Robbie’s Riders, Grampy’s Charities and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank present six custom

Robbie's Riders, Grampy's Charities and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank presented six custom-made, adaptive bicycles to local children with special needs and their families. PHOTO PROVIDED

With support from Robbie's Riders, Grampy's Charities and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank presented six adaptive bicycles, each worth $3,000 to $5,000, to Southwest Florida children at the bank's Bridge Branch, located at 9311 College Parkway, Fort Myers.

"These custom-made, adaptive bicycles give exceptional children a level of independence and autonomy," said Jack Johannemann, director of Robbie's Riders. "These bikes can change these children's lives."

All the recipients were referred from Golisano Children's Hospital, GiGi's Playhouse and various therapy centers in Naples and are between the ages of 6 and 11 years old.

When riding these bicycles, the children benefit from general strengthening, new proprioceptive sensory input, and improved reciprocal coordination of the legs. They can now participate in activities with their families and peers and enjoy the normal childhood experience of riding a bike.

Robbie's Riders provides special adaptive bicycles and tricycles to children with disabilities, according to their individual capacities and needs. The charity works to donate special needs cycles as quickly as they can raise funds to purchase them.

Grampy's Charities raises funds and support for children's organizations by partnering with comfort and research-based charities to make a difference in the lives of kids who need it most. An all-volunteer organization with no paid staff, they have donated more than $3 million to children's charities over more than 25 years. For more information, visit www.grampyscharities.org.

Founded in 2003, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank has six open locations throughout Lee County. The bank is nationally ranked in the top 2% best-performing community banks by S&P Global Market Intelligence out of more than 4,400 banks with assets under $1 billion. It is well-capitalized, with more than $729 million in total assets, and generates one of the highest returns on equity of all Florida banks. The bank employs more than 100 employees, and more than 60% are current shareholders.

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank's team members provide customized individual and business banking services and specialize in residential and commercial lending. The bank offers free personal and business checking, deposit accounts with competitive interest rates, instant issue debit cards and a full array of digital banking products and services, including mobile banking apps, CardValet, online bill pay, Zelle®, Positive Pay and ACH Manager. To learn more, visit www.SanCapBank.com.