We would like to leave you with a final thought and inspiration on this topic from our friend and amazing human being, Anne Rock. Sam’s Place and AIM Academy are also actively connected to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (aka NICA). Sam’s Place will be the first Project Bike Tech group in Pennsylvania as of the grand opening on October 16. Sam’s Place will become the home base for AIM’s participation in Project Bike Tech, a national initiative that uses cycling as a platform to build sustainable opportunities and communities through bicycle education. While Sam’s Place is a local effort, the potential to have an impact on a national scale is palpable. National connections – Project Bike Tech and NICA He started AIM Academy as a shy second grader and spent his academic career at AIM becoming a passionate, budding engineer thanks to AIM’s innovative programming. Their tag line really speaks to their mission, “Innovative Teaching, Fearless Learning.” From all that we have heard, Sam Ozer was the essence of a fearless learner. AIM started in 2006 and is celebrating their 15 th year as an innovative learning institution devoted to different and passionate learners. In the future, AIM Academy plans to open their program to surrounding community members. Sam's Place will provide AIM Academy students with the opportunity to learn bicycle repair skills/certification while also being exposed to innovative technology and entrepreneurship concepts. As time passed on, the community at AIM Academy along with Sam’s family, decided to harness their grief into action and Sam’s Place came into focus.ĪIM Academy: What makes it different and successful Outride is an evidenced-based cycling interventions to improve social, emotional, and cognitive health. Over 800 students, faculty, friends, and relatives hoped to Outride their grief together in a solemn show of solidarity. The community immediately responded to his shocking death and organized a memorial ride of silence in his honor. Sam had recently graduated from the AIM academy and was planning to attend the University of Vermont in the fall as an engineering student. A tragic and preventable loss of human life. He was riding home from his job as a bike mechanic at Trek Bikes of Manayunk and was struck less than a mile from his home. In June of 2020, Samuel Ozer was tragically killed while cycling on Henry Avenue in Manayunk Philadelphia. Sam’s Place – a living, learning memorial
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