The origin of ''Grandriders''

In order to find new opportunities for Taiwan aging population society ,the CEO of Hondao senior citizen's welfare

foundation's Lin Yi Ying visited the elderly people in China and Japan in 2006.

In China, she saw a 71 years old grandma walked 8000 kilometer in 305 days to fundraise the money for the elementary school.

She noticed the participants of grandpa and grandma were all filled with energy.After that she thought Taiwan may need this activity, too.

After a meeting about elder, Lai Cing Yan told Lin Yi Ying'' When a man lives above 80,it's like abandoned by

society.taking a bus will be reject, travel agency doesn't like to service elder, even the insurance doesn't like to have elderly customers, it seems like I can't protect anything for my life, if you give our a chance, we can do a lot of things more than you think.''

Consequently, there 17 elders average 81 years old spend 13 days to around the whole Taiwan by riding motorcycles.

Grandriders training class

Riding motorcycles needs balance, for young people that is a piece of cake.However, it's hard for elder who becomes vestigial.Before the journey they have to learn how to

keep balance themselves.

The ''list of Grandriders members" came out ,Hondao senior citizen's welfare foundation launched a training class for these

elder.No matter they live near or far ,none of them absent one class ever, These elders enthusiastically followed the physiotherapist to learn how to balance, go straight, up and down the stairs and standing with a book above the head.

Finally, they have built affection and spirit of unite, and selected Lai Cing Yan as the leader.