Academy Sports+Outdoors played Santa Claus for 30 Birdwell Elementary students with free bicycles Thursday. (Courtesy)

Academy Sports+Outdoors in Tyler rewarded children with free bicycles for exhibiting great behavior Thursday.

The store surprised 30 students with a brand new bicycle and a helmet at Birdwell Elementary School.

Academy’s annual bike donation gives students the opportunity to receive a free bicycle and helmet if they exhibit perfect attendance, great academic performance and good behavior. This holiday season, the company will donate more than $250,000 worth of bicycles and helmets to students across the country.

–Cory McCoy