What a past four days it was for Nine13sports! Kids Riding Bikes served the attendees at INShape Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair this past Thursday through Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center. We had the opportunity to get upwards of 1,750 individuals on our bicycle simulator program during the 4-day stretch we were at […]
Nine13sports Begins Kids Riding Bikes Programs at Indy Parks & Recreation
Nine13sports partnership with Indy Parks & Recreation was off and running (or should we say biking) for the first time last week at two different park locations here in town. On Tuesday and Thursday, you would have found Kids Riding Bikes at the Windsor Village Park Family Center in the afternoon and witnessing our staff […]
Nine13sports Expands Central Indiana Operations in Partnership With LIDS
Indianapolis, IN – June 20, 2017 – Nine13sports has announced an expansion of their nationally recognized Kids Riding Bikes youth program by adding a Central Indiana operations team in partnership with LIDS. This increase in programming capacity is an expansion of the ongoing partnership with LIDS and the LIDS Foundation that began in 2013. “LIDS […]
Nine13sports Gets Over 500 Kids Riding Bikes During First Week of Summer Programming
The Nine13sports staff was rather busy last week as we delivered our nationally-recognized and renowned Kids Riding Bikes programs to just over 500 youth in the Indianapolis area last week. The majority of that number derived from six Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis units that we served last week across the metropolitan area. Each […]
Nine13sports Announces Programming Partnership with Indy Parks & Recreation
Indianapolis, IN – June 13, 2017 – Indianapolis-based Nine13sports has announced a programming partnership with Indy Parks & Recreation for the summer of 2017. This marks the first partnership between the two organizations, and the first major expansion of Kids Riding Bikes summer programming since the growing Central Indiana nonprofit began working with the Boys […]
At Kids Riding Bikes You Can Only Pedal Forwards, Not Backwards
On any given day at a Nine13sports Kids Riding Bikes programming site, a spectator will see hundreds of eager youth engage on our bicycle simulators and fearlessly persevere to conquer each and every course. However, every now and then, we’ll see a student with a confused look on their face as they attempt to pedal […]
Welcome Nine13sports Newest Board Member: Mike McQuillen
Nine13sports is extremely excited to welcome our newest board member, Mike McQuillen. Mike has been a long time supporter and volunteer of Kids Riding Bikes, and will be a great addition to our board as he has spent much of his life dedicated to public service. McQuillen is a lifelong Indy native. He graduated from […]
My First Month at Nine13sports: Jessica Weyrauch
As of today, I’ve officially been a part of the Nine13sports team for a month and I wanted to write a short post about my experiences integrating into this already amazing organization. On my first day in a school, Lauren Casey from RTV6 came to shoot a promo about us reaching the top 5 of […]
Nine13sports Gets Kids Riding Bikes at 4 IPS Schools in 6 Days
Our staff has been quite busy, to say the least, over the past six days as close to 600 Indianapolis Public Schools students at four different schools have participated in our unique and engaging Kids Riding Bikes programming in either their traditional physical education class or after school program. Our journey started on Wednesday, May […]
Nine13sports Team to Volunteer at Rev Indy 2017
The Nine13sports team is excited to announce that we’ll be volunteering this Friday for Saturday’s Rev Indy 2017, which is the Methodist Health Foundation’s marquee event for Indiana University Health and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to raise funds to provide support for Indiana University Health Statewide Trauma programs, including medical services for drivers and patrons […]