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Bike4Chai Rides 180 miles for Sick Children on August 1-2.
On August 1st, 500 cyclists will lace up their cleats and ride 180 miles over two days to raise needed funds for sick children and their families.
Bike4Chai, now in its ninth year, raises funds for Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network. Chai Lifeline’ programs provide emotional, social, and financial support to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families.
Bike4Chai kicks off from the Marriott in Princeton, NJ, on the morning of August 1st. Cyclists will ride 180 grueling miles through 3 states over the next day and half. On the afternoon of August 2nd, they will pass through The World’s Greatest Finish Line, the entrance gate to Camp Simcha Special, Chai Lifeline’s overnight camp for children with chronic illnesses and medical challenges. There, the cyclists will be enveloped in a great hug by 120 campers, many who need wheelchairs, respirators, or other medical equipment to survive, and 200 staff members, who will dance, sing, and jump for joy with them.
According to Race Director Yoel Margolese, Bike4Chai is the largest per-capita fundraising bicycling event in the world. Cyclists must commit to raising a minimum of $5,000 when they register, and most raise several thousand more. The total raised by the group is posted daily on the ride’s home page.
Joining the 500 cyclists are Cadel Evans, who won the Tour de France in 2011, 17-time Tour de France competitor George Hincapie, Christian Vande Velde a retired American professional road racing cyclist, and three former NFL players, Amani Toomer, Tony Richardson, and Alan Veingrad.
In addition, two cyclists have been named Profiles in Courage. JJ Eizik is cycling for his fifth year. He learned to ride an adaptive hand cycle after surviving four bouts of cancer and the amputation of his left leg. Yossi Rotberg was born with physical challenges that left him unable to walk until he was four and a half years old. This year he will join the group for the third time, riding “my ride if not the whole ride,” as he said.
Click here for quotes from Chai Lifeline executive vice president Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Bike4Chai director Yoel Margolese, and more.
Click here to find Bike4Chai locations for photos/videos on August 1 and 2.
Click here for photos from 2017 Bike4Chai. (Photo Credit: Three Star Photography)
On August 1st, 500 cyclists will lace up their cleats and ride 180 miles over two days to raise needed funds for sick children and their families.
Bike4Chai, now in its ninth year, raises funds for Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health support network. Chai Lifeline’ programs provide emotional, social, and financial support to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families.
Bike4Chai kicks off from the Marriott in Princeton, NJ, on the morning of August 1st. Cyclists will ride 180 grueling miles through 3 states over the next day and half. On the afternoon of August 2nd, they will pass through The World’s Greatest Finish Line, the entrance gate to Camp Simcha Special, Chai Lifeline’s overnight camp for children with chronic illnesses and medical challenges. There, the cyclists will be enveloped in a great hug by 120 campers, many who need wheelchairs, respirators, or other medical equipment to survive, and 200 staff members, who will dance, sing, and jump for joy with them.
According to Race Director Yoel Margolese, Bike4Chai is the largest per-capita fundraising bicycling event in the world. Cyclists must commit to raising a minimum of $5,000 when they register, and most raise several thousand more. The total raised by the group is posted daily on the ride’s home page.
Joining the 500 cyclists are Cadel Evans, who won the Tour de France in 2011, 17-time Tour de France competitor George Hincapie, Christian Vande Velde a retired American professional road racing cyclist, and three former NFL players, Amani Toomer, Tony Richardson, and Alan Veingrad.
In addition, two cyclists have been named Profiles in Courage. JJ Eizik is cycling for his fifth year. He learned to ride an adaptive hand cycle after surviving four bouts of cancer and the amputation of his left leg. Yossi Rotberg was born with physical challenges that left him unable to walk until he was four and a half years old. This year he will join the group for the third time, riding “my ride if not the whole ride,” as he said.
Click here for quotes from Chai Lifeline executive vice president Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Bike4Chai director Yoel Margolese, and more.
Click here to find Bike4Chai locations for photos/videos on August 1 and 2.
Click here for photos from 2017 Bike4Chai. (Photo Credit: Three Star Photography)
