SPORTS ARTS & RECREATION OF CHATTANOOGA
EIN 62-1515151 · Education (B)
What they do
ADAPTIVE CYCLING RUNS BETWEEN APRIL and SEPTEMBER and INCLUDES ELEVEN TWO HOUR SESSIONS AT THE HUBERT FRYE CENTER IN CHATTANOOGA. SPARC OWNS A VARIETY of ADULT and PEDIATRIC CYCLES, INCLUDING THREE-WHEEL CYCLES (HANDCYCLES and RECUMBENT CYCLES), TANDEMS, and "STANDARD CYCLES". THIS YEAR 46 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WERE SERVED, ALONG WITH 31 FAMILY MEMBERS and ASSISTED BY 76 VOLUNTEERS. SPARC PARTNERS IN ADAPTIVE CYCLING WITH THE CITY of CHATTANOOGAS THERAPEUTIC RECREATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL ADAPTIVE CYCLES IF NEEDED; and WE PARTNER WITH OUTDOOR CHATTANOOGA WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL "STANDARD CYCLES" THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN BORROW IF THEY DONT BRING THEIR OWN BIKES.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1975
- Location
- 6638 DECLARATION DR, HIXSON, TN 37343-3453
- County
- Hamilton
- In care of
- % JERRY HIGHTOWER