For Immediate Release
North Woods Family Trail Ride Day
(Queens, NY) Trips
for Kids Metro New York (TFK) is hosting a Northwoods Family Trail Ride Day
in Cunningham Park’s North Woods Mountain Biking Trail on Saturday, May 24th. TFK, Peak Mountain Bikes
and Bicycle Planet will supply bikes to offer the community a new experience
and adventure for the family.
The second
annual Northwoods Family Trail Ride Day is designed to encourage family outings
and mountain biking in New York City. “We want to share our sport
with the Queens community. There is an amazing park in their back yard,
and we want them to know Trips for Kids is here to help them explore it.”
Said Andrée Sanders, Executive Director of TFK. “Kids from all over the
New York City area have a unique opportunity to ride with experienced riders
and learn from the best. "
TFK volunteers
and the NYCranks High School mountain bike race team will lead rides for all
skill levels. “It is great because we get to reach out to the kids from
the neighborhood and give them a ride to remember,” said Campbell Sorenson,
Ride Leader - age 14. “I love mountain biking and love getting kids on the
trail.”
Queens
resident, Kitty Azhar, said, ”I have lived in the Cunningham Park area my whole
life and I have never experienced the park the way I did with Trips for Kids.
My family and I are novice bikers and look forward to the next opportunity to
get my boys out there, practically in my backyard, teaching them to ride the
awesome trails in our park. I am spreading the word to students from our local
schools as well as parents about this rich resource we have in our community,
thanks Trips for Kids.”
All
participants will be able to borrow bikes on site at no cost. Additional
organizations partnering with TFK include: CLIMB (Concerned Long Island
Mountain Bikers), a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to the growth
and safe enjoyment of mountain bicycling and the organization responsible for
maintaining the trail in Cunningham Park; Peak Mountain Bike Pro Shop, the
local bicycle shop rated Best Bike Shop by MTBR, that specializes in mountain
bikes;
City Bike
Coach, a fun cycling riding school and coaching service for all ages which also
offers free weekend rides for all levels and ages; Bicycle Planet, the second largest
bicycle store on Long Island.
For more
information about North Woods Family Trail Ride Day’s please contact asanders@tfkmetrony.org.
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