Today's "Mail It Forward" story is about one North Carolina woman offering her friendship to another NC woman, and how some kids in need -- whom they've never met -- are closer to an exciting bike ride because of it. Congrats to Beck Tench of Durham, the October winner of HeartMail's "Mail It Forward" Contest, and to Grassroots Bikes / Trips for Kids - Triangle, Beck's chosen recipient of her $75 donation prize!

(Grassroots Bikes is a completely volunteer-run bike shop in Durham with 100% of their sales supporting Trips for Kids-Triangle, which gives kids in need rewarding mountain biking experiences.)

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What's the HeartMail "Mail It Forward" Contest, you say? At the end of each month, one HeartMail card is randomly drawn from among that month's deliveries, and the winner -- the person being thanked on that card -- gets to have a $75 donation sent to his/her favorite charity!

HeartMail by NCGives is an ongoing community art project celebrating acts of giving among North Carolinians. Want to tell someone "thank you" in a special way? Tell them with HeartMail, and he/she may even win $75 to pass on to a good cause! It's fun and free -- Learn How to Send a HeartMail Card

 Help us celebrate the generosity of North Carolinians -
send a HeartMail card in honor of a giver in your life!