Dayton nonprofit reports vandals destroyed sculptural bike fence

Damage to a sculptural fence made of bike parts at the Dayton Life Enrichment Center

Credit: Life Enrichment Center via Facebook

Credit: Life Enrichment Center via Facebook

Damage to a sculptural fence made of bike parts at the Dayton Life Enrichment Center

A sculptural fence was vandalized outside of a Dayton nonprofit organization’s building. According to the Life Enrichment Center, which has its facilities at 425 North Findlay Street, the art piece was vandalized early Friday morning.

We are sad to share the news that vandals came early Friday morning and destroyed the beautiful fence created by welders...

Posted by Life Enrichment Center on Monday, August 17, 2020

In photos posted to Facebook, the fence originally was composed of pieces of bike frames welded together and topped with bike wheels.

The Life Enrichment Center operates its own Bike Shoppe, with a special program for people to earn a bike, according to the center’s website.

However, photos posted on Monday show large gaps in the fence, with large sections removed.

It is unknown whether the missing sections were taken by the vandals or cleaned up later.

The center said the fence was originally made by welders from the Good Shepherd Ministries, another Dayton nonprofit organization.

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