Treff Peters
After retiring from a long career in sales and various entrepreneurial endeavours, Treff Peters started “Young at Heart Seniors”, a group with over one hundred subscribers that meet weekly for various outdoor activities including hiking, cycling, skiing and kayaking. Treff is also an active member of the Perth Men’s Shed group.
In the 1980’s as a volunteer for the Rotary Club of Renfrew Treff visited a gentleman in a seniors’ home that had not received a visitor in over 10 years. He was deeply touched at the reality that some of these people who were not receiving visitors had family members living in their local area. After learning about the Cycling Without Age (CWA) movement and understanding the benefits of people experiencing outdoor activities together, Treff decided to launch a CWA chapter in Lanark County.
Treff and his wife Myrna (also an outdoors enthusiast), live in Beckwith Township.
Mark Manzon
Mark Manzon has had a successful 40 year career in the automotive industry. As an avid cyclist himself, Mark is well aware of the health and social benefits of the sport and quickly decided to lend his support to the Lanark County Cycling Without Age initiative.
Mark is currently using his network of business contacts to garner financial support and publicity for the launch. When fully retired, Mark hopes to volunteer in his community -including being a pilot for Cycling Without Age.
Mark and his wife Carol reside in Beckwith Township and have one child and a grandchild.
Chris Mellor
Chris Mellor is an elementary teacher in Carleton Place with 8 years experience teaching everything from kindergarten to grade 8. He is a gigging musician with a regular spot at the Ashton Brewing Company Sunday open mic and can be found playing pubs and markets from Carp to Calabogie. Chris spent his early 20’s skiing and hiking in Lake Louise, Alberta working and playing music at the hostel.
Chris brings a background in television news, video and audio production to the CWA team and will be working to develop online content.
Chris lives and cycles in Carleton Place with his wife and two kids. He is looking forward to taking local Carleton Place seniors for a spin in the trishaw.
Mark Young
Mark Young is an IT Professional with over 30 years of experience designing, developing and managing commercial software products. Since retiring, he has been active in local charitable work with the Lanark County Food Bank and Asbury Free Methodist Church. In 2019 he traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to support child sponsorship and village savings and loan projects.
Mark provides technical and IT support for Cycling Without Age Lanark County including website development and creating the scheduling system which connects pilots with seniors wishing to take a trishaw ride.
Mark and his wife Tammy have three grown children and reside in Beckwith Township.