Frequently Asked Questions

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Camp will be held July 8-12 and July 15-19 2024 at The Powder Keg Indoor Venue in Houston, TX

There will be 5 sessions each day.

1. [8:30 am - 9:45 am]  

2. [10:05 am - 11:20 am] 

3. [11:40 am - 12:55 pm]

4. [2:00 pm - 3:15 pm]

5. [3:35 pm - 4:50 pm]

 A bicycle (by the fourth day of camp at the latest), properly fitting helmet, water bottle with water.

Check out this link to find the right bike and helmet for your rider: https://icanshine.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2019/07/Selecting-the-Right-Bike-and-Helmet-2020.pdf 

A registration fee of $250 will be charged.

1. Masks are worn at the discretion of the individual rider or volunteer. 
2. We do not require COVID-19 vaccinations or testing to participate in our bike program
3. We will not have bike helmets available for riders to borrow in the event they forget to bring
their personal helmet. Riders must have a properly fitted bicycle helmet to participate at camp.
4. Before each daily 75-minute camp session, handlebars, hand grips, brake levers, training handle grips and seats of bikes will be cleaned using disinfectant wipes/spray
5. Before each daily 75-minute camp session, everyone partaking in camp will be requested to wash their hands (parents and caregivers will be strongly encouraged to do so as well)
6. Hosts will provide hand sanitizer at the camp check-in desk
7. We encourage only one (1) parent/guardian per rider attend camp each day to limit the number of people in the facility
8. Anyone at camp that feels ill, has a fever, or has any other common COVID-19 symptoms will be advised to not attend camp, in the absence of a negative COVID-19 test result
9. We will run our typical in-person Sunday Orientation and highly encourage all parents and
volunteers to attend (an electronic pre-recorded orientation option is available to people unable
to attend the in-person orientation)
10. If anyone attending bike camp tests positive for COVID-19 during the week of camp, Camp Hosts will: 1) inform those who came in contact with the individual (while maintaining confidentiality as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)); and 2) determine the extent to which any limitations/changes need to be implemented with regards to conducting the remainder of camp.
11. There will be no refunds of rider fees due to illness.  

 What a great question! We have to write a check to the iCan Shine organization for $8,650.00 just to get them to hold a 1 week camp date and bring their fleet of special bikes and two staff members to Houston. Then, as the host we are also responsible for all other costs such as providing the hotel room for the two staff members for a week (approx. $2,500.00), buying camp t-shirts (approx. $1,200.00), purchasing the awards(approx. $700.00), Providing lunches for the volunteers, providing snacks and water for the volunteers, and also securing the space for the camp itself and paying for any and all advertising and materials costs. As you can see, the cost for camp quickly adds up! (and we are doing this for 2 weeks in 2024!)

Hypothetically, if every rider (we can only hold 30) paid the full camp price of $250.00 – that STILL does not mean that we have raised enough funds to cover our bill to iCan Shine. The actual cost per rider is actually more in the $435/rider range.

If you would like to make a donation to the Houston camp to help cover these costs please click here: https://icanshine.org/donate-to-specific-camp-location/ and click the “fund a specific camp” button then fill in the Houston Camp when prompted. 

Absolutely! We thought you would never ask! Register to volunteer here. 

Go to the "Sign Up" page by clicking the link at the top of this page. This will open on Jan. 21 at 9AM. Your application is NOT complete until you have applied by using the above link AND sent payment through Houston iCan Bike payment portal.  

You can pay by credit card through the Houston registration process here.

You will have to make a profile on the website, then find "iCan Bike Houston" by using the search bar or search for the word "bike". Once you have found it, add it to your cart and check out! You will receive a receipt in your email.   

Please know that session assignments are made based on the height, weight, and inseam size of your rider. This is because we have a limited number of bicycles in our fleet. For instance, we can only have a maximum number of two riders with a 20” inseam in any one session because we only have two bicycles that can support those small riders. These circumstances mean that session assignments can be difficult to arrange, and is why we ask you to give us three preferences. We understand that session assignment is important to you, please be patient with us as we work to accommodate all campers. We work very hard to only offer you a session that is one of the three you selected on your application, we almost never offer a session time that is not one of the three choices you chose. 

You may request a refund up until May 1st 2024 and receive a full refund. After May 1st 2024 there will be no refunds if you cannot attend camp. This is because we will have already made deposits and payments to our vendors.