On May 21, alongside the Erie Canal, we will be cleaning kayaks and cycles, checking for maintenance needs, pumping up tires, and cleaning & sprucing up the area where they are stored.
How Your Help Impacts People’s Lives:
Most people do not need to think about what recreational opportunities are available for them because almost everything is an option. You wake up on a Saturday morning and say, "What will I do today?" and you go and do it! For people living with disabilities, it is not that simple.
RAA is working to broaden the inclusive recreational options in our community for people living with disabilities so that there is a choice of what is available, when it is available and who they can invite to experience the opportunity with them. This way people can “play” with whomever they want when it works for them. RAA has placed adaptive kayaks and cycles along the Canal from Buffalo to Schuylerville and works through various businesses to make them available to people with disabilities whenever the businesses are open.
What You’ll be Helping Us With:
Adaptive equipment tends to be very expensive, so we try to keep it in the best condition as possible. We would love for your help in doing that. For many people, the ability to use this equipment brings independence, engagement with loved ones, and not sitting on the sidelines while others have fun together. How fun to be able to wake up on Saturday morning and ask, “What do I want to do today and who do I want to invite along?”
So please join us in making inclusion happen and get ready to wash some equipment, pump up some tires, grease some chains and help us get ready for an active and fun summer on the Canal for EVERYONE!
