RICHMOND, Va. — Twenty-five more children were gifted a custom adaptive bike based on their abilities thanks to a Richmond group founded by an Army veteran.
The children, who received bikes were pre-selected through the nonprofit’s wish list, gathered at AMF Bakery on West Laburnum Avenue on Sunday to be fitted for their new bikes along with some riding lessons.
James Howard started Richmond Empowering Abilities for Children with Cycles or REACHcycles after he medically retired from the Army in 2010 after numerous combat injuries and a stateside swimming injury left him a quadriplegic…