East Auburn Community School Principal Michelle Gagne and her students wave Friday to Auburn firefighters after they dropped kindergartner Simon Sweet, 6, off at school. It was a gesture after Sweet, who received a bicycle for his sixth birthday, decided to offer the one he won in a book reading program to another East Auburn student. Sweet was chosen to receive a bicycle through the Maine Department of Education Read to Ride program. Auburn firefighters decided that Sweet deserved a ride to school for his kind gesture. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn firefighters help Simon Sweet, 6, climb off  Tower 1 on Friday at East Auburn Community School. The kindergarten student was given a ride to school because he chose to offer the bicycle he won from a book reading program to another East Auburn student since he got a new one on his 6th birthday. Auburn firefighters decided Sweet deserved a ride to school for his kind gesture. Sweet was chosen to receive a bicycle through the Maine Department of Education Read to Ride program. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

East Auburn Community School Principal Michelle Gagne rushes Friday to hug Simon Sweet, 6, after he arrived in a firetruck, courtesy of the Auburn Fire Department, as staff and students watch. The kindergartner, who received a bicycle for his 6th birthday, decided to give one he won in a book reading program to another East Auburn student. Sweet was chosen to receive a bicycle through the Maine Department of Education Read to Ride program. Auburn firefighters decided he deserved a ride to school for his kind gesture. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Simon Sweet, 6, second from right, has his picture taken Friday with family and friends after getting a ride to East Auburn Community School in an Auburn firetruck. The kindergartner, who received a bicycle for his 6th birthday, decided to give one he won in a book reading program to another East Auburn student. Sweet was chosen to receive a bicycle through the Maine Department of Education Read to Ride program. Auburn firefighters decided he deserved a ride to school for his kind gesture. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal