Manhattan, NY The Avenue of the Americas Association hosted a Charity Cycling Event led by Cyc Fitness on June 21st at 1345 Avenue of the Americas. The event raised over $63,000 to benefit TeamExtreme in support of The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, a leader in supporting members of the Armed Forces who have been injured in their course of service. Participating cyclists pedaled for 60 minutes, followed by a VIP reception and celebration of this effort to support this organization’s mission to support wounded American military heroes.
This event was made possible by generous support from its sponsors, which include Fisher Brothers, Firecom, Industrial Sales & Service Corporation, JDP Mechanical, Inc., James E. Fitzgerald, Inc. Turner Construction, Atlas-Acon Electric, Trivetti Associates, ADCO Electrical Corporation, Quest Builders Group, The Berman Group and KONE Elevator.
Riding For Our Veterans
TeamExtreme, comprised of ten elite amateur and former professional athletes, will participate in some of the most recognized and in many instances, the most challenging events in the world, including major world marathons, Ironman and the toughest ultra-distance events on the planet with a fundraising goal of $1 million. Competing on the team are Winston Fisher, partner at Fisher Brothers real estate firm; Evan “Chip” Marks of Sungate Asset Management LLC; Brian Collins, Head of Development for Fisher Brothers; Jessica Lynn Marino, an equity sales trader for Instinet; Rachel Charlop-Powers of Sun & Moon Marketing Communications; Eric Gelber, Executive Vice President of CBRE’s New York Tri-State Retail Services Group; Hal Goldstein, a Founding Partner in the New York-based architecture firm Janson Goldstein; Stefan Kusurelis, Senior Project Architect for Janson Goldstein; Jimmy Riccitello, the Founder of Riccitello Coaching and Stuart Simon, who manages a family office trust.
Giving Back To American Heroes
The team will support the Fund’s efforts to build a set of nine medical diagnostic and treatments centers across the country to help wounded military heroes return from Iraq and Afghanistan who are suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). Currently, the Fund is designing and building satellite centers to expand the outreach of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) by providing advanced care and cutting-edge rehabilitation for veterans overcoming the challenges of TBIs.
“We are just beginning to understand the trauma inflicted on the human brain by concussions caused by combat, and these centers are already doing incredible good for our military men and women,” said Mr. Fisher. “We are racing for them – our service members who have already made incredible sacrifices for us and our freedom. Riding 3,000 miles on a bicycle will be nothing compared to what they have endured for us.”
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund serves United States military personnel wounded or injured in service to our nation, and their families. Supporting these heroes helps repay the debt all Americans owe them for the sacrifices they have made in service to our nation. They are, in the words of our founder, the late Zachary Fisher, “our nation’s greatest national resource,” and they deserve all the help that our nation can provide. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund is a leader in meeting this important national mission. Begun in 2000 and established as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2003, the Fund has provided close to $150 million in support for the families of military personnel lost in service to our nation, and for severely wounded military personnel and veterans. For more information, please visit www.fallenheroesfund.org.
The Avenue of the Americas Association is a civic improvement corporation that promotes the commercial welfare of “America’s Corporate Corridor” and New York City. The Avenue of Americas, a thoroughfare of approximately four miles long, is one of the City’s most exciting locations, boasting impressive architecture, corporate headquarters, restaurants, entertainment, cultural attractions, parks, plazas and business districts. The Association acts as an intermediary with government agencies and officials, and provides its membership with information on proposed laws and actions that will affect them. Issues such as transportation, physical improvements, signage, public safety, economic growth and homelessness are some of the challenges addressed by the Association in recent years. For more information, please visit www.aveoftheamericas.org.
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