This year fundraising through the IRide has become even more important. The trailer used by the Ann Arbor CIL’s recreation program was stolen from behind our office. In addition to the loss of the trailer that was specifically configured for use on the IRide, it contained a large amount of equipment needed for our recreation program. Most of the handcycles and tricycles that our participants ride all summer are now gone. The gas grills for barbeques, all of our tennis equipment, a basketball wheelchair, the canopy tents, all the IRide support equipment, and a lot more were taken.

We have been collecting the equipment for over ten years through a series of grants and donations and it will be hard to replace. While we are still adding up the loss, well over $30,000 will be needed to replace everything. This theft delayed many of our summer recreation programs but we are not going to let it stop the IRide!

This isn't the appeal we wanted to make for support of our program, but that plan was changed suddenly for us.  If you can help us rebuild with a donation of any size, please click on the Donate button to the right. If you will be joining us on the IRide and want to register or to create a personal fundraising page for the IRide, click on the Start Fundraising button above.

To learn more about the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living and our recreation programs including the IRide, visit us at AnnArborCIL.org or IndependenceRide.org.  

Thanks for your support!