The Riekes Center in Menlo Park, California is a place for students the ages of 5 and 95 to play music, exercise, and do community service. People of all socioeconomic backgrounds are welcome.
Gary Riekes founded the center when he was a student at Stanford university. After (suffer)a serious football injury, he started a network, which (eventual)became the Riekes Center.
The center encourages an environment there are" No Labels. No Limits. ""You don't put a label on someone, "Riekes said, "It allows them to be free"
Programs at the center are tailored to improve (grow). The athletic department trains everyone from the (begin) level to the Olympic level. It also offers a program for athletes with special needs.
The Riekes Center offers several programs, (allow) students the chance to discover they truly love. "For the young, it gives them a place to find (they)," said Bob Mullins, whose sons joined the center more than 30 years ago. "These kids develop the discipline they need to achieve goals. "Mullins (come) to the center every week since he retired in 2001.
