This is What WE do, This is WHO WE ARE, And why WE are, ... Who WE are !! Deseret News Photo of the day: Donation helps Shriners patients put the pedal to the metal By <https://www.deseret.com/authors/deseret-news-photographers> Deseret News Photographers <https://www.twitter.com/DNewsPhoto> @DNewsPhoto Aug 31, 2021, 6:03pm MDT Jackie Woodward rides her adaptive bike outside of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Salt Lake City on Monday. Jackie Woodward rides her adaptive bike outside of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Kruisers for Kids Car Show annually held in Midvale, raised over $43,000 to fund adaptive bikes, which can cost between $500 and $2,000 each. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Purchase Photo <https://pages.deseret.com/photo-purchasing/purchase?photoUrl=https%3A%2F%2F cdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_image%2Fimage%2F69800844%2Fmerlin_2882107 .0.jpg&fileName=merlin_2882107.0.jpg&articleUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deseret.co m%2Futah%2F2021%2F8%2F31%2F22651318%2Fadaptive-bikes-donation-helps-shriners -patients-put-pedal-to-the-metal-children> . Four patients with orthopedic conditions at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Salt Lake City were fitted for new adaptive bikes Monday thanks to a $44,000-plus donation from Kruisers for Kids. Three children receive a Rifton adaptive bike to help with developmental delays, and another child with congenital limb differences received a new arm-pedaled bike. Adaptive bikes, which typically cost $500 to $2,000 each, allow children who can't ride standard bikes the chance to get outside and have fun with neighbors and siblings, particularly beneficial now with families navigating COVID-19 precautions. Other benefits include a sense of independence, lower extremity strengthening, cardiovascular exercise, weight management and balancing skills. Bike adaptations are customized to each child's needs, ranging from hand pedals and secure seat belts to larger seats with a back and a lower center of gravity. Funds for this year's donation came from the group's 27th annual car show and brings the organization's collective giving to $430,000, helping the hospital give away more than 50 bikes a year to patients on a waiting list. Shelby Worley, 14, who has cerebral palsy, fist-bumps Mark Lange, Shriners Hospitals for Children physical therapist, as she rides her new adaptive bike outside of the hospital in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Kruisers for Kids raised over $43,000 to fund adaptive bikes, which can cost between $500 and $2,000 each. GRID VIEW https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xip8W65cZysLw143SLz2-GCLiqM=/1000x0/filters: no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22818706/merlin_28821 01.jpg BE PROUD, BE DAMN PROUD. J.C Hackett Oldies "Rock & Roll Radio" Productions Real Oldies, KCPX P.O Box 271226 Salt Lake City, Utah 84127 www.jchackett.com Email us at jc@jchackett.com
