We will provide adaptive bikes to 4-5 children a year by raising $10,000 in 2017. Every dollar contributed goes toward the cost of buying bikes and spreading the word to enlarge our community of supporters.
Leader
Sandra Alfonzo
Location
610 5th AVE Brooklyn, NY 11215
This fundraiser is closed. But it's not too late to participate. Check out our new fundraiser for the next 3 adaptive bikes here: https://www.ioby.org/project/adaptability-2
AdaptAbility is the brainchild of bike store owner Sandra Alfonzo. Sandra was inspired to address the sadness and envy of wheelchair-bound children watching their peers pass them on bikes that she has observed during her runs in Prospect Park. Imagine, thought Sandra, if every customer of Behind Bars in Brooklyn donated just 25¢ to the cost of getting a flat tire fixed. In one season, the shop could raise enough money for at least one bike. And if other local businesses and bike suppliers jumped in? Many deserving children could receive bikes each year. AdaptAbility was born!
1. Raise a $10,000 from a combination of contributions from customers, the public and local businesses and bicycle industry vendors.
2. Identify the first 2-3 recipients of bikes from Sunset Park public schools. Watch for their stories on our campaign page!
3. Create communications material that allows businesses and donors to spread the word to their customers, friends and family.
4. Recruit at least 10 campaign evangelists who agree to spread the word about AdaptAbility to friends and family in their networks with the goal of attracting donations, of any size, from at least 10 people each.
5. Spread the word with a campaign launch party in September at Behind Bars in Brooklyn and a day of special outreach online to start raise contributions to reach our goal of $10,000 by year end.
6. With every $3-4,000 raised, begin the process of matching a young person to a bike.
In many ways, our culture is moving to assure that a physical handicap is not a barrier to the full participation in society. But the freedom to fully enjoy life and public facilities is not equal -- the ability to take full advantage of public amenities such as parks can be limited to those who can afford special adaptations. We wish to demonstrate, first to handicapped young people themselves, that they should be the ones who define what they can do in the areas of exercise and health by their own spirit and determination, not by issues of money. We also want to show the general public that their generosity can make a remarkable difference in the lives of their neighbors by reducing their isolation and giving them tools to sustain their health in the face of serious impairments.
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