Charities Supported

TRAILBLAZERS Tandem Cycling Club

TRAILBLAZERS Tandem Cycling Club is a community-based recreational cycling club with a twist: it offers the opportunity for individuals with vision loss to cycle with sighted volunteers on tandem (two-person) bicycles that are provided by the organization.

Funds raised via EyeRide 2025 will help rejuvenate its fleet of older tandem bicycles so they can continue to support the mental and physical health of our community. TRAILBLAZERS was an integral part of the inaugural EyeRide and is looking to athletes, avid cyclists and their supporters to keep that tradition going strong.

BALANCE for Blind Adults

BALANCE for Blind Adults is honoured to be a recipient of funds raised through EyeRide for a second year. Balance offers programs and services to support the whole person. Regardless of where an individual is in their sight loss journey, to wherever they may be going, BALANCE provides services and programs needed to get there. The organization offers Orientation & Mobility (O&M), Community Engagement, adaptive daily living skills, group programming, technology training – including their Assistive Technology (AT) Apprenticeship Program and mental health supports.

Funds donated to BALANCE from EyeRide 2025 will directly support mental health and well-being programs for some of their most vulnerable clients, led by counsellors with lived experience of blindness.