OCTOBER IS NATIONAL AmTryke MONTH!!!
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL AmTryke MONTH!!!
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Amtrykes
are unique tricycles created for physically challenged children -
tricycles
which can be driven with the feet or the hands.
During
the 1990s, Amtrykes were built by AMBUCS volunteers and shipped across
the United States and to foreign countries
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The Amtrykes was first developed in Longview, Texas. It took a lot of effort on the part of Longview AMBUCS members to make such an amazing devise a reality. The Amtryke's story began in 1990 when physical therapist Sue Haywood spoke at a Longview AMBUCS meeting. During her talk, she asked the chapter to develop an idea for something to exercise a child's atrophied or weakened limbs and be fun for the child. Consequently, Gene Allen of Longview spent several weeks of his own time and his own money in the development of the Amtryke. |
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who holds an engineering degree from Texas A&M University, was
later
joined by other AMBUCS members in the designing, assembling, testing
and
perfecting of the Amtryke. The Amtryke helps physically challenged children in many ways because it aids in improving motor coordination, increases self-esteem and is fun for the youngster. And since its development in Longview, Texas, hundreds of free Amtrykes have been distributed to children with disabilities by AMBUCS members across the world. |
