Local youths receive adaptive tricycles

Robbie’s Riders, Grampy’s Charities and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank recently presented six custommade adaptive tricycles each worth $3,000 to $5,000 to Southwest Florida children with special needs at the bank's Bridge Branch in Fort Myers

Between the ages of 4 and 10, all of the recipients have medical issues such as traumatic brain injuries, autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy

The children will benefit from general strengthening, new proprioceptive sensory input and improved recipro- cal coordination of the legs by riding the tricycles. They can also participate in activities with their families and peers and enjoy the childhood experience of riding a bike