DEER TRAIL, Colo. -- For many older Coloradans, just getting around town can be an issue but not if you know this week's 7Everyday Hero, Chuck Avery.

Chuck is making a splash in Eastern Colorado. He is the volunteer driver for the Tri-Valley Senior Citizens Association and gets folks to the Deer Trail Pool for water aerobics, a program he helped keep afloat when he volunteered to drive.

Every morning at 5:30 a.m., Chuck gets out of bed, gets the van warmed up and by 6:30 he's on his way to pick up nine seniors and get them to water aerobics. In the Tri-Valley area of Bennett, Byers, Deer Trail, Strasburg and Watkins, it's the best way to travel. He covers a lot of ground in Eastern Colorado, putting on 90-95 miles every day.

Chuck helped the class grow by encouraging others to join in and improve their health. After being an Air Force recruiter for 10 years, it was a natural thing to do.

The ever-growing class means more miles for Chuck, but he doesn't mind. His wish is that others do the same thing because there are people in every part of the state who need this activity.