Indianapolis – Nine13sports, a local youth education non-profit, has acquired ActiveIndy Tours to expand their ExploreIndy bicycling program. Founded in 2012 by hospitality industry veteran Nathan Smurdon, ActiveIndy Tours offers daily, guided bicycle tours of Indianapolis to visitors, local residents and corporations that utilize them for unique team building events and attracting prospective employees looking […]
2019 Spring Intern Reflection: Kennedy Broadwell
Wow, I can’t believe my semester with Nine13sports is already coming to a close. This internship has allowed me to grow in ways I could never imagine. During this internship I have learned a number of things. I have learned to work with various types of people in different aspects of the workforce. Almost every […]
Introducing the 2019 Nine13sports Summer Interns
Naira Caceres-Martell Naira is a junior at Butler University currently pursuing her undergrad degree in Marketing and expecting to graduate in 2020. She was raised in Gran Canaria, Spain, thus she is fluent in Spanish and English. At age 18, she decided to further her academic and athletic career at Butler University, which has led […]
Community Events: What They Do & Why They Are Important to Us by Kennedy Broadwell
For Nine13sports, community events are essential to cultivating deeper engagement with the community. These events give us the opportunity to show more than students what we’re all about. While being in a school setting is great, community events allow older students, parents, etc. to participate in our program. Community events allow us to work with […]
Five Life Tips That I’ve Taken from Kids by Kennedy Broadwell
The best part about my internship at Nine13sports is also the most rewarding. Through this internship, I have learned that I have a passion for working with kids that I never knew existed. This is because kids teach you so much about yourself and remind you what it’s like to be childlike. While you get […]
NINE13SPORTS RECEIVES EXPANSION GRANT FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC.
Nine13sports has received an expansion grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support additional growth of Nine13sports Kids Riding Bikes and Kids Building Bikes programs throughout Marion County. Nine13sports will be using this matching fund grant to deliver Kids Riding Bikes programming into more schools and also invest in equipment necessary to deliver their newest program […]
Blue River Community Foundation brings Kids Building Bikes to Shelby County
Indianapolis, IN – March 6, 2019 – Nine13sports and the Blue River Community Foundation have announced a new partnership that will bring Nine13’s innovative Kids Building Bikes program to Shelby County in Spring of 2019. The funding for this partnership is being provided by the Ming’s Fund For Health Through Cycling with the Shelby County […]
Planning for our Future: Meet our new Chief Partnership and Strategy Officer
At Nine13sports, we have an incredible staff who make everything we do possible. They handle the scheduling, logistics, operations, and most importantly, they facilitate the program delivery for the hundreds of students that experience Kids Riding Bikes programs every single day. Today, we are making one of our biggest changes yet to our leadership team. […]
The Message Kids Riding Bikes Extends Beyond the Gymnasium by Kennedy Broadwell
You know that look that kids get on Christmas morning? The one where their eyes get wide, their jaw hits the floor and they look at their family members with pure joy and excitement? Yeah, that one. That’s the look I get everyday when I go into schools with our Kids Riding Bikes program. When […]
