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A Perfect Christmas Gift

Elena Noble, MPT | December 2012

A Rifton factory worker prepares an adaptive tricycle for Variety the Children's Charity giveawayOn December 20th a children’s charity in Pittsburgh is planning to give dozens of children in Pittsburgh an adaptive tricycle for Christmas. This wonderful program was launched on November 5, 2012 with hopes to exceed donations for over 100 tricycles. And it looks like this goal will be achieved. So here at Rifton we are producing trikes far faster than usual for this time of year. See more pictures on Variety's Facebook page.

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