{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"A Wish For Wheels w/ Brad Appel","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2964,"description":"In this episode, I connect with Brad Appel, the Founder and Executive Director of this amazing initiative about how the simple gift of a bicycle can have such a profound and positive influence on children. We discuss how the program leverages corporate engagement and organizational teamwork in delivering the bikes as well as the various adjustments necessitated by the current Covid19 pandemic.\nFor the past 16 years the Wish For Wheels non-profit based in Denver, CO has been connecting second-graders in title 1 schools in underserved communities across the country with the joy that a new bicycle brings. A few weeks ago John had the honor of interviewing Brad Appel, the founder and executive director of this amazing initiative.\nWhat are your earliest memories and emotions associated with riding a bike? For many of us the words fun, freedom, friends, excitement, and exhilaration come forward, however, for far too many kids a bike is just an unattainable dream. The Wish For Wheels program based in Denver, CO strives to get bikes to second graders in title 1 schools in underserved communities across the country.\nAdditional Helpful Links:\nEpisode Landing Page on the Active Towns (bonus photos)\nBike Ride Podcast\n\nAndy Boenau\nCar-Free Fire Island, NY\nPATH - Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii - Bike Ed Program\nWoom Bikes - Active Towns Podcast Episode w/ Mathias Ihlenfeld\nPeopleForBikes\nLeague of American Bicyclists\nBicycle Colorado\nIt Could Be Me - Active Towns Podcast Episode w/ Triny Willerton, Founder of It Could Be Me\nHeadsweats - The fabulous folks behind our Active Towns logo hats w/ retro-reflective side panels\nPandanaUSA - The tube bandana people that produced our super cool custom micro-fiber neck gaiters \nFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:\n1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by \"Buying Me a Coffee\" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon\n2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a \"thumbs up,\" leave a review on Apple Podcasts, and share it...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}