Autism All-Stars – Caitlin Butkus

Caitlin ButkusStudent The Crossroads School, Natick, MA Register to Ride

I like Crossroads because it means, “A change for the better.” Before I came to Crossroads, bullying was my everyday life. That’s all I knew, ever since 6th grade. The bullying started off as repeated teasing and escalated throughout the…

Spectrum Designs Reaches Further than Ever Before

Bike to the Beach has partnered with Spectrum Design in creating all of B2B’s apparel needs. In addition to creating high-quality products, Spectrum Designs actively offers meaningful employment opportunities to people on the Autistic Spectrum. In fact, 75% of their workforce is made up of people on the spectrum! The unemployment rate for people on…

Crossroad School impact on the Autism Community

The Crossroads School in Natick, MA, a Bike to the Beach New England partner, is a private, non-profit day school.  Their students, children with autism and other relatable mental disabilities, are given the opportunity to learn comprehensive social and vocational skills to prepare them to have fulfilling and independent lives. According to Autism Speaks, 90% of individuals with…

Spectrum designs is our new partner!

Bike to the Beach is proud to say that Spectrum Design is our new partner! Spectrum Designs is a non-profit social enterprise that hires individuals on the spectrum and other related developmental disorders. Spectrum Designs is an apparel customization shop that has created apparel for companies, such as Facebook, The Michelle Allen Group, Autism Speaks,…

B2B & Rise for Autism iCanBike Camp

Bike to the Beach is co-hosting our first iCan Bike program in the Annapolis and Baltimore area kids and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)!   The program is being co-hosted with two of our amazing non-profit partners: iCan Shine and Rise for Autism. iCanBike is a bike training program for kids and adults with disabilities to…