Share the Voice

Do you have fond memories of riding your bike around the neighborhood with other kids on the block? Did you race with your siblings? Did you ever give it a second thought that you wouldn’t have had a bike growing up? Disabled children work so hard every day in school and constant therapy sessions. They get transported in strollers or are taught to use walkers. They get strapped into “standers”. All of these things help increase their muscle tone, loosen hamstrings, and strengthen their trunk control. They work all day to master skills that typical kids “just do”. Did you know that the average adaptive tricycle costs $3,000.00? Recreation and movement in a child’s home and neighborhood environment is a rite of passage. Years ago private insurance companies would cover the cost of a tricycle as Durable Medical Equipment deeming it therapeutically necessary. Today, insurance companies consider it recreation rather than therapeutic and deny the claims. Some companies after a long fight and many justifications will approve it, but this is not the norm. Every child deserves the right to own and ride a bike. Share the Voice is a non-profit organization driven to provide special needs children with their own adaptive tricycle. Every penny earned goes toward the purchase of a tricycle specially ordered to meet the special needs of the child. Consider sending a personal donation, bring this to your employer and ask if they would be interested in a company donation or event sponsorship, keep checking the website to watch our donations grow. When the first child is presented their own brand new adaptive tricycle watch for tearful videos! Buying a new bike for your child for their birthday this year? Put a smile on a kids face! www.sharethevoice.org to DONATE today! Email us at [email protected]

Share the Voice
“Helping Children Soar”