Bike New York's TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour: Charity Partners

2010 Charity Partners

Welcome and thanks to these more than three dozen participating charities, whose riders are supporting their missions via fund-raising. All charity riders receive Tour entry including a pass to start near the front.

Please note that charity entries are closed as of April 20.

Charity	Description
Achilles International	Provide mainstream athletic opportunities to people with disabilities focusing on distance running.
Alzheimer's Association	Create and promote comprehensive and humane care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
American Liver Foundation	Facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease.
Arthritis Foundation	Improve lives through leadership in the control, prevention, and cure of arthritis and related diseases.
A-T Ease Foundation	Make a difference in the lives of children with Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T).
Autism Speaks	Increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders, fund research, and advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.
BronxWorks	Serve Bronx residents who need senior centers, after-school and summer camp programs, employment help, HIV/AIDS services, immigrant assistance, eviction prevention, homeless services, benefits assistance, and more.
Brooklyn Young Mothers' Collective	Provide disadvantaged young mothers with comprehensive services focused on educational attainment and social development.
CancerCare	Provide free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved. Programs are provided by professional oncology social workers and are completely free of charge.
Care 4 Needy Copts	Aid the needy in the developing world who live on an income of 10¢ or less a day.
The Catalog for Giving	With a mission to transform the lives of New York City children and teens whose opportunities are severely limited by poverty, crime, drugs and violence, the Catalog identifies emerging local organizations and designates funds to support their efforts.
City Harvest	Food rescue organization dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children.
Free Arts NYC	Provide underserved children and families with educational arts and mentoring to foster self-confidence and resiliency.
Hebrew Academy Special Children (HASC)	Provide high-quality education and therapeutic services to children with special needs in addition to an 8-week summer camp in upstate NY.
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater	Preserve and protect the Hudson River for the benefit of its eco-system and human communities while creating new environmental leaders for a sustainable future.
I Challenge Myself	Uses fitness-based challenges and health-based service and learning that allow youth in low-income communities to develop physically, academically, and socially.
Kids of Courage	Improve the lives of children and young adults with serious medical diagnoses by conquering illness through adventure.
The Leary Firefighters Foundation	To bridge the gap between what the governments can afford and fire departments need by providing the most up-to-date equipment and training.
Lymphoma Research Foundation	Eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease.
Marriage Equality New York	Raise awareness of the important right of all persons to enter into legally recognized gender neutral civil marriage with all the benefits and responsibilities that entails.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation - Team Fox	Find a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and ensure the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today.
Migraine Research Foundation	Fund migraine research in the United States.
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation	Relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure.
OHEL Children's Home and Family Services	Provide innovative and cutting-edge programs and services for individuals and families at risk, victims of domestic violence, and individuals with developmental or psychiatric disabilities, in both residential and outpatient settings.
PAX / Real Solutions to Gun Violence	Reduce gun violence impacting youth and families through empowering, public health and safety based solutions.
Project Extreme	Provide innovate solutions to teens-at-risk, their families, and their communities.
Ronald McDonald House of New York	Provide a temporary home to families seeking pediatric cancer treatment for their child at the top New York hospitals.
Special Olympics New Jersey	Provide year-round sports training in 24 sports and over 150 competitions to more than 21,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities all free of charge.
St. Nicks Alliance	Keeping North Brooklyn sustainable for low- to moderate-income people by providing services in affordable housing, health care, workforce and economic development, and youth and education.
Stoked Mentoring / Team Stoked	Developing Successful Teens with Opportunity, Knowledge, Experience, and Determination through the use of action sports, mentoring, and coaching.
Swim Free	Health improvement through swim, including youth and adult learn-to-swim programs, lifeguard training, and water cleanliness awareness.
Team Hole in the Wall	Partner athletes with the mission of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children.
Teenok Heart Foundation	Raise awareness and funds to support pediatric heart conditions.
TGL Foundation	Raise funds for lung cancer research and awareness about the disease.
Tourette Syndrome Association	Identify the cause, control the effects, and find a cure for Tourette Syndrome.
Trips for Kids Metro New York	Provide mountain bike outings and environmental education for kids who would not otherwise have these opportunities.
Tuesday's Children	Develop resources and support for every individual who was directly impacted by the events of September 11, 2001.
Voices of September 11th	Provide services for 9/11 families, rescue workers and survivors; commemorate lives lost; promote prevention, preparedness, and response to terrorism.
West Side Crime Prevention Program / Safe Haven	To make the Upper West Side of Manhattan and Central Harlem safe for everyone who lives, works and goes to school in the neighborhood.