Benita has been doing a great job with the trade up! We have gone from a penny to a Turkish Rug worth about $500, a Pickleball starter set, a fancy jar and some cash!
Anyone want to help with the trade up, find us on Facebook @
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chandlercares/?ref=sharehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/chandlercares/?ref=share&exp=93fa

Or instagram @
https://www.instagram.com/chandler_cycling_without_age/

Welcome Mariano, our newest member! He is looking forward to being a pilot!

Thanks to the TEMPE group for loaning their Trisahw! We have been able to share the message with so many more people! We have actually provided a few rides to those who can't get out on their own and for the first time they got to see the beautiful lakes around our neighborhood.

We have met several people since getting the loaner bike from Tempe and have started getting donations in our GoFund Me site: https://gofund.me/f9c776a8
Please share if you can!
Interest is finally climbing now that we are out of the stringent COVID requirements.

Thank you to Erin and the TEMPE Chapter for loaning us their bike to help create more interest in our project! More fundraising, here we go!!!

We have had many interested parties but as a result of COVID, donations have been limited. Thanks to the Tempe, AZ chapter, we will be using their Trishaw to provide demonstrations over the next three weeks a a community center as well as 3 retirement facilities. We have raised a total of $4688.65 toward the purchase price of a Trishaw currently priced at $10,749 plus shipping ($100-1000)

Still trying to raise money! The senior centers and long term care facilities are still holding back due to COVID policies.

We have had a couple of meetings to date to discuss fund raising ideas. Pernille has brought up a few organizations that may be able to provide at least partial funding, I have drafted e-mails to those organizations. We are on schedule to borrow a Trisahw and have some events between the Tempe and Chandler Chapters. We have raised an additional $1000! Hope to have some photos soon with Mark's Trishaw!

Met with Mark Shelley from a chapter in Prescott. He had a lot to share about how he got funding. We also discussed insurance and how he operates his chapter. Great conversation. We may also be able to borrow his bike for a weekend!

12/3/2020: First meeting Agenda/notes.
-Introductions:
-Items to consider to start the chapter
-COVID Policy
For nursing homes use theirs
Develop one for use outside of facilities that have a policy at a minimum, follow county requirements, all Pilots shall wear a face mask while operating until State/City/County authorities clear the requirement.
-Pick the bike
Van Raam: Easier to get parts and help in the US, has wider seat base for passengers, has reverse!

-Fund Raising: Ideas: Offer to place advertisements on the Bike for big donors, Offer to sell naming the bike, Allow a group to have 50% access for large donations?, Every other week or first two weeks of month?
CWA USA is a non-profit organization that will hold funds and collect funds as a 501c3 organization. We will need to sign an agreement
All funds will be required to be used for CWA-Chandler
-Insurance:
Need to insure Pilots, highly recommended by other US chapters
Nursing homes may have their own, Possible waivers
-Trailer: Transport bike >2-3 miles one can be acquired for just a few hundred dollars and modifications can be made to hold the bike.
Cover - one comes with the Van Raam???
-Method of scheduling
SignUpGenius.com: Free Online Sign Up Forms, Does this have a 2-way system? Others: Need to look on the Hood
-Social Media: Do we start a facebook page? What is Tempe doing? Web page on CWA? We are currently on the CWA web page with our location marked!