Ken Garff employees in Orem provided 100 bicycles to children in foster care during an event on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. According to an Oct. 8 report, the initiative allowed 100 kids to pick up and take home new bikes from the Ken Garff Volkswagen parking lot.
Employees at the Orem location purchased, assembled, and prepared the bicycles for the recipients. Kate Terry, a senior manager at Ken Garff, stated that the We’re ‘Hear’ for You program is grassroots-driven, meaning employees decide how to give back to the community. Terry noted that employees are not paid extra for these efforts and that they even placed name tags on the bikes to make them feel more individual and special.
The project involved coordination with Utah Foster Care, which had 100 families sign up to select specific types of bikes for the children. Nikki MacKay, CEO of Utah Foster Care, said the community partnership is vital for showing foster families that they matter and for providing children with the freedom of riding a new bike.
Utah Foster Care is a private, non-profit organization contracted by the Division of Child and Family Services to support adoptive families and foster children in Utah. The agency reported that 2,863 children received foster care services in 2025, including 1,604 children newly placed in the system. Currently, Utah Foster Care reports there are 1,700 children in foster care statewide and 800 licensed foster or adoptive families.
