The Boise Bicycle Project is a local organization whose mission is to get the community excited about biking and get people access to bikes in the Boise area. They also educate on how to ride and repair. Their shop is on South Lusk Street in Boise where they sell bikes and parts, offer classes on bike repair and maintenance, and host a variety of programs and events.

Devin McComas is a passionate bike enthusiast and the new executive director. In addition to swapping fond bike-related memories with us, he walks us through what the Boise Bicycle Project is all about and tells us all about their major annual event- the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway. This event is amazing and presents a great opportunity for individuals, families, and businesses to make a real impact in the life of a young person by helping them get their dream bike. The kids actually submit a drawing of their dream bike and together with volunteers and members of the community, the Boise Bicycle Project designs, creates, and gives these bikes to the kids. It’s pretty freaking cool.

The Boise Bubble and our sponsors- Jesse Taff with Waypoint Real Estate Group, Bryce Gonser with Fulcrum Home Loans, and Dr. Dustin Portela with Treasure Valley Dermatology- are all pitching in to support the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway by adopting a couple of bikes. If you’re interested in supporting this cause this holiday season, you can visit the Project’s website (https://www.boisebicycleproject.org) and click on the link for the Holiday Kids Bike Giveaway. When you get there, you’ll see multiple ways you can contribute: you can donate a bike, you can volunteer at the event on December 16th, make a monetary donation, or adopt a bike.

We hope you enjoy this conversation and learn more about a great resource for our Valley, and if you feel so inclined, check out the Boise Bicycle Project’s website and Boise bike shop. It will definitely brighten your day.

So Good!’s mission is pretty simple: do good for good’s sake. No other reason necessary, just be nice to others and put yourself out there to do good. And that’s a message we can get behind. Beneficiaries of his group’s efforts include teachers, first responders, veterans, the Idaho Food Bank, and a horde of perfect strangers just like you and me.

Talking to Parker, hearing his story, and learning that there’s truly no gimmick behind what he’s doing was surprising in the best way. It was doubly powerful coming from a guy who has more than his fair share of reasons to be a pessimist. Parker’s the real deal- a genuinely kind human who gets his dopamine hit by consistently doing kind things for others. And by “consistently” and “others” we mean he’s actively on the lookout daily to do something that will make the day of a total stranger.

We were truly inspired after spending time with Parker. Subsequent to our conversation, we took him up on his challenge to consciously look for a way to render some service to a stranger. We did it, and we can report that it really did feel freaking awesome.

We’re happy to share with you a conversation with Parker Harger of So Good!