The ProHAB Helmet Society of Calgary is a local non-profit group intent on helping cyclists and other athletes protect their brains and prevent brain injury. Although ProHAB’s initial roots are in Vancouver, Lindsay Shedden and Shane Rempel founded the ProHAB Society in Calgary after experiencing the loss of a close friend and family member, Dan Winnick. Dan was involved in a collision with a vehi
cle while cycling and suffered a traumatic brain injury. Dan eventually succumbed to his injuries; he wasn’t wearing a helmet. Inspired by the ambition to prevent others from having to experience what Dan, his friends and his family went through, Lindsay and Shane, along with countless other friends and members-at-large, encourage people to protect their brains by wearing a helmet provided by ProHAB on a pay-what-you-can basis. ProHAB is dedicated to overcoming the cost objection that often deter people from wearing helmets while breaking down the image barrier associated with safety; we believe that there are no good reasons not to wear a helmet. ProHAB is purely non-profit - we are 100% volunteer-based.
