CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Blue Ridge Cyclery owner Shawn Tevendale has always been a big believer in helping his community, having worked as a career paramedic before opening his local bicycle shops. So during this most recent snowstorm, in which many of his neighbors in Earlysville have had trouble clearing their driveways due to ice, Tevendale has been offering his assistance.
“It’s kind of hard to sell bicycles when the weather gets like this,” he told Cville Right Now, “so it’s kind of my opportunity to step out and help my community where I can and do stuff to kind of give back.”
Using his own tractor, Tevendale has helped cleared close to 40 driveways by his own estimates. He’s done this for some of his adjacent neighbors for the past five or six years. But this time, he decided to branch out, posting on social media to offer his services to others who may need it…