Streamwood girl surprised with new bike for Month of the Military Child

Zariah Farmby will celebrate summer vacation with a new bicycle, thanks to a surprise delivery by some Elgin High School student athletes.

The Elgin High soccer players presented the bicycle to Zariah, with her parents, Kiera and Edwin Farmby, and other family members in attendance at Friday's kindergarten graduation at Oakhill Elementary School in Streamwood.

Zariah, 6, of Streamwood, received her bicycle in honor of the Month of the Military Child, which recognizes the sacrifices a child makes in military families.

In all, 100 kindergarten through third-grade students at random elementary schools throughout the area are being surprised with new bikes.

Edwin Farmby has been in the Navy for nine years, with stops in Japan and San Diego. He is now assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes.

In April, nearly 3,000 student athletes from the city and suburbs donated $1 apiece to buy 100 children's bikes and build them to surprise military children.