This summer, for my first time I am excited to take part in Bike4Chai, an exhilarating 100-mile cycling event benefiting the children and families of Chai Lifeline. Every mile I ride and every dollar I raise will help support more than two-dozen essential programs for more than 5,900 children and families confronting pediatric illness, crisis, and loss. These services include counseling and case management, meals delivered to hospitals and homes, transportation to medical appointments, emergency financial assistance, insurance advocacy, i-Shine afterschool programming, Big Brothers/Sisters, Project Chai crisis intervention, and Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, Chai Lifeline’s flagship medically-supervised summer programs.

Camp Simcha is what every child with life-threatening and lifelong illnesses deserves. Camp Simcha’s mission is to bring childhood back to children who lost it when they were diagnosed. To do that, they mix the best of camp activities in fully handicapped accessible facilities. Camp Simcha focuses all the attention on the kids. They are brought to so many great experiences such as helicopter, hot air balloon, and motorcycle rides to keep campers laughing from early morning to late at night.

Every camper is accepted no matter what phase of treatment they are in. The camp’s medical and administrative staff, ensure that the highest standards of health and safety are always met.

We all know that life of a child with cancer, disability, or other serous illness is grueling. I hope you will help me surpass my objective of $10,000 dollars and help kids be kids. All donations are 100% tax-deductible.

Please contribute generously to this important cause by clicking on the donate button now.
On behalf of the children of Chai Lifeline, thank you for your support.

Menachem Mark

PS. For more information regarding this ride please visit bike4chai.org