Early Planning

Planning for the next year starts in late fall with more focus in November and December.
We create plans based on expected number of mentors and money.
Each year starts with the hopes that donations will arrive to fund our needs as they arise.
We invite riders from the previous year to determine our base rider core. We then determine how may new riders we can recruit.
We work with the Des Moines School system to identify youth who could benefit from our program.
Organizational tasks are divided up among returning mentors to accomplish the goals.
Each year we strive to improve the program for the benefit of the young riders and also the mentors.
We plan indoor training starting in mid-February through March.
Outdoor training starts in April.