M STARTING TO BE ACINCINNATI NATIVE, AND I GOT TOTAKE CARE OF HOME, AND THIS ISHOME FOR ME RIGHT NOW.VANESSA: BUT THE BENGALS PLAYERSDID MORE THAN JUST SHOW UP FOR APEP RALLY.THEY BROUGHT OVER 300 SURPRISESWITH THEMORE THAN 300 BIKES, OF ALLCOLORS, SHAPES, AND SIZES STOODIN THE GYMASIUM AT SAINTBERNARD, AND EVERY CHILD WILLGET TO TAKE ONE HOME AS THEYLEAVE FOR WINTER BREAK.>> JUST SEEING SOME OF THEIRFACES, SOME OF THEM HAVE NEVERRODE A BIKE BEFORE, SOME OF THEMCAN'T AFFORD BIKES, SOME OF THEMCAN'T AFFORD BIKES, SO IT'S AVERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE.VANESSA: IT'S MORE THAHUMBLING, IT IS PERSONAL.>> IF I HAD JUST HAD SOMEBODY TOTALK TO THAT WAS ON A PLATFORMOR ON THAT LEVEL BECAUSE I COMEFROM WHERE MOST OF THESE KIDSCOME FROM.VANESSA: AND TOWARDS THE END OFA STRESSFUL SEASON, IT'S A GOODREMINDER OF WHAT MATTERS MOST. >> WE PLAY THIS GAME OFFOOTBALL, IT'S JUST A GAME.WE'RE BLESSED TO PLAY IT, BUTCOMING HERE AND SEEING THEREALITY OUTSIDE THIS LOCKERROOM, IT'S BIGGER THAN THE GAME.>> I JUST WANTED THESE KIDS TOKNOW THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLENO MATTER WHAT SITUATION YOU'REIN OR WHERE YOU COME FROM, YOUGOT PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU AND MAKESURE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.VANESSA: A GOOD MESSAGE ANYTIMEOF YEAR.

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When the students at Saint Bernard Elementary School sang "Bengal Bells," they thought they were just singing a Cincinnati-themed parody of a classic holiday song. Little did they know, they'd be getting a visit from Dre Kirkpatrick and A.J. Green. "I'm starting to be a Cincinnati native, and I got to take care of home, and this is home for me right now," Kirkpatrick said. But the Bengals players did more than just show up for a pep rally. They brought over 300 surprises with them. More than 300 bikes of all colors, shapes, and sizes stood in the gymnasium at Saint Bernard, and every child will get to take one home as they leave for winter break. "Just seeing some of their faces, some of them have never rode a bike before, some of them can't afford bikes, so it's a very humbling experience," Green said. It's more than humbling for Kirkpatrick, it's personal. "If I had just had somebody to talk to that was on a platform or on that level, because I come from where most of these kids come from," said Kirkpatrick. And toward the end of a stressful season, it's a good reminder of what matters most. "We play this game of football. It's just a game. We're blessed to play it, but coming here and seeing the reality outside (the) locker room, it's bigger than the game," said Green. "I just wanted these kids to know that anything is possible no matter what situation you're in or where you come from. You got people who love you and make sure you take advantage of it," said Kirkpatrick. That's a good message any time of the year.