Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand

getOnYourTrike Programme

Sometimes its funny how things come into being. A father of a daughter with cerebral palsy, being very mechanically minded, designed and built a trike for her. It had the functionality, robustness and cool looks that were needed.
As his daughter grew, so bigger tricycles came into existence. The incredible benefit of exercising, keeping up with her mates and general independence were all pluses.
The concept of having such trikes for lease was proposed to the Society. The Society was supportive of this and have commissioned a fleet of trikes that members can lease. The user of the trike must have cerebral palsy.

Three sizes are available that are suitable for children from 3 - 14 years of age.
Children that are capable of riding a standard tricycle will not be eligible for the special trikes.
An assessment is required before a trike is leased to an applicant.
A trike may not be immediately available for lease and an applicant may have to wait for one to become available.
Should the applicant be considered suitable for a special tricycle a lease agreement will be entered into.

There will be a monthly lease charged and the user will be required to organise a direct credit to an assigned bank account. The user will not receive a trike until this direct credit has been established.
Costs associated with collection or return of the trike to the offices of the Cerebral Palsy Society, 14 Erson Ave in Royal Oak, Auckland are the users responsibility.

CRITERIA
The criteria for a person’s application to be considered is as follows:
1. The user must be a current financial member of the Cerebral Palsy Society of NZ
2. The user must have cerebral palsy.
3. The user of the trike must be prepared to undergo an assessment for suitability for the special trikes.
4. The user/family is prepared to pay the current leasing costs. (Presently set at $10/month (June 09))

TRICYCLE APPLICATION FORM
To apply for a trike, please ensure you fit the criteria, then download the getOnYourTrike Application Form by clicking here
After completing it, send it to the Society at PO Box 24759, Royal Oak, Auckland 1345.
If you have any queries please call Michael Northcott on 0800 503-603

LEASE AGREEMENT
A lease agreement can be view by clicking here. Do not fill out this agreement, it is there solely for your information and completeness.
An agreement will be organised at the end of a successful application process.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY
(To become a financial member of the Society you can download the membership application form from the Society’s website. The Board of the Society meets monthly to consider membership applications.
The current membership cost is $15 for a family or $10 for an individual) (Click here to download membership application form)