Dear Family and Friends,
I am participating in the ALYN 21st Annual Wheels of Love Charity Bike Ride!!! But this year will be different……. As is everything else about this year.
But first – It is not too late to wish you a Happy & Safe New Year. Oh, what a year it has been!!! I hope and pray that the coming year will be a better one – for all of us.
My year has been full of changes and challenges. As you know I was diagnosed with Myelofibrosis a year ago and underwent a Bone Marrow Transplant in February followed by a 3-month hospitalization.
My health issues and challenges have heightened my awareness and empathy with the kids treated at ALYN Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel’s premier rehabilitation facility for children with disabilities. Every year, over 3,000 children come to ALYN to receive best-in-class care. The financial toll of the global pandemic means that ALYN Hospital needs your support now more than ever. Your generosity will go a long way to help the children of ALYN who are working hard toward their rehabilitation.
Although I will not be able to participate in the ALYN Ride this year – my 20th consecutive year, it is my honor and privilege to raise much needed funds for ALYN within the MyALYN Ride initiative. MyALYN Ride participants identify a challenge (walking, riding or other) and perform it while identifying with the kids challenged daily at ALYN Hospital.
My MyALYN Ride challenge is to bike for one hour consecutively by the end of November. Since the ALYN 2019 ride, one year ago I have not biked. In fact, for many months it was a challenge for me to walk 1,000 steps. This week, for the first time in a year, I got on my bike and rode for 15 minutes!!! It was a challenge but felt great.
Please encourage me in the MyALYN Ride challenge by contributing generously for the kids of ALYN Hospital.
Thank you in advance and best wishes for a great year ahead.
With immense gratitude,
Yehudah Livneh