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Next Tryke Day - Dec. 6 in Woodland - Call or Email Gill for any repairs or resizing
NorCal Trykers
A Northern California nonprofit providing custom, adaptive tricycles to children with disabilities.
Our Mission
Helping Kids With Disabilities Become Mobile By Providing Therapeutic Tricycles
NorCal Trykers is a nonprofit organization created for the sole purpose of providing customized therapeutic tricycles to children with disabilities. Our mission is to provide mobility, exercise, confidence and a sense of normalcy to the lives of these children in the greater Sacramento area of Northern California. NorCal Trykers is a chapter of National AMBUCS, Inc. which is located in North Carolina.
Each Amtryke is custom-made and custom-fit for the child's disability.
The ability to ride a bike is often not a reality for children with physical or developmental challenges. Properly balanced and safely supported, almost any child can ride an Amtryke. They are designed to address the varied needs of any individual with disabilities.
The opportunity to ride a tryke helps to build important physical and life skills.
Proven to build motor skills, strength and self esteem.
Trykes help kids be kids!
It is fun to ride and offers the child the chance for age appropriate inclusive play with peers and family.
Professional Assessments
Volunteer Occupational and Physical Therapists
Applicants are evaluated by our team of professional Occupational and Physical Therapists. Deemed eligible, these same professionals determine the appropriate AMTRYKE tricycle which is purchased by NorCal Trykers, then custom-built and fitted for each child, giving them the immediate ability for mobility, community, health and independence.
Testimonials & TV Coverage
Tommy
KCRA - October 2019
KCRA - October 2019
"I'm going to ride my bike to Roundtable Pizza!"
KCRA - October 2019
KCRA - October 2019
KCRA - October 2019
KCRA featured NorCal Trykers in the 2019 Zombie Bike Parade in Davis, organized by the Independent Order of Oddfellows of Davis. Enjoy the video at https://www.kcra.com/article/zombie-bike-parade-rolls-through-davis/29528919
Joshua
KCRA - October 2019
Joshua
Joshua's mom is thrilled "that he now has the ability to participate in more physical family activities and that he has something that all the other kids have."
Aiden
Joshua
Aiden's mom is "excited that he'll finally be able to go outside and play."
Erik
Erik's favorite thing to do now is to ride his bike. His Dad says it is wonderful to see him now being able to accomplish something that he was not able to before.
Jacob
Enjoying his new wheels in his neighborhood.
The NorCal Trykers Team
NorCal Trykers officially opened its doors on January 11, 2017. Since then, we have been fortunate to have received donations to fund over 300 trykes for kids with disabilities.
Our all volunteer team is made up of physical and occupational therapy professionals with years of experience working with children with disabilities. The team is rounded out with individuals with medical, fundraising, marketing, accounting and administrative expertise.
- Gill Williams, the founder of NorCal Trykers, is a Physical Therapist who recently retired from Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento. She began her career in London, England and came to the USA in 2002. She has a life-long love and belief in the benefits of exercise and wanted to take this into NorCal Trykers to enable children with disabilities to ride trikes and exercise with ease.
- Ginger Joyce, M.D., a Retired Surgeon from Sutter Health.
- Anthony Philipps, M.D., a retired pediatrician and neonatologist. Former Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis and Medical Director, University of California Davis Children's Hospital.
- Darin Salk has over 30 years of business, financial and information technology experience. He has worked in management, executive and consulting positions for private and public companies and currently works as a CFO consultant for several companies in Northern California. Darin is a former Ironman triathlete and races road and gravel bikes.
- Jean Salk is currently employed as a Reading Specialist at Davis Joint Unified School District and has prior work experience in fundraising and special event coordination.
- Barbara Medrano is a retired interpreter/translator who worked for 15 years in special education programs with the Yolo County Office of Education, where she provided Spanish language support to therapists, teachers, students and their families.
- Terryl Kocsis is retired from USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, providing technical assistance to producers to conserve natural resources on private lands. Assembling, adjusting and repairing trykes takes her back to her roots as a bike mechanic in college.
- Jim Kocsis is retired from USDA-NRCS and has a lifetime ethic of volunteering in his community. In Davis, Jim has held leadership positions with Cub Scouts & Boy Scouts, serves as a Little League Umpire, is a Kiwanis member and an Odd Fellows member.
- Joanne Crosta is a former newspaper editor, associate publisher and public relations communications specialist. She has assisted with fundraising and served on the boards of several nonprofits.