ACCESS TO ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY CONCERNS

Westchester Parks Foundation (WPF) recently received a $25,000 donation from Veolia North America for continued support of its “WPFTrails Without Limits” program. Launched last spring, the program allows individuals living with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, amputation, paraplegia, arthritis, cardiac issues, joint replacements or other mobility concerns the opportunity to immerse themselves in Westchester County Parks. Participants can sign up for a free 90-minute session to use a specially designed All-Terrain Trackchair to access the beautiful trails in Westchester County Parks. The chair allows participants to navigate dirt trails, mud, sand and grass, while enjoying the beauty of the outdoors. The program rotates through various county parks from spring through late fall.
Joe Stout, executive director, Westchester Parks Foundations said, “Since we launched the Trails Without Limits program last spring, the demand to use the chairs by community members has been inspiring. We are thrilled that Veolia North America is joining us to help sustain the program and continue to bring our mission to life of making the parks accessible to all,”
Bill Madden, the director of communications and government affairs for Veolia’s New York operations said, “Our partnership with the Westchester Parks Foundation is very important to our organization. As a world leader in the environmental services industry, our support of the Trails Without Limits program aligns perfectly with our commitment to the community and the environment. We think it is one of the most unique initiatives in the Hudson Valley that provides an important service to many of our customers.”
The program will start up again March through November 2024 and travel to parks throughout Westchester County.
The Veolia Group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 179,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources and replenish them. In 2020, the Veolia Group supplied 95 million people with drinking water and 62 million people with wastewater services, produced nearly 42 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 47 million metric tons of waste.
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, health care, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia North America has more than 7,000 employees working at more than 250 locations across the continent.