Bike U partners with the Cade to equip kids with mechanical skills and a new bike Gainesville, Florida, June 29, 2021—Everyone has heard that old adage, “You never forget how to ride a bicycle.” Through the Cade’s new partnership with Bike University (Bike U), kids will grow up remembering how to fix a bicycle, too. Bike U is setting up shop in the Cade’s garage to lead classes in bicycle repair. Qualifying students enrolled in the bicycle program also receive a free Cade Museum Community Membership so that they can visit the museum anytime at no cost. “Our goal is to teach a new generation of bike mechanics,” said Bike U co-founder Gary Sinkus. For 15 years, Sinkus and Bike U partner Steve Shrum have volunteered almost every Sunday afternoon, repairing bicycles in several Gainesville neighborhoods. Around five years ago, a game-changing idea kicked into gear: teaching kids to be bicycle mechanics. “We started by finding interested children one neighborhood at a time,” Sinkus said. “We brought them to the Freewheel Project where they selected from a vast collection of used, donated bikes in disrepair to disassemble, clean, lubricate, reassemble and keep for their own.” Bike U started in underserved communities where Sinkus and Shrum worked with kids who showed an aptitude for understanding bicycle mechanics. Training kids to be “the neighborhood mechanics,” Bike U still impacts the importance of helping neighbors with projects and supporting the community as a whole, but it is now open to anyone who wants to participate with no income requirement. The program emphasizes expertise and unintimidating hands-on instruction. Instructors work one-on-one with students during the 6-8 week course. By the time they complete it, students are equipped to build a bike from scratch. At the end of each session, Bike U serves lunch to the class. Previously taught at the Main Street location of the bike co-op, the Freewheel Project—which has closed—Bike U now convenes at the Cade’s garage building across from Depot Park Kids who cannot tell the difference between a wrench and a screwdriver needn’t shy away: Bike U requires no mechanical skills whatsoever, and all that’s needed is a willingness to learn and the dedication to commit to six weeks of classes says Sinkus. On graduation, students take home their bike, a lock, a complete tool kit, a pump, and a diploma. “To this date, we have taught students from ages 10 to 25, and we are now finding some of our graduates working in bicycle shops around town,” Sinkus said proudly, adding that all of Bike University’s instructors are volunteers and come to the program with “vast amounts of patience and bicycle knowledge.” The Greenhouse Church, Bike U’s major sponsor, provides donations of bicycles, tools, time and money, which Sinkus says “are gratefully accepted.” Through the Cade’s sponsorship, participating children receive a free family membership to the Cade Museum. Currently, the program is open to youth ages 10-16; however, older teens and adults can inquire and be considered on a case-by-case basis. No children younger than 10 are permitted. The fee for the course is $200 per person; full scholarships are available on request. Although Bike University is currently in session through July 10, Saturdays from 8:30 am. to 12:30 p.m., courses are ongoing all year round. Get updates on Bike U at facebook.com/bicycleuniversity. To donate a bicycle, attend or volunteer for Bike U, call Sinkus at 352-258-3353. Monetary donations can be made at Greenhouse Church. Mark the donation for Bicycle University. About the Cade Museum In 2004, Dr. James Robert Cade and his family began work on the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The Cade’s mission is to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Dr. Cade, a physician and professor of medicine at the University of Florida, was best known as the leader of the team that invented Gatorade in 1965. The Cade Museum is located at 811 S. Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601. An independent 501(c)(3) public foundation, the museum receives no operational funding from federal, state, or local governments, or the University of Florida. Visit CadeMuseum.org for more information.  
0 Comments
Petty Family Gallery naming honors UF pioneer in orthopedic medicine GAINESVILLE, FLA., June 23, 2021 — The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention celebrated the naming of the Petty Family Gallery this spring. A fitting tribute to the historic medical breakthroughs of its main benefactor, Dr. William “Bill” Petty, the space has sparked wonder inside and out, from its picturesque views of Depot Park to the exciting interactive exhibits it displays. The second-story gallery offers panoramic views of Depot Park through ceiling-to-floor windows. Visit anytime and you’ll see visitors playing brain games, creating origami and participating in other engaging activities while lounging on the colorful retro furniture. On special occasions, visitors take in the sunset over the park during talks, cocktail hours, weddings or company retreats. The Petty Family Gallery’s ambiance and backdrop set the mood for the celebratory naming in April 2021. The exclusive gala featured a champagne toast, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and remarks from gallery honorees Dr. Petty and wife Betty Petty along with Phoebe Cade Miles, daughter of the Cade’s namesake, Dr. James Robert Cade. “Bill and Betty Petty are +1 Society Donors, the original supporters of the Cade Museum,” said Cade Museum President and Executive Director Stephanie Bailes. “Their foundational donations from 2013 to 2018 allowed the Museum to make the Cade dream a reality.” Having donated more than $500,000, Dr. Bill Petty has also contributed his expertise to UF and Gainesville’s pioneering medical establishment as an orthopedic surgeon. He and wife Betty also co-founded Exatech in 1985. The couple’s world-changing odyssey began back in 1969, when Bill—then a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon fresh out of medical school—stayed by Betty’s bedside as she recovered from a knee operation. Bill followed Betty’s doctors and their residents on their hospital rounds. The young surgeon would eventually lead University of Florida's College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopedics, a position he gained by teaching hip and knee surgery at UF Health Shands Hospital and the VA hospital, then later throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. In one hospital in China, he taught surgeons to perform their first total knee arthroplasty (replacement). Petty and another co-founder Gary Miller, a biomechanics engineer, realized in 1985 that replacing shoulders, hips and knees would be a lot more effective if manufacturers talked more to surgeons to figure out what they really needed. The couple and Miller built up Exactech from a small Gainesville, Florida, startup to a global company with 900 employees in seven countries. Still saving and improving lives today, Exactech develops, manufactures, markets, and sells orthopedic implant devices and related surgical instrumentation as well as biologic materials; hip, knee and extremities-assisting devices and foot and ankle replacement systems. In 2020, Bill stepped down as co-executive chairman and Betty from her role as vice president of administration and corporate security, to retire. As many locals and Floridians may know, Dr. James Robert Cade is a fellow University of Florida alum. He was the lead inventor of the team that invented Gatorade in 1965. Before then, there was no sports drink industry—it was truly a revolutionary invention. Dr. Cade and his family founded the museum to help inspire the community to think creatively and approach life with an inventive mindset. Recognizing their story in Dr. Cade’s and supporting the Cade Museum as a vital nonprofit organization, the Petty family donated generously to the museum to further its work in sharing STEAM concepts with children and curious minds of all ages. “In my role at the University of Florida, I had the opportunity to know Dr. Cade,” said Dr. Bill Petty. “We all know of his genius and accomplishments. What I remember most is his optimism, his insatiable desire to find answers and his clear joy in both the work and accomplishment of finding needed solutions. Betty and I support the Cade Museum because we see the same perseverance and joy in the kids who explore science and achieve success in their experiments there. We believe in doing so, those kids will discover the life they are capable of.” Petty has also supported the museum by lending his expertise to the Cade Museum’s Living Inventor Series and the Radio Cade podcast, taking curious minds of all ages to the fascinating intersection of technology and health care. He is honored among the foundational donors depicted in the museum’s sculpture garden. Artist Jenn Garrett built the “Visionaries: Learn to See” sculpture series using Gestalt images of donor profiles to honor the early visionaries who saw what the Cade could become and to inspire visitors to view the world from new perspectives. “Bill Petty, through his achievements and personal example, embodies the knowledge, passion, perseverance and ingenuity that inspires the Cade Museum in our mission every day,” President and Executive Director Bailes added. “We are privileged to have his name and legacy intertwined with ours and with respected fellow UF alum Dr. James Robert Cade.” About the Cade Museum In 2004, Dr. James Robert Cade and his family began work on the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The Cade’s mission is to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Dr. Cade, a physician and professor of medicine at the University of Florida, was best known as the leader of the team that invented Gatorade in 1965. The Cade Museum is located at 811 S. Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601. An independent 501(c)(3) public foundation, the museum receives no operational funding from federal, state, or local governments, or the University of Florida. Visit CadeMuseum.org for more information. ### Photographs Photo 1: Dr. Bill Petty and Betty Petty at the Gallery Naming Celebration held at the Cade Museum in April 2021. Photo 2: The Petty Family Gallery at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention is currently displaying the exhibit Reinventing Immunity.
The Cade Goes to LondonGainesville, FL, June 18, 2021—The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention has made its way across the Pond! The Institute of Imagination (iOi), a London based charity, is hosting The Big Build from May 31-July 8 featuring the Cade’s PolyCade Project. PolyCade utilizes paper polyhedrons, three-dimensional figures made of various flat faces, lines and sharp edges commonly used in art, design and architecture. Visitors can build these paper sculptures up to towering heights and then tear them down to start again. “Innovation and invention are not possible without first pushing the limits of imagination,” said Stephanie Bailes, President and Executive Director of the Cade Museum. “The PolyCade Project encourages individual exploration and a community-wide shared experience. It provides an important opportunity to fuse imagination with the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) learning process.” The PolyCade Project was designed exclusively for the Cade Museum by renowned Dutch artist Noa Haim of Collective Paper Aesthetics and is available to be licensed by museums around the world. The Institute of Imagination licensed PolyCade to be a part of their Big Build initiative. The Big Build is a public art sculpture installation that was imagined by thousands of primary school students from Newham using the PolyCade polyhedrons. In May, 14 schools explored how to transform ideas into 3D models, creating polyhedron sculptures that represent hope, celebration and community in the wake of the pandemic. The children’s vision was then brought to life on a large scale across the district by Danish-born East Ham artist Anne Harild. The Institute of Imagination writes “This exciting initiative brings much needed creativity to the heart of Newham, one of the London districts hardest hit by the pandemic. Inspired by the district’s 2021 Year of the Young Person, the sculptures aim to celebrate the extraordinary contributions of young people across Newham. Each sculpture provides an opportunity for children and young people to design and build together in a symbol of collaboration and hope.” The Big Build has been and is on display in the following locations on the following dates: 1. Thames Barrier Park | 31st May – 17th June 2. London Design & Engineering UTC | 1st June – 1st July 3. Queen’s Market | 2nd June – 2nd July 4. Beckton Globe Library | 3rd June – 5th July 5. Westfield Stratford City | 4th June – 6th July 6. East Ham Library | 5th June – 7th July 7. Olympic Park – Pontoon Cafe | 6th June – 8th July About the Cade Museum In 2004, Dr. James Robert Cade and his family established the Cade Museum Foundation to build the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The Cade’s mission is to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Dr. Cade, a physician at the University of Florida, was best known as the leader of a research team that invented Gatorade in 1965. The Cade Museum is open to the public and located at 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601. An independent 501(c)(3) public foundation, the museum receives no operational funding from federal, state, or local governments, or the University of Florida. About the Institute of Imagination (iOi) The Institute of Imagination is a London based charity with international reach. Through dynamic hands-on events with partners, such as TATE and Lego, the organization champions opportunities for children and young people to develop their imaginations, a quality that is vital to creativity and the next generation’s ability to adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Our goal is to spark imaginations everywhere and encourage creative learning through our events, training, partnerships, and research. In 2020, the iOi launched iOi at Home: a digital event space providing engaging creative programs for children and young people to support skills development and wellbeing. www.ioi.london ##### Photograph captions: The Institute of Imagination’s (iOi) Big Build in London features the Cade Museum’s PolyCade. Photograph courtesy of iOi. 
Cade Camp fun spreads out into the community as the museum bolsters its ongoing outreach Gainesville, Florida, June 2, 2021—As kids go on summer vacation, the Cade Museum’s education team will get to work with the Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) to bring Cade Camp programming to children and teens who wouldn’t usually have an opportunity to participate in recreational programs outside their communities. Youth in GHA communities can partake in hands-on fun that will take place just a walk or bike ride away from home. The Cade’s GHA Community Visits will include a sampling of projects and games offered in the museum’s signature summer camps. Activities are for ages 5-11, but kids and adults of all ages can participate. The visits reflect themes explored during this summer’s Cade Camp series: In June, the Cade will give a peek inside “The Amazing Human Machine,” challenging kids to put on their thinking caps -- both literally and figuratively -- to learn about the brain. Activities will include Memory Game Cards as well as “Brain Hats,” “Eyes at Work,” “Smell and Taste Olympics,” “Make a Squishy Cell” and “Hear This! Tuning Forks, Vibrations and Your Ear!” They’ll have a blast with Camp Kaboom! activities this July, encountering science at its messiest fun. Experiments with “Aroma Stress Dough” and extracting DNA from strawberries will stretch kids’ imaginations while experimenting with primary colors and making sidewalk chalk and “Bing Bang Putty” will expand minds with lessons that cross disciplines and challenge kids to ponder our ever-expanding universe. In August, The Science that makes ART! will fire up creativity with activities like “Magnet Game Tessellations”, “Nature's Stamp”, “Negative and Positive Space Painting”, and “Zentagles”. Locations and dates for the GHA Community Visits include: Lake Terrace on June 24, July 22, Aug 21 and Aug. 28; Pine Meadows on July 1 and July 29; Eastwood Meadows on July 8 and Aug. 12; Woodland Park on July 15 and Aug. 19, and Forest Pines on Aug. 5. “With the Cade’s summer camps, we’re offering things to do that are both fun and educational—what we call sneaking in the veggies,” said Patty Lipka, Director of Experiential Education. “The best part is that kids don’t even know they’re getting the veggies. Activities are hands-on, messy, and creative—a total blast. Plus, all the science they’ve learned stays fresh in their minds while they’re out of school because the tasks employ all the senses; they’re experimental and experiential, which is great for recall and helping kids see the world from a new perspective.” While GHA visits offer these communities expanded access to Cade Camp activities, it is important to note that Cade Camp scholarships are available to the museum’s in-house programs. The slots sell out quickly however, and it is recommended that interested parents inquire months in advance. The Cade’s 2021 summer camp series is sold out. Bringing summer camp activities to GHA communities is a part of the Cade’s ongoing effort to develop partnerships between the Cade and community organizations. Over the past school year, the museum participated in the GHA’s Health and Wealth Expo and hosted activities in its Maker Space at the Lake Terrace Community. The Cade has also worked to tailor activities to Alachua County Schools’ Scope and Sequence, the planning chart teachers use for documenting what students are learning when. “Synching our activities with Scope and Sequence is great for recall because it reinforces what students are learning in school,” Lipka added. “Because our activities are fun, experimental, and hands-on, they offer great ways to see a subject or a problem in a different way. In doing so, we help students see their coursework from different perspectives, which adds layers to their learning.” Industry leaders across Gainesville have lent support to Cade’s ongoing community partnerships, including Infotech who is sponsoring the Cade’s activities with GHA. “The outreach that the Cade Museum and Gainesville Housing Authority are doing in East Gainesville is some of the most important work in our community -- investing in young people, their families and their futures,” said Lacey Jones, Infotech Chief Communications Officer. “Infotech is truly honored to support this collaboration, and we're grateful to the amazing team that is making this possible. We're passionate about children having fun experiences learning about science and technology and this program is doing that and so much more." The Cade and GHA are also continuing their vital work on the Invent Possible Project. The Cade-driven initiative provides internet access to Gainesville Housing Authority (GHA) residents, giving children invaluable access to online learning resources. The Cade and GHA are partnering with COX to bring internet to residents using COX’s Connect2Compete discounted service program. Funding is provided in part by the Community Foundation of North Central Florida. For more information about Cade Camps, visit www.cademuseum.org/camps.html and for more information about the Cade’s work with GHA, visit https://www.cademuseum.org/impact.html About the Cade Museum In 2004, Dr. James Robert Cade and his family established the Cade Museum Foundation to build the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The Cade’s mission is to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Dr. Cade, a physician at the University of Florida, was best known as the leader of a research team that invented Gatorade in 1965. The Cade Museum is open to the public and located at 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601. An independent 501(c)(3) public foundation, the museum receives no operational funding from federal, state, or local governments, or the University of Florida.
|
Cade MuseumPress Release Archives for the Cade Museum Archives
February 2023
Categories
All
|
||||||||||
352-371-8001
info@cademuseum.org
RSS Feed
