Epic Journey for a Cause: Lindsay VW Evolution Cycling Team Conquers the 2023 B2B Century Ride! Join us in reliving the exhilarating journey of the Lindsay VW Evolution Cycling Team as they conquered the 2023 B2B Century Ride for AUTISM & disABILITIES. On Friday, July 28th, 2023, this extraordinary team, along with 500 others, pedaled…
2023 DC and Maryland Ride Review Our 2023 Bike to the Beach DC and Maryland ride has been a tremendous success! With the invaluable support of numerous organizations and teams, we were able to raise an astounding $555,000! We want to express our deepest gratitude to these amazing groups for their generous contributions. Their unwavering…
Join Us for a BBQ It’s National Bike to Work week and we’re throwing a bash to celebrate with our friends at We Work! The weather is beautiful, so we’re hoping you’ll bike to work and then join us for a FREE BBQ in Crystal City. Enjoy drinks and soul food with Bike to the…
KEEN Sports for Kids in Arlington, VA KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore is proud to announce the opening of its newest sports program for kids, ages 5-to 12 years old, with autism and other developmental delays and physical and intellectual disabilities. KEEN Sports for Kids Arlington, Va., began in May 2017 with 12 new KEEN athletes and…
KEEN Expands in Baltimore to Include Bowling To kick off its 25th anniversary year, in February KEEN Greater DC-Baltimore launched a new Bowling program in Baltimore at AMF Dundalk. This new program gives Greater Baltimore area teens and young adults with autism and other disabilities opportunity for social-recreational fun while building bowling skills. Trained volunteers…
A KEEN Parent’s Perspective on …KEEN PROGRAMS (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) “My son is pretty anxious and tends to be a homebody, and due to the autism, he has a hard time with friends. KEEN is the one activity he always wants to go to, and he always has a great time. He loves talking to…
A KEEN Parent’s Perspective on …KEEN PROGRAMS (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) “KEEN has been a wonderful experience for my son who has severe autism and is nonverbal. As a youngster, he had so many difficult behaviors that we were forced to home-school him. At age 13, we had the opportunity to enroll him in KEEN, which…
Mary TrumanTeacher Team Just Keep Pedaling Register to Ride “In November, I will turn 40. For me, it is a big life milestone and I wanted to commemorate it with something HUGE. Because I have taught preschoolers with autism for 17 years, a huge event like Bike to the Beach was the answer.” “I want…
Michelle Zlakowski Ryan’s Mother Team Ryan Register to Ride I am riding Bike to the Beach because I’ve seen first-hand, how life changing early diagnosis and intensive early intervention can be for children with autism. At 2 1/2, my son Ryan was barely talking, had zero interest in interacting with other kids and was constantly having sensory…
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…