DAYTON, Ohio -

Reynolds and Reynolds announced another successful year for its annual Bike Build program for three of its locations in Ohio and Texas earlier this month.

Company associates and their families got together on Dec. 6 to assemble nearly 300 new bicycles to use as Christmas gifts for military service family members.

Ron Lamb, president of Reynolds and Reynolds, believes the yearly bike build is one of the highlights of the holiday season for the company.

“The Bike Build is a great way to brighten the holidays of military families and one more way to pay tribute to their service,” Lamb said. “The annual Bike Build is also an opportunity for all of us at Reynolds to give back and to involve our children in the spirit of giving for other children.”

Launched in 2007, the Reynolds Bike Build, with employees and families involved, have built over 1,000 bikes for the children of military families during the Christmas holiday seasons. This year, the Dayton, Ohio location assembled 93 bikes, the College Station, Texas location built 100, as well as another 100 built by employees and families at the Houston location, all going to their respective nearby military facilities.

The bikes range in size from tricycles and 12-inch bicycles with training wheels to 26-inch multi-speed configured models.

“A common bond that Reynolds associates share is a spirit of giving and reaching out to others,” Lamb said. “The Bike Build is one more way to strengthen that bond and give back to the families of those who serve.”