Join the fourth annual Wheels of Love: USA charitable cycling event on Sunday, June 23, at Skillman Park, near Princeton, N.J., in support of ALYN Hospital. The goal of the event from the American Friends of ALYN Hospital (AFAH) is to raise $100,000, and funds will go directly to benefit ALYN Hospital in Jerusalem. ALYN is a world-renowned, nonprofit pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation center dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with physical disabilities.
Wheels of Love: USA - Princeton will bring together avid and casual cyclists alike, offering individuals and groups the opportunity to be sponsored for a 62- or 38-mile ride and a family-friendly 2.25-mile route where participants can choose to walk or ride.
Whichever route you choose, the ride is fully paved and will be well-equipped with cycle and medical support, snacks and drinks, and restroom facilities at designated stops for all to enjoy.
Wheels of Love: USA reflects AFAH’s perpetual mission to increase awareness and to drive support for the innovative and life-changing work that ALYN Hospital has pursued for the last 90 years.
All of the donations raised by riders and the wider community will directly support ALYN Hospital’s ability to advance its ground-breaking research, develop customized assisted technologies, and enhance and improve therapeutic programs and treatment services for patients and their families.
ALYN Hospital does not receive government funding and depends on donations to help cover the financial gap between what it receives from referring agencies and the actual costs of delivering best-in-class and innovative interdisciplinary care. From diagnosis to intensive inpatient and outpatient treatment to ongoing support, ALYN Hospital’s ultimate goal is to provide children with disabilities the care and tools they need to live with the greatest amount of mobility and independence.
ALYN Hospital’s impact in just 2023 tells a compelling story:
- 112,286 treatments provided across a spectrum of physical disabilities
- 73,575 therapeutic sessions for general development and rehabilitation services
- 3,117 children treated in outpatient services
- 143 PELE innovations personalized equipment leading to empowerment state-of-the-art adaptive solutions in development
- 41 PARC research studies pediatric and adolescent research center studies for novel treatment efficacy and reliability
- 16 ALYNnovation start-up partnerships
American Friends of ALYN Hospital, a four-star platinum Charity Navigator nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City, raises funds and awareness for the hospital because we believe that together we can help ALYN Hospital transform children’s lives around the world.
Adam Schwartz, executive director of American Friends of ALYN Hospital stated, “One of the highlights of the year is when we come together in support of ALYN Hospital through Wheels of Love: USA. It’s incredibly rewarding to bring people together in such a fun environment with a tremendous spirit of camaraderie on behalf of this amazing cause.”
AFAH is grateful for the support it has received for Wheels of Love: USA - Princeton from our global and regional sponsors, including, Big Bear Gear; ChamoisButt’r; Cisco; DreamRides; Havana Central; Herr’s; Jay’s Cycles; Law Offices of Steven Nachman; Libertana; Lupkin PLLC; Pepsi; Route Arrows; Skratch Labs; Sourland Cycles; Twillory; Waxenberg Wayntraub, PLLC.
About Wheels of Love: USA - Princeton, the event will be held on Sunday, June 23, at Skillman Park, Skillman, N.J., in parking lot C.
- 7:00 am Registrant check-in; receive a custom event jersey
- 8:00 am 62-mile start
- 8:30 am 38-mile start
- 9:00 am-Noon family event
For media inquiries, please contact: Adam Schwartz, adam@alynus.org, (212) 869-8085.
