What We're About
AMBUCS (pronounced AM-BUCKS) began life as American Business Clubs, a membership organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities. As our model changed to a more standard 501c3 charitable organization, that name no longer described us. So, in 1961, we shortened it to AMBUCS (pronounced AM-BUCKS). It’s weird but so are we, so it fits.
Nationally, AMBUCS now has more than 5,000 members in more than 150 chapters in over 30 states. Members work on a grassroots level to fulfill our mission, Inspiring Mobility & Independence. The Amtryke Therapeutic Tricycle Program is one of the main ways we do that. Our members fundraise for and give away about 3,500 Amtrykes each year.
Our group of caring volunteers come from many of the surrounding towns. It is our goal to raise awareness and funds for this amazing organization so that we can provide as many AmTrykes as we can to children and Veterans with disabilities at no cost to the recipients.
We also provide scholarships for aspiring students in the Audiology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology fields
Meet our Volunteers
These are some of the people that make good things happen at Lakeside Ambucs.
Rick Lucas
President - Nestegg Wealth Advisors
Rick is a founding member and former president of Lakeside Ambucs. He is a genius at connecting people and raising funds for trykes.
Julian Olalde
Insurance Consultant Expert
Julian is the current president and has been with us for 4 years. He also handles most of our social media presence.
Shawn Devlin
Owner - Rockwall Data
Shawn is a founding member of Lakeside Ambucs and handles most of our online services including our website and email accounts.
Angie Brown
Angie has been involved with Lakeside Ambucs for 8 years now. She handles everything from admin to toting trykes. She moved to Texas 8 years ago from Kansas. I was born in Dallas, Texas and decided after my daughter graduated college to move home. My daughter and my family still live in Kansas.
John Parlow
John is our all around guy. Handling anything asked of him. Before launching his career in Medicare, John managed restaurants such as Fuddruckers and Olive Garden for many years before getting into Foodservice Distribution with Kraft Foods, then into the Foodservice Brokerage field for many years. He then obtained his insurance licenses and is learning new ways how I can become a better Medicare Advisor.
David Hanna
Ambility Chairperson
Member of Lakeside Ambucs since March 2022, previous Chapter President. Joined Ambucs shortly after retiring from a Defense Contractor, working 25 years on various missile programs as a mechanical engineer and team lead.