Katriel Richman, and old e-acquaintance in Israel, writes:

On a personal note from my end, I’m trying to change the terms of my response to the Palestinian intifada by bicycling to Eilat on the Wheels of Love bike ride to benefit the children of Alyn. Over the last two years we’ve been reacting on the bombers’ terms, meeting the evil of the homicide terrorists with fences, closures and military force. The Alyn ride is a chance to respond to the intifada on our terms, meeting malevolence with benevolence.

It’s a 5-day bike ride from Jerusalem to Eliat to raise money for the Alyn Pediatric Hospital in Jerusalem, “Israel’s only rehabilitation center for disabled children and young adults that offers a full gamut of medical, paramedical and educational services seasoned with love and dedication.”

Katriel doesn’t mention that of course Alyn is open to Palestinian children as well as Israeli kids because that’s taken for granted.

You can give online at Network for Good. Katriel would appreciate if you were to fill in the “Designation” line with the words “Wheels of Love” and the “Dedication” line with the name of the rider you wish to sponsor (Katriel Reichman), but he’d appreciate it more if you just gave something.

Emily Skarzenski reminds us about The Hunger Site where simply clicking causes sponsors to donate to projects to reduce world hunger.

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