In the fall of 2022, Rachel Murray, a special education teacher at Sallie Zetterower Elementary School, submitted an Innovation Grant application to the Bulloch County Foundation for Public Education. Her application proposed funding additional accessible activities for her to use at recess time with her students who are in wheelchairs or have other disabilities.
The Foundation awarded Murray a $1,500 grant. It covered the cost of funding an AmTryke adaptive bike and several other smaller items.
Dr. Kai Sylvester of The Therapy SPOT has helped Murray with obtaining the proper measurements for the bike and collaborating with the local AMBUCS chapter to order the bike. The bikes do not come assembled, so the Statesboro Fire Department volunteers to put them together
The Therapy Spot and the Statesboro Fire Department (with a fire truck) came to Sallie Z to present the bike to Mrs. Murray and her students on April 21.
For more information, please visit the Statesboro Chapter of AMBUCS on Facebook.