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New students at High Point University surprise local Boys and Girls Club with 150 bikes

New students at High Point University surprise local Boys and Girls Club with 150 bikes
KENNY: FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS GOT AN IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT. WANDA: IT HAPPENED AT HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY. THEY WERE GIVEN THE SAME ASSIGNMENT, A LESSON ON TEAMWORK AND PHILANTHROPY. IT IS MONDAY AFTERNOON. 750 STUDENTS, HALF OF THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY ARE MEETING AT THE CENTER. >> THE FIRST THING I WOULD LOVE FOR ALL OF YOU TO DO IS PUT YOUR PHONES AWAY. >> THEY COME FROM MANY PLACES, FROM HIGH POINT TO HONG KONG. CLASSES START IN THE MORNING BUT THEY ARE GETTING THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT TODAY. THIS IS A TEST OF TEAMWORK. AND PROBLEM SOLVING. >> WHAT ARE FOUR EXAMPLES? THEIR CHALLENGE, WORK TOGETHER USING CLUES. BUILD A BIKE FOR A CHILD. LISBETH RAMIREZ HAS FOND MEMORIES OF BIKE RIDING DAYS GROWING UP IN HIGH POINT. CRACKS WE HAD FUN. -- >> WE HAD FUN. HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES. WANDA: LISBETH’S TEAM MATES HAVE PICKED HER TO BE THEIR CAPTAIN. >> I WAS SUPER NERVOUS BECAUSE OF NEVER BUILT A BIKE BY MYSELF. KNOWING IT WAS A GROUP AND WE DO NOT KNOW EACH OTHER THAT WELL, HOW IS IT GOING TO WORK? WANDA: THE STUDENTS HAVE ONE HOUR TO FIGURE IT OUT. WANDA: IS A CHALLENGING? >> A LITTLE BIT. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. IT IS LIKE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. WANDA: TALKING IT OUT. TEAMWORK LEADS TO TWISTS AND TURNS AND BEFORE LONG A BIKE IS BORN. >> AND THEN WE TIGHTKNIT. -- WE TIGHTEN IT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT LOOKS NICE. I THINK IT IS THE BEST BIKE AROUND HERE. WE WILL LET OTHERS DECIDE THAT. WANDA: THIS EXERCISE IS THE BRAINCHILD OF HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. >> WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY THAT IS OFTEN SELF ABSORBED. ANYTIME WE CAN TELL OUR STUDENTS TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED. GET BEYOND YOURSELF AND MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WANDA: THE BIKES HAVE BEEN A SIMILAR AND PLACED IN THE BUILDING. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY. IT PICKS UP AGAIN AT 4:30 WHEN ALL OF THE FRESHMAN, INCLUDING THOSE N THE MORNING SESSION, RETURN TO THE GYM FOR THE BIG MOMENT. IT HAPPENS A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN 149 KIDS FROM THE SOUTHSIDE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS ENTER THE GYM, NOT SURE OF WHAT TO EXPECT. >> I TOLD THEM WE WERE GOING TO A COLLEGE. AND FROM THAT, OR MAYBE I SURPRISE. -- THERE MAY BE A SURPRISE. WANDA: AND WHAT A SURPRISE IT IS. IN SOME CASES IT’S HARD TO TELL WHO IS HAPPIER. THE BOYS AND GIRLS OR THE HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. >> SHE WAS SO HAPPY THE WHOLE TIME. WANDA: AND FUN FOR LISBETH WHO GREW UP IN THE SOUTHSIDE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, SEEING STUDENTS FROM HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY >> AS LOWER INCOME KIDS, IT’S ALSO GREAT TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE THERE. THAT IS HOW THE KIDS FEEL NOW. >> IT TEACHES THEM AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY CAN BE REWARDED. >> SOME LIKE TREYSON, WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING HOW TO RIDE THEIR NEW BIKES, HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THEIR NEW FRIENDS AT HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY. CRACKS I AM THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU DID AND LETTING US HAVE THE BIKES. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WANDA: THERE WAS SO MUCH JOY IN THAT ROOM. IT TOOK 30 MINUTES TO ASSEMBLE THE BIKES. IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING, THEY HAD AN INSPECTION TEAM ON HAND TO LOOK OVER THE BIKES BEFORE THEY WERE DELIVERED TO THE KIDS. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. WHEN I SEE INSTRUCTIONS, MY BRAIN SHUTS DOWN. I CAN’T WORK THAT WAY. KENNY: I CAN’T PUT ANYTHING TOGETHER THAT QUICKLY. AND THEY ALL GOT HELMETS. WANDA: NOT JUST GIVING THE BIKES, BUT THEY ALSO OFFERED WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, TELLING THEM THAT YOU CAN DO IT. YOU ARE A GOOD KID. YOU CAN GO FORWARD AND YOU NEVER KNOW, PLANTING THOSE SEEDS, THE IMPACT IT MIGHT HAVE DOWN THE ROAD. BRIA
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New students at High Point University surprise local Boys and Girls Club with 150 bikes
Most college freshmen are already on campus and have started classes and first-year students at High Point University got an important assignment before they hit the books. It's a test of teamwork and problem-solving. The challenge is to work together using clues to build a bike for a child. The students have one hour to figure it out. The exercise is the brain child of High Point University President Nido Qubein."We live in a society that is often self-absorbed and anytime we can tell our students --to much is given, much is required, go beyond yourself, make this world a better place," said Qubein.

Most college freshmen are already on campus and have started classes and first-year students at High Point University got an important assignment before they hit the books.

It's a test of teamwork and problem-solving. The challenge is to work together using clues to build a bike for a child. The students have one hour to figure it out.

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The exercise is the brain child of High Point University President Nido Qubein.

"We live in a society that is often self-absorbed and anytime we can tell our students --to much is given, much is required, go beyond yourself, make this world a better place," said Qubein.