AWARD RECIPIENT OF IMPACT | Children’s Hero Award Recipient
This award goes to Andrew Tablante & Tatiana Koufopan from Trek, for the support they have provided CatRock and our alumni for our Cycling Academy program. Trek is one of the cofounders of our biking program. They have donated necessary gear - including bike tools, bike parts, bike helmets and even a fleet of bikes. These donations have enabled us to expand our reach to include students as young as five years old up to high school students. This has helped our cycling academy grow to be able to serve more youth in our community and provide them with more opportunities to explore the outdoors.
In addition, the Trek ALL-IN program provides our alumni the opportunity to learn the skills needed to become certified bike technicians. This past year, we had our alumni training in Trek stores all over the city. They learned how to repair, maintain, and even build bikes. Following this training, some participants go on to get jobs working in Trek stores as bike technicians, and others use their new skills to bring back to CatRock. This essential training allows us to more effectively teach our students how to fix, repair and maintain their bikes during and after our programs.