Cycling Without Age

Cycling Without Age (CWA) -Vilas, Oneida is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization bringing trishaw rides to older adults and people with special abilities providing the opportunity to experience the outdoors, biking and the right to feel the wind in their hair.

CWA is based on five Guiding Principles:

Generosity: Cycling Without Age is based on generosity and kindness. It starts with the obvious generous act of taking one or two elderly or less-abled people out on a bike ride. It’s a simple act that everyone can do.

Slowness: Slowness allows you to sense the environment, be present in the moment and it allows people you meet along the way to be curious and gain knowledge about Cycling Without Age because you make time to stop and talk.

Storytelling: Older adults have so many stories that will be forgotten if we don’t reach out and listen to them. We tell stories, we listen to stories on the bike, and we also document the stories when we share them via word of mouth or on social media.

Relationships: Cycling Without Age is about creating a multitude of new relationships: between generations, among older adults, between pilots and passengers, care home employees and family members. Relationships build trust, happiness, and quality of life.

Without Age: Life unfolds at all ages, young and old, and can be thrilling, fun, sad, beautiful, and meaningful. Cycling Without Age is about letting people age in a positive context – fully aware of the opportunities that lie ahead when interacting in their local community.

Website: You can find more information by visiting the Vilas County website

Contact:

• Susan Richmond, Director of the ADRC of Vilas County – (715) 479-3625
• Lori Ring, Volunteer Coordinator of the ADRC of Oneida County – (715) 369-6170