About Us
CASM (Citizen Advocacy South Metropolitan) is an independent community based charity organisation which aims to recognize, promote and defend the rights and interests of people with a disability in our community.
CASM gives those with a disability a helping hand, not a handout. Through our Volunteer Advocates we offer moral support and friendship to help them live their lives to their full potential.
CASM sources Volunteer Advocates who give freely of their time to act as a friend and mentor, on an individual basis, to someone with a disability. Generally these matches develop into long term friendships that last over many years. Volunteer Advocates help in all aspects of everyday life, finances, interviews, housing, security, employment etc. All the problems that we handle as part of our everyday lives but many with a disability find too difficult to overcome without individual help.
We also offer an advocacy service to anyone on a disability support pension, giving advice and referral as required.
Your participation in this event will enable CASM to engage the necessary resources to find more Volunteer Advocates and help more of the many people with a disability seeking the support and friendship of their own Citizen Advocate.
To learn more about CASM visit our Website or email us at advocacy@casm.org.au
ABOUT CYCLING WA
Cycling WA is a non profit organisation that represents all affiliated cycling clubs in WA and is a branch of Cycling Australia.
Cycling WA has given the Open Cycle Race component of the Golden Spokes State Series status on the 2009 Road Racing Title Series.
Our organization enthusiastically supports CASM in this presentation of The Golden Spokes, recognizing that it presents a unique opportunity for us to help the community at large and, at the same time, promote our fundamental purpose - to encourage participation in cycling as part of a healthy lifestyle as well as a sport.
CASM and Cycling WA have undertaken the planning of this event and intend to ensure that it will not only be the safest public ride of its kind but that it will also have suffiently varied event categories,at a reasonable entry fee,to ensure that all cyclists are catered for,no matter what level their ability,interest or equipment may be.Above all it is intended that the day will not only raise much needed funds for a worthy Charitable Organisation but that it will also be a day on which everyone has fun,enjoys the healthy exercise and experiences the fact that it really is BETTER ON A BIKE!
