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August 9, 2024
 The image above shows a flyer promoting the Bikes for All event and information that is included in the press release below. There are also photos of some of the adaptive bikes. One shows a youth riding on a bike using hand pedals and the other shows two smiling women wearing helmets with a quadcycle. Sponsor logos are also shown. There is a QR code which links to the Outdoors for All liability form, which is also in the release below.
Bikes for All event showcases adaptive bikes
Drop in for free demonstrations and trial rides
The Kitsap County Accessible Communities Advisory Committee joins community partners and Outdoors For All for the annual Bikes for All event that takes place 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, September 13 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Sheep Barn, located at 1200 Fairgrounds Road NW, Bremerton.
Local youth and adults with mobility, sensory and other disabilities are invited to attend. There will be adaptive bike demonstrations showcasing recumbent (reclining) and tandem bikes and handcycles. These adaptive bikes provide a way for people with varying mobility to get outside and ride. This event is free and open to everyone!
Assistance will be provided by certified physical and recreational therapists. ASL and Spanish interpreters will be available. Bring your own helmet or borrow one at the event. There will be water and pizza for participants and information on grants and scholarships to purchase adaptive bikes.
"We live in such a beautiful part of the country with so many opportunities to get outside and ride on our many trails and at our accessible parks," noted Ranae Beeker, outreach coordinator of the Accessible Communities Advisory Committee. "Promoting access to exercise through biking is important and a great mission of Outdoors for All and our sponsors."
Registration is not required and walk-ins are welcome. If you would like to preregister by filling out the liability form, please go to the Bikes for All registration page linked to here or use the QR code in the flyer above.
Bikes for All is sponsored by Skookum, the Kitsap Public Health District, Olympic College, and the Accessible Communities Advisory Committee.
For questions about the event, contact Ranae Beeker at nursebeeker@gmail.com
If you know of an individual, family or organization that would be interested in this event, please feel free to share the event flyer here.
The Kitsap County Accessible Communities Advisory Committee is an advisory committee to Kitsap County government whose purpose is to support disability awareness and access through technical assistance and other resources. For more information, go to kcowa.us/ACAC. New members are welcome!
Outdoors for All is a national organization providing opportunities for adaptive and therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities.
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