iCan Bike Seeks Volunteers for 2019 Camp The iCan Bike program camp teaches children and adults with disabilities how to ride a two-wheeled bicycle without the need for adaptive devices. In other words, they can learn to ride a bicycle just like anyone else. Alpharetta Police Departments Bike Patrol Unit has been involved with the iCan Bike program for the past eight years and has had the pleasure of hosting it for the past four years. The camp fills up every year (with a maximum of 40 children) and usually has a waiting list around the same size. Participants often travel from many states away to get the chance to learn to ride. Riding is not guaranteed, but the camps success rate has historically been around 95 percent. For this program to be a success, it takes a small army of volunteers usually numbering the hundreds. The camp, which takes place July 22-26, is broken into five time slots or sessions on each of the five days. The session times are 8:30-9:45am, 10:05-11:20am, 11:40am-12:55pm, 2:00-3:15pm, and 3:35-4:50pm.Riders and volunteers sign up for the time slot (or multiple slots if you are a volunteer) and only attend those sessions, Monday through Friday. First-time volunteers need to attend a brief training session on July 21 at Alpharetta City Hall at 4:00pm. Volunteers main responsibility is spotting the cyclers as they learn to ride. It is easy and very rewarding to be a part of teaching a child to do something that they never thought was possible.Please visit Facebook.com/ICanBikeAlpharetta to see videos and photos of past camps.
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