Cycling Without Age Kelowna

Look who we spotted downtown on Bernard Avenue this morning. So nice to be by the lake on a road closed to car traffic

Pretty hot ride for the pilots but not too bad along the Brandts Creek regional trail. Lots of happy faces!

Nice ride on Kelglen Court over to Parkinson's Rec.Centre and an added bonus of a wild life sighting

Wonderful adventure today for Pilot Pat and her passengers today to Parkinsons Rec centre to watch the tennis and the pickleball-even got to see a baby deer having her breakfast along the creek.

Thanks to Pilot Pat for participating in the Ride Don't Hide, a bike event to support mental health. LOTS of interest in our trishaws, and a few very welcome donations!..$$

Busy day today for our Kelowna chapter 2 trishaws out at Gyro beach for a picnic day and 1 out at the Brandts creek linear park. Perfect weather and happy pilots and passengers

Beautiful day along the Kelowna waterfront for pilot Trish and her passengers today

Beautiful ride today on Hall Road. The lilacs are in full bloom!

Spring is just around the corner! Street cleaning starts this week, and we will be ready to go before you know it with 2 new trishaws, bringing our total to 6 in Cycling Without Age Kelowna!

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS! The Kelowna Cycling Coalition is the umbrella organization that we fall under.
They are a group that is trying to encourage more people to take up cycling by helping educate the cycling and driving public. They also work with the City of Kelowna to help them plan and create better infrastructure that will provide safer interactions out there.
If you have the following talents, we want to hear from you!
Web & Branding:
Role Description: The Web & Branding volunteer will manage the organization's online presence, ensuring the website is up-to-date, user-friendly, and reflective of the coalition's mission.

Group Ride / Critical Mass Coordinator:
Role Description: The Group Ride / Critical Mass Coordinator will organize and oversee group rides. They will work to create a safe and inclusive environment for cyclists, coordinating routes, schedules, and safety measures, particularly during critical mass events.

Treasurer:
Role Description: The Treasurer will manage the financial aspects of the coalition, overseeing grant applications, financial records, and transactions.

Communications:
Role Description: The Communications volunteer will handle the coalition's external and internal communications. They will manage social media and email updates to promote the coalition's activities, events, and initiatives while fostering community engagement and support.

These rides could go on for quite a while as the residents of the Vineyards are very keen. Thanks to pilots Audrey and Pat for keeping up their enthusiasm. Love the canopy - your passengers look so cozy!

Sadly our last ride of the season was today for the residents at Mission Creek Landing. Thanks to volunteer pilots like Mark who have brightened the days of so many passengers this summer and fall. We look forward to starting up again in spring of 2024

Blanket weather has arrived for Cycling Without Age Kelowna but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of Audrey and Marilynne's passengers today. We even got to see a couple of turtles sunning themselves on a log in Brandt's Creek

BIG thank you to Gary Norkum owner of CYCLEPATH KELOWNA on Springfield Road and his technician Keegan for assembling our new trishaw and providing the regular service to our other 3 bikes. We could not do it without you! You have touched the lives of many seniors in the community with this very kind act of service.

Beautiful day to ride beside the lake with pilots Yolanda and Audrey and 4 happy passengers out feeling the wind in their hair

2 happy passengers on our inaugural ride along Brandts Creek trail. What a nice shady path. We even got to see turtles sunning themselves in the pond.

Thank you to all of our volunteer pilots who make the Kelowna Cycling Without Age Kelowna program so successful

Pilot Pat with her grand daughter Stella who is a pilot in training. Come see us in a few years Stella to join the rest of the volunteers giving seniors in Kelowna the opportunity to "feel the wind in their hair"

Smiles for our pilot Yolanda and her happy passengers in East Kelowna today before it got too hot. Saw deer, and an egrets nest

All loaded up and ready to have some fun. Thanks to volunteer Dan for safe transport of our 3 trishaws.

Ready for our park day at Ben Lee Park. We plan on giving lots of rides today and seeing lots of happy faces

Great ride with pilots Yolanda and Marilynne and 8 happy passengers this morning. We saw the tulip garden, the dragonboaters on the lake and the tennis players and pickleball players at Parkinsons Rec Centre

Heard about our old book recycling pilot project? If you can't donate them, drop them off in a bin at specific Okanagan Regional Library branches in , , or . Find library locations and program details https://www.rdco.com/en/news/rdco-launches-book-recycling-pilot-project.aspx?fbclid=IwAR08NivILJ1DWakFZEFUGt0c0PUVI9IQ_9mkAReP35GVfpAPhho_qyPRTrM

We’re at the Rockets game and Rocky wants to volunteer with Cycling Without Age! How about you?

Fun spooktacular outing at the Zombie thriller dance party in Stuart Park downtown Kelowna- yes the trishaws can dance! Thanks to our makeup artist Stella

2 beautiful sisters out for a twilight ride to check out the new extension to the Abbott corridor- the blanket came in handy

Very sweet bonding between Jimmy and his mum on the railtrail - won't be their last

Great day with Jimmy bonding with his mum on the railtrail- won't be their last

Our Kelowna fleet is growing! We now are the proud owners of 3 trishaws. #3 is a real beauty!

Sunday August 14th marked the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Cycling Without Age movement in Denmark. We are thrilled that our Kelowna chapter is thriving.