One of the Rotary Club’s focus has always been youth, and this year the Drumheller Club has decided to support one young man so he can go bike riding.
On Monday, February 1, the club presented a new recumbent tricycle to Austin Kolm, son of Jacquie and Gerry. While the 13-year-old DVSS student has cerebral palsy he keeps busy in the winter playing sledge hockey, and in the summer he likes to go biking.
He has outgrown his current bicycle and was looking to replace it.
A recumbent trike has a hefty price tag and the family approached the Rotary Club hoping for a little support. The Rotary took up the project and agreed to fund the trike in full.
“For you to step forward and look after the bike really made a difference in our life,” said Gerry, thanking the Rotary.
Austin is grateful.
“I am speechless right now,” he tells The Mail. “In the off season I can bike around, it is going to be awesome. It is not just going to keep me fit, it is going to be really fun at the same time.”
Because of the weather, he hasn’t been able to try out the bike, but is looking forward to better weather to try it out.
