Getting Ready for Trips for Kids Tampa 1st Official Ride!

Well, after months of planning and getting things all set-up, Chris and I are ready to have the 1st Official "Trips for Kids Tampa" ride! We are going to incorporate it into our BAADR Family ride at 1st just to make it easier for the new volunteers and the kids. We have been working on getting the word out there that we need volunteers and donations so we can get a few more bikes and equipment to meet demand we already have.

We also have a few fundraiser ideas we are working on. I will be starting a "Trips for Kids Tampa" blog to keep everyone up to speed on whats going.

We are also registered with IMBA to have a "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" on October 3rd and we hope to be working with SWAMP and local bike shops on this event. I plan on making this a larger event that can help promote BAADR and Trips for Kids Tampa and the sport of Mountain Biking in the area. If all goes well we can make this an annual event.

More information to follow soon!

Trips For Kids Tampa Test Ride 7/29

Chris and I were supposed to meet a reporter from channel 10 news for a story on Trips for Kids and we brought some kids to get video footage. She had to cancel due to a heavy news day. Since we had all the equipment and 8 kids in tow, we decided to take a test run of the program. We were all pleased with the results, especially the kids!

Of The 5 boys Chris brought, only one or 2 had ever ridden off-road before. The ones who had not really enjoyed themselves and all of them said they could not wait to do it again! Spencer and I brought his friend Dustin who had never ridden a 26' bike, or a bike with gears and never been off-road. He struggled a little in places, but overall he had a great time as well. We took the all to Cici's Pizza for lunch after and they could not stop talking about how much fun the had!