Lose The Training Wheels Bike Camp

AUGUST 6-10^th

A camp that teaches children with special needs to ride a bike!

Lose The Training Wheels^TM is a nonprofit organization that teaches individuals with special needs to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle and become lifelong independent riders. This achievement helps individuals with special needs gain assurance and self-reliance in many other aspects of their lives.  Lose The Training Wheels™ uses adapted equipment, trained professionals and volunteers. With 75 minutes of instruction over five days, approximately 85 percent of campers learn to ride a conventional bicycle independently!

To be eligible to enroll, participants must be at least eight years old. They must have a disability but be able to walk without an assistive device such as a walker or cane. They must be able to side-step quickly to both sides. Participants must have a minimum inseam measurement of 20 inches and weigh no more than 220 pounds.

The cost of this camp is $200.  Please note that the participants must attend the same 75-minute session for each of the five days of camp.

Volunteers are also needed!

AUGUST 6-10^th

____ Session 1          12:10pm – 1:45pm                   

____ Session 2          1:45pm – 3:20pm                       

____ Session 3          3:20pm – 4:55pm                       

____ Session 4          4:55pm - 6:30pm                         

For more information about registration or to volunteer please contact bikecampnyc@gmail.com

Sponsored by:
The National Down Syndrome Society & The Lyle Foundation