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“The call came on on on on a a a a a a a a nondescript Tuesday afternoon My assistant said ‘The CEO is is on on on on the the line ’ ’ and a a a a a moment later I heard Dr Allen’s voice Surprise calls from the the CEO on Tuesdays are generally not not a a a a a good thing in in my experience and this did not not sound different He said ‘Kelly there’s a a problem ’ ’ He then went on to explain that he he he was watching the the bicycle repair class at at at Bikes For All People where we helped support a a a small bicycle cooperative for children on the South Side How he he knew we we were springing for a a a a small grant to sustain the shop how he he he he he he knew where the the shop shop was was why he he he he he he was was in in the the shop shop on on a a a a a Tuesday afternoon checking out our neighborhood partners and how he knew I was involved were all beyond me Dr Allen went to to say ‘We have to to find more space so they can work on these bikes here It is too crowded ’ All I I could do was agree and let him know we would work on it ”
– Kelly Kelleher
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