Welcome to Trips for Kids Metro New York’s First blog! I am so excited to share our adventure, our accomplishments and our goals with all of you! To start off the blog I want to let you know who we are and what we do.
Trips for Kids Metro New York (TFK) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide mountain bike outings ,environmental and health education for kids who would not otherwise have these opportunities. We teach lessons in personal responsibility, achievement and environmental awareness through the simple act of having fun.
TFK works specifically with lower income youths, ages 10-18 of all ethnic/racial backgrounds. These kids come from the five boroughs of New York City. Each one works with the kids as we ride and teaches them the skills needed to accomplish the ride. The rides start off on mainly flat terrain such as a dirt road , and as the day progresses, the terrain changes to become more challenging. By the end of the day, the kids can ride over logs, climb and descend hills, and execute whoop-de-whoops (descending a large hill to climb up the next).
Out on the trails, kids gain a fresh perspective; on their lives; the world, and their place in it. After a fun-filled day of appreciating a portion of the environment that they are not often exposed to, filling their lungs with big breaths of clean air, and participating in a really fun and challenging physical activity, the children go home, smiling, inspired, with a head full of wonderful dreams and plans; sometimes for their future, or sometimes just for the next ride.
We have touched the lives of more than 165 kids this year with this experience out riding the trails in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. To help you understand their experince, here are some of the things they have had to say:
“ I learned how to have confidence in myself” Mayra, age 16
“ I learned how to have confidence in myself” Mayra, age 16
“ I have never seen so many trees” Tony, age 10
"Today I learned how to change gears on hills which made them possible. I did way more than I thought I could do." Yvonne, age 13
“I had the best day of my life” Samuel, age 16
Stay tuned as our season is not over yet! We have more rides and will be keeping you up to date on our happenings. Please check in!
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