Miles of Smiles Colorado
Miles of Smiles Colorado Inc. (MoS) is a Colorado nonprofit corporation and holds 501(c)3 tax status from the IRS. MoS is committed to bringing trishaws to many more Colorado and Wyoming congregated older adult communities at all levels of care than currently have access. MoS is working diligently to encourage all older adult communities to help fund a trishaw and establish recruitment, training, retention, and motivation programs for the cyclists propelling the trishaws and providing attention to the passengers.
Our passengers and cyclists are encouraged to share stories and become friends, all while riding in a natural environment, at a safe and secure pace.
MoS’s mission is to provide an avenue for Colorado and Wyoming older adults to experience life riding in nature and outside the confines of their older adult facilities by being a passenger on a trishaw piloted by our trained cyclists. It is our goal to have enough trishaws located around the state that by 2027, that trishaws will be used to provide at least 10,000 rides that year and ever more each year following.
We strive to build bridges between generations and reinforce trust and respect by providing older adults in Colorado and Wyoming the opportunity to remain active and reduce their sense of isolation. We share happy memories, and our passengers enjoy the feeling of freedom, adventure, and hope.
Founder
Founder Ed Wittman has lived in Boulder for more than 30 years and in Colorado for 50 years. He retired in 2015 following a career as a serial entrepreneur, founding, leading, and building companies in the medical devices, oil services, and cybersecurity industries among others. He has also been active in the nonprofit world having served on a number of boards including MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault), MOB (Museum of Boulder), and the Rotary Club of Boulder Valley, Rotary Club of Denver Mile High, and their respective Rotary Club Foundations. He also served as Club President for the Boulder Valley Rotary Club.
Ed is now focusing considerable time to the development and growth of Miles of Smiles and its trishaw ride operations around Colorado and Wyoming, bringing his love of cycling, concern for the issues of aging, and commitment to service toward others.
He is committed to this project and hopes to have at least 35 more trishaws operating in Colorado and Wyoming within the next five years.
