Who We Are
About Portland Wheelers
Overview
Our Mission: Outdoor Adapted Biking Fun!
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015. A volunteer-led nonprofit organization with a small and incredibly mighty staff.
Our wheelers are the people we serve – the ones we love to see smile! Wheelers are individuals who cannot ride a bike themselves but would love to go for a bike ride.
Our volunteers are the heart of Portland Wheelers. Volunteer pilots pedal our trikes, engage with our wheelers and share with them the experience of our community on three wheels. They bring miles of smiles to our wheelers.
Our Board of Directors are also volunteers, they steer the organization towards a sustainable future, providing foresight, oversight, and insight.
Our Program Manager oversees daily operations, working with seasonal staff, coordinating volunteers, interacting with ride partners and supporting the entire Portland Wheelers community.
Our Program Coordinator is central to our daily programming activities. They work closely with ride partners, volunteers, and Come To Us wheelers to ensure successful ride events.
Our transport staff delivers our trikes to ride sites and serves as the on-site coordinator at our rides.
Our mechanic keeps our trikes running throughout a rigorous, six-month season. From preventative maintenance to complex repairs, the mechanic quickly handles almost all issues in-house.
Our ride partners are the organizations and facilities we serve: assisted living centers, schools, day programs, memory care units, nursing homes, rehabilitation units, and other congregate living locations.
Our “Come To Us” community are families and friends with wheelers living at home or not at one of our ride partner locations. They meet us at safe, scenic locations for trike rides.
Our sponsors and donors provide the financial support necessary to pay our modest expenses so that we can keep our rides free for everyone.
Wheelers, volunteers, staff, ride partners, families and friends, sponsors and donors; we are the community that is Portland Wheelers.