Portland's Bike Bus got a huge surprise Sunday when Justin Timberlake showed up to ride with the kiddos! In town for his show at The MODA Center, he and his band made their way to NE Portland to join Coach Balto and about 200 people, mostly kiddos and their parents.
The group went viral in October when it posted a plea on social media for the pop star to join them while in town for a concert at the Moda Center. The response was overwhelming — the TikTok video has racked up over 6.9 million views, and the Instagram post has about 4.5 million views.
Bree Taggart listens to our show, heard us talking about this and said not only was she there with her daughter but JT was awesome and everyone will be talking about this for a long time;
"You should check out Coach Balto’s IG - I guess Justin talked all about the Bike Bus and gave him a major shout out during the concert! It was so special seeing Coach BEAM with pride (as he should)! What an amazing opportunity to show these kids DREAM BIG! Something has simple as riding your bike to school could turn into a nation wide movement! So inspiring! My daughters and I do a variety of “Love Spreading” projects throughout the year in our community and beyond and we always talk about how important it is to “Bloom Where You Are Planted” and to do things that make your heart happy while spreading love in your community! We can all do something! So what a beautiful lesson for my girls to see what can happen when you dream big!"
Thanks JT!