Cycling Without Age Surrey

Hello!

My name is Denise, and I am hoping to raise enough money to purchase a trishaw bike, which will allow me to start a new local chapter of "Cycling Without Age" in the Surrey/Langley community.

Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to the local nursing home residents.

He then got in touch with a civil society consultant from the City of Copenhagen, who was intrigued by the idea and together they bought the first 5 trishaws and launched Cycling Without Age, which has now spread to all corners of Denmark, and since 2015 to another 33 countries around the world.

Having worked in a senior's clinic as well as resiental care in the hospital, I have seen first hand how being restriced in activity and mobility has a negative effect on the mental state of the eldery.

Cycling Without Age dreams of creating a world together, in which the access to active citizenship creates happiness among our fellow elderly citizens by providing them with an opportunity to remain an active part of society and the local community.

They do that by giving them the right to wind in their hair, the right to experience the city and nature close up from the bicycle and by giving them an opportunity to tell their story in the environment where they have lived their lives.

That way we build bridges between generations and we reinforce trust, respect and the social glue in our society.

Every penny counts, and I would be so incredibly grateful to be able to make this dream become a reality, and bring a little extra joy to the seniors in our community!