For three Amarillo-area families, mobility took on new meaning this week as AMBUCS of Amarillo presented custom AMTrykes to three individuals during a heartfelt ceremony at the Amarillo Country Club.

The adaptive tricycles were gifted June 5 to Penelope Klein, 2, Kollyn Barclay, 3, and Jodie Johnson, 53 — each tailored to meet their unique physical needs and give them access to mobility and freedom that standard bikes could not provide.

Deanna Klein, whose daughter Penelope lives with spina bifida, said the AMTryke will allow her toddler to participate in everyday play with her siblings for the first time.

“She’s getting to the age where she doesn’t want to be a baby anymore,” Klein said. “Even though she can’t walk yet, this will help her keep up with my other children. It means the wo

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