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Bike 4 Friendship Heading Through the Rockies

Bike4Friendship, the trailblazing coast-to-coast fundraising bike ride, is making history again.

Last year’s first-ever event saw three pioneering cyclists pedal their way east to west across America, raising funds—and awareness—for the Friendship Circle and its work.

Friendship Circle International, a division of the Shluchim Office, is the social phenomenon that connects teens and adults with special-needs peers in 82 locations across the U.S. and around the world.

And this year, eight brand-new volunteers are rolling their way back.

Kicking off their seven-week run from California to the New York island with a gala ride-along in beautiful Pacific Palisades, the team of semi-pro riders—all of whom trained for the cross-continental trip from as far back as March of this year—are now wending their way through the glorious heights of the Colorado Rockies.

A full mobile support and logistics crew, in the form of several well-stocked automobiles, is rolling along with Bike4Friendship, ensuring that the pack of riders has the backup they need.

But besides the size of this year’s Bike4Friendship contingent, there’s another major difference between this year’s and last year’s event: The size of the contingent—the guest riders, that is.

Last year saw a handful of supporters, admirers and well-wishers—including more than a few who were inspired to spontaneously join—riding along with the three-man crew for brief distances.

This year’s Bike4Friendship trek, however, takes that model to a whole new level.

Supporters, friends or the merely adventurous are now being actively invited, encouraged and organized to participate in any of the seven weekly ride-along segments.

Through Bike4Friendship.org, wannabe riders can sign up to join whichever weekly segment suits them best—and the ride’s “mission control” will shortly contact them and get them started.

Several dozen have already signed up for the ride-alongs, ensuring that there’ll be considerably more than eight cyclists spreading the message of befriending, embracing and including individuals with special needs.

And that wave of support and friendship is expected to crest when Bike4Friendship reaches New Jersey—where the last 40-mile run will feature dozens of riders symbolically completing the cross-country ride benefiting children with special needs.

Do you live in the Tri-State Area? Are you in for special-needs kids? Are you ready to roll? Then Bike4Friendship needs you!

Sign up today for the New York grand finale at Bike4Friendship.org/finale.

To track Bike 4 Friendship’s journey across America, please visit Bike4Friendship.com/the-progress.

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13 Comments

  • Sad

    After this morning’s headlines, to open ch.info and see welcome to colorful Colorado…

  • tznius

    Is there an issue with tznius riding short pants, as far as I know there is.

  • kiruv

    Mikorvon laTorah and absolutely NOT Mekarev Hatorah lohem. not every means justifies the end

  • to kiruv

    snags will always be snags
    people who know all the cliche quotes in torah when they have absolutly no clue as to the meaning behind them yup they even quote books theve never opened up
    so boo ya…..

    get a life or join chabad!

    (the word “kiruv” sorta giv’s away ur backround)

  • Elter Chossid that sits online

    Oy vey! Frayaks! They are Riding across America to raise awareness for Friendship Circle! The Rebbe never rode a bike! What would he say about that! IS This what Lubavitch is?

  • i love u rogerss park-z

    2 all u haters out there i wanna c u try riding a bike across america wo a bikesuit and wearing regular clothes u guys have no idea wat a incredible kiddush hashem this biking makes

  • Lo

    I think it’s great! Let’s applaud all these good positive acts! Stop bashing one another! It’s the nine days!! How is moshiach going to come with sin-a and negative comments?? I promise you, it’s way worse than shorts!

  • Response to...

    There is no bashing here, it’s a wonderful thing but there is a shluchon aruch, and it doesn’t change. When an official org. does something against what at least seems to be a simple halacha it would be nice to at least notify that they consulted a Rov.

    Don’t step on shulchan oruch in the name of ahavas yisroel. :)

    And I say that with love.

  • ALSO A YUKEL

    LAST YEAR’S PARTICIPANTS RODE WITH JEWISH LOOKING CLOTHS. THEY HAD A MUCH MORE CHABAD LOOK TO THEM. LET’S NOT TRY TO FARENTFER EVERY YUKEL’S MISDEEDS… ENOUGH!!!

  • ALSO A YUKEL

    EVEN WORSE IS ALL THOSE WOMEN JOINING THE RIDE. WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR VALUES??? OF COURSE IT’S GREAT TO SEE WOMEN DOING GOOD THINGS, BUT UNDER TH GUISE OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM THIS IS JUST WRONG!!