IN PHOTOS: Meals on Two Wheels celebration in Sydney

SYDNEY, N.S. – New Dawn officially launched its new Meals on 2 Wheels program Wednesday [May 15] with an all-ages bike parade and community picnic at the Eltuek Arts Centre in Sydney.

Meals on 2 Wheels allows volunteers who don’t have a car to deliver meals to clients by bicycle.

Each year, New Dawn Meals on Wheels provides 20,000 hot and nutritious meals to people who can’t prepare meals for themselves.

All meals are delivered to the doorstep by volunteers.

The Meals on 2 Wheels program currently has four e-bikes available for volunteers who want to help deliver meals. However, any cyclist who wants to use their own bicycle or e-bike is welcome to volunteer. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

Sweta Khimsuriya, left, talks to New Dawn Meals on Wheels manager Sara Roth about possibly volunteering with the new Meals on 2 Wheels program as volunteers Richardson Thomas and Afreen Shadan look on in the background. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

New Dawn Meals on 2 Wheels volunteers Vaishali Sharma, front, and Sapna (who only uses her first name) set off on e-bikes Wednesday to make some deliveries. Cyclists are sent out in pairs and deliver 15-20 meals in insulated bags per route in about an hour and a half. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

An e-bike equipped with a large basket is parked in the foreground as New Dawn Meals on Wheels manager Sara Roth announces the launch of the Meals on 2 Wheels program on Wednesday. Geared toward newcomers and volunteers who don’t have a car to help deliver hot nutritious meals by bicycle. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

Nico Qiao, 6, signals that he’s making a left-hand turn during a Velo Cape Breton cycling safety session that took place ahead of the all-ages bicycle parade during the official launch of the New Dawn Meals on 2 Wheels program. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

Young cyclists took part in a bike parade as part of the launch of the Dawn Meals on 2 Wheels program on Wednesday at Eltuek Arts Centre in Sydney. From left are: Nico Qiao, Lura Qiao, Juniper Carew, Reyansh Dhimant, parent Viram Dhimant, Shivahi Parekh and Velo Cape Breton instructor Leroy Hodder. Chris Connors/Cape Breton Post

– Chris Connors is a multimedia journalist with the Cape Breton Post.