Ralph Herzka
This summer, I will have the opportunity to partake in a life-changing event: a 180-mile bike ride through New Jersey, the Pocono Mountains, and Upstate NY. This is no ordinary ride; it’s an exhilarating cycling event ending at Camp Simcha, a remarkable overnight camp that provides seriously ill children with a vacation from sickness, restoring their spirits and renewing their determination to fight.
Life for a child with cancer or other serious illness is grueling; Chai Lifeline’s flagship programs, Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, offer 430 children a chance to forget about illness and just be kids again. Camp is an oasis of fun, of joy, and of peace for children experiencing dark and turbulent times. To learn more about Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha special, visit campsimcha.org.
This year’s ride is even more thrilling than past years’ rides: it’s a landmark ride, the 10th Bike4Chai! I will depart on the two-day ride of a lifetime to camp on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. My objective is to raise $1,250,000 by then, and I hope you will help me reach this goal. All donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Please contribute by clicking on the donate button now.
Thank you for supporting me and, in doing so, helping children and their families cope with the diagnosis, treatment, and aftermath of serious pediatric illness.
Best Regards,
Ralph
PS. For more information regarding this ride please visit bike4chai.org
Life for a child with cancer or other serious illness is grueling; Chai Lifeline’s flagship programs, Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha Special, offer 430 children a chance to forget about illness and just be kids again. Camp is an oasis of fun, of joy, and of peace for children experiencing dark and turbulent times. To learn more about Camp Simcha and Camp Simcha special, visit campsimcha.org.
This year’s ride is even more thrilling than past years’ rides: it’s a landmark ride, the 10th Bike4Chai! I will depart on the two-day ride of a lifetime to camp on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. My objective is to raise $1,250,000 by then, and I hope you will help me reach this goal. All donations are 100% tax-deductible.
Please contribute by clicking on the donate button now.
Thank you for supporting me and, in doing so, helping children and their families cope with the diagnosis, treatment, and aftermath of serious pediatric illness.
Best Regards,
Ralph
PS. For more information regarding this ride please visit bike4chai.org
Day 1
Day 2
$1,326,467
raised of $1,250,000 goal
Donations
$36,000.00
1.
Anonymous
$36,000.00
2.Anonymous
$36,000.00
3.Himmel + Meringoff
$25,000.00
4.The Chetrit Group, LLC
$25,000.00
5.Joel And Sherry Wiener
$25,000.00
6.Santander
$25,000.00
7.Chuny And Chavi Herzka
Dear Uncle Ralph, It is truly an inspiriation to watch all that you do for Klal Yisrael and their needs. Your proud niece and nephew, Chavi and Chuny
$25,000.00
8.Anonymous
$25,000.00
9.Arbor Commercial Real Estate
$20,000.00
10.James White and Helen Rothlein
$18,000.00
11.Kushner Companies
$18,000.00
12.Philip Goldfarb
$18,000.00
13.Black Spruce Management LLC
$18,000.00
14.AM Property Holding
$18,000.00
15.Palin Enterprises
$18,000.00
16.Anonymous
$18,000.00
17.Continuum Company
$18,000.00
18.Aaron Wolfson
$18,000.00
19.Larry And Deborah Silver
$15,000.00
20.New York Community Bank
$15,000.00
21.Investors Bank
$15,000.00
22.Dime Savings Bank
$15,000.00
23.Capital One
$12,500.00
24.STEPHEN ROSENBERG
Greystone
$10,018.00
25.Bisnow Media
$10,009.00
26.David Schechtman
The Schechtman Family Salutes the Meridian and the Bike For Chair Family for their incredible work.
$10,000.00
27.Hilson Management Corp/ Schwalbe Family
$10,000.00
28.Reserve Cut
$10,000.00
29.RXR
$10,000.00
30.Emerald Equity Group
$10,000.00
31.Schneider Law Group
$10,000.00
32.Richard Mack
$10,000.00
33.Continental Realty Corporation
$10,000.00
34.Edgewood Properties
$10,000.00
35.BRG Management LLC
$10,000.00
36.Avi & Elia
Go, Ralph, Go!!!!!
$10,000.00
37.The Moinian Group
$10,000.00
38.Stonecutter Capital Management
$10,000.00
39.Rialto Mortgage Finance LLC
$10,000.00
40.White Oak Healthcare Finance, LLC
$10,000.00
41.Decron Properties
Decron Properties
$10,000.00
42.Anonymous
$10,000.00
43.Rosewood Realty
$10,000.00
44.Castellan Capital
$10,000.00
45.CITI
$10,000.00
46.Fairstead Capital
$10,000.00
47.EXTELL
Extell
$10,000.00
48.Madison Realty Capital
$10,000.00
49.Ditmas Management
$7,500.00
50.Cullen & Dykman
$7,500.00
51.Steven And Harriet Croman
$7,500.00
52.Reuven Wolf- Read Properties
$7,500.00
53.Apple Bank
$7,200.00
54.Sarah and Yoni Goodman
Yashar koach, ride on!!
$6,500.00
55.Lionstone Capital
$5,400.00
56.David Simkowitz
$5,400.00
57.Jeremy Moshe And Abbie Greenberg
$5,400.00
58.Spruce/S3
$5,400.00
59.Moshe Majeski The Moshe Group
Ralph your a inspiration -keep doing great things
Moshe Majeksi
The Moshe Grouo
$5,000.00
60.BRE Residential
$5,000.00
61.RCG Longview
$5,000.00
62.The Lightstone Group
$5,000.00
63.Sam Levinson
$5,000.00
64.MYDA Advisors, LLC
$5,000.00
65.Joshua And Shari Goldberg
$5,000.00
66.TPG Real Estate
$5,000.00
67.Moshe And Alisa Birnbaum
$5,000.00
68.Jacob And Rachel Katz
$5,000.00
69.Shaya Ackerman
$5,000.00
70.Joseph FARBER
Go Ralph Go....
Farber Rosen and Kaufman P.C.
$5,000.00
71.Drew Anderman
$5,000.00
72.Randy Reiff
$5,000.00
73.Handler Properties LLC
$5,000.00
74.CIT
$5,000.00
75.Newmark Knight Frank (Nkf)
$5,000.00
76.Anonymous
$5,000.00
77.Benjamin Werber
$5,000.00
78.Sterling National Bank
$5,000.00
79.Grace Huebscher
$5,000.00
80.Elliot Gibber
$5,000.00
81.Mark Engel
$5,000.00
82.Michael And Judy Levine
$5,000.00
83.Premier Properties
$5,000.00
84.Pistilli Realty Group
$5,000.00
85.Nakash Family Foundation
$5,000.00
86.Alfred Equities
$5,000.00
87.Anonymous
$5,000.00
88.Solomon Family Foundation Trust
$5,000.00
89.Berkadia
$5,000.00
90.Ronald Swartz
Incredible effort for a most worthy cause. It is a privilege to support you, Ralph. Chazak!!
$5,000.00
91.Sun Equity Partners
$5,000.00
92.Anonymous
$5,000.00
93.People's United Bank
Go Ralph! Happy to support such a worthy cause.
$5,000.00
94.Louis Galpern Galpern
Ralph, we are so proud of you doing this bike ride and your fundraising amount is very impressive.. My son-in-law, Jonny Stern also participated in this event. He raised 10K.
Kolakavot!
$5,000.00
95.Elliott Mgmt & Argentic
Keep up the great work!
Your friends at Elliott Management & Argentic
$5,000.00
96.Bank United
$5,000.00
97.Eli And Cheryl Schlisselfeld
$5,000.00
98.Ladder Capital
$5,000.00
99.Jeff Schachter and Crawford Lake Capital
Keep up the great work for this amazing organization!
$5,000.00
100.PRG Real Estate
PRG Real Estate
$5,000.00
101.Princeton Holdings
$5,000.00
102.Flushing Savings Bank
$5,000.00
103.McGuire Woods
$4,500.00
104.Yossi J
Go Ralph go ! Best of luck .....
$4,500.00
105.Yossi J
Go Ralph go ! Best of luck
$4,000.00
106.ACORE Capital
We are honored to support our friend Ralph Herzka.
$4,000.00
107.Abie Kassin
Honor of My wife Renee Kassin.
$3,600.00
108.Cary Pollack
Kol Hakavod for all the chesed you do and the inspiration you give for others to follow
$3,600.00
109.Parkoff Organization
$3,600.00
110.Rael Gervis
Hatzlacha
Rael amd Rifky Gervis
$3,600.00
111.Moishe And Toby Diamant
In honor of a great leader, Ralph Herzka
$3,600.00
112.Anonymous
$3,600.00
113.Sierra Assets Group
$3,600.00
114.Lipa Lieberman
$3,600.00
115.Marvin Jeremias
$3,600.00
116.Ari And Rebecca Adlerstein
$3,600.00
117.Cross River
$3,600.00
118.David Hornrock
Hornrock Properties LLC
$3,600.00
119.Peter And Debby Rebenwurzel
$3,600.00
120.Ofer Yardein
$3,600.00
121.Douglas Development
$3,000.00
122.Anonymous
$3,000.00
123.Jeffrey And Sharona Weinberg
$2,500.00
124.Steven Fishman
$2,500.00
125.Andrew Albstein
$2,500.00
126.Ronnie Levine
Keep up the great work for this very worth cause!
$2,500.00
127.Zachary Schwebel
$2,500.00
128.Samuel Rieder and Leslie Rieder
$2,500.00
129.Daniel And Racheli Heumann
$2,500.00
130.Harbor Group International
$2,500.00
131.JJ BISTRICER
Congrats on another record setting ride and raise!
$2,500.00
132.M & T Bank
$2,500.00
133.Tzvi Ehrenfeld
$2,500.00
134.Yisroel And Miriam Schubert
$2,500.00
135.Angelo Gordon
$2,500.00
136.First Republic Bank
$2,500.00
137.Jeffrey And Elisheva Weiskopf
$2,500.00
138.Henry Moses Jr
$2,500.00
139.Daniel Harris
Ralph:
Great event, great charity! We are proud to support this event.
OceanFirst Bank, N.A.
$2,500.00
140.Eagle Rock
$2,500.00
141.Dovid And Gila Weinstein
$2,500.00
142.Victoria Hagan
Wonderful cause! Good luck!
Victoria
$2,500.00
143.M. Fried, M. Hammer - River Rock Capital
$2,500.00
144.Adam And Sara Sokol
$2,500.00
145.Brio Capital Management/ Shaye Hirsch
$2,500.00
146.Garrett Sokoloff
$2,500.00
147.Bank of America
$2,500.00
148.Sruly Bornstein and Luzy Steinmetz
$2,000.00
149.Joel Traut
Ralph, Good luck on the ride and thanks for supporting a great cause. Best,
$2,000.00
150.Morris Betesh
$1,800.00
151.Avi Bernstein
$1,800.00
152.Chaim And Rivka Schweid
$1,800.00
153.Jeffrey and Sheindy Mehl
$1,800.00
154.Joseph Hoch
lol Hakavod
$1,800.00
155.Sugar Hill
$1,800.00
156.Barry Rudofsky
$1,800.00
157.Goulston & Storrs
$1,800.00
158.Jim Reichek
Best of luck to Ralph Herzka and the entire Meridian Team!
$1,800.00
159.SHERI HAGLER
keep up all your great work on behalf of chai lifeline
$1,800.00
160.Tonino Sacco
Good luck on the ride. It's a great cause. All the best.
$1,800.00
161.David Heiden
$1,800.00
162.Yitzy Kirzner
$1,800.00
163.Zev Karpel
$1,800.00
164.Tzvi And Esther Adler
$1,800.00
165.Amit Doshi
Ralph and the entire team dedicated to this wonderful and noble cause, keep up the excellent work. And hope you raise more money to bring joy to even more kids
Amit Doshi & Chirag Doshi
$1,800.00
166.Moshe and Zahava
In honor of Ralph
$1,800.00
167.Related Companies
$1,800.00
168.Yaakov And Chana Schmuckler
$1,800.00
169.Charatan Realty
$1,800.00
170.DG Capital Mgmt.
$1,800.00
171.Michael And Lauren Zuckerman
$1,800.00
172.Golden Lioness
We are so proud of your commitment Ralph - Mona Gora & Sam Friedman
$1,800.00
173.Isaac Filler
Best of luck ,have a safe and easy ride
$1,800.00
174.Katherine Newman
$1,800.00
175.Jonathan Wintner
Ralph- Im waiting for when you decide to just Bike across the Country...Kol Hakavod!
$1,800.00
176.Adam Mermelstein
$1,800.00
177.Anonymous
Craig Solomon
Square Mile Capital Management LLC
$1,800.00
178.Adam Hess
-Adam Hess
$1,800.00
179.Yanky And Chaya Feigy Feuereisen
$1,800.00
180.Jonathan And Devorah Zilber
$1,800.00
181.Tal Bar-or
$1,800.00
182.David Brecher
$1,800.00
183.Ari Dobkin
$1,800.00
184.Brett Kaplan & Lainie Kaye
$1,800.00
185.Keysite Capital Partners
$1,800.00
186.Rex And Eva Hakimian
$1,800.00
187.Gavriel And Vardi Jeidel
$1,800.00
188.Neil Rubler
At your age, you deserve double the honors!!
$1,500.00
189.Roger Anscher
$1,500.00
190.Helen Hwang
Go get 'em, Ralph!!!
$1,500.00
191.Joseph Morgano
$1,200.00
192.Michael Stoler
$1,200.00
193.Kevin Buckley
$1,018.00
194.Boruch Lefkowitz
lead us the way.... to success
$1,000.00
195.Dovid Shayna Yaakov Shmuel Chaya Herzka
Go Totty/Zeidy Go!
$1,000.00
196.Zev Hofstedter
In honor and support of Ralph, Abe and the entire Meridian team. Hats off to you all for your involvement, dedication and perseverance. You continue to amaze us all...
$1,000.00
197.Jason Goldstein
Ya'asher Koach. Jason and Elisheva Goldstein
$1,000.00
198.Dovid and Mira Ostrov
Good Luck, Ralph!
$1,000.00
199.Mark Simonovits
$1,000.00
200.Elie Tannous
$1,000.00
201.Noam Kaminetzky
Best of Luck Ralph! We are extremely proud of you and value your friendship.
Jill and Noam Kaminetzky
$1,000.00
202.Michael Kesselman
$1,000.00
203.Ronald Wilheim
In Honor of Ralph Hertzka
$1,000.00
204.Akiva Friend
$1,000.00
205.Brian Schreiber
$1,000.00
206.Elliott and Aviva Birnbaum
We are proud to support all the Chai riders of Team Meridian!!
$1,000.00
207.Shalom Vegh
Keep up amazing work!
$1,000.00
208.Aaron Welsh
$1,000.00
209.Commercial Observer
$1,000.00
210.B6 Real Estate Advisors
$1,000.00
211.Mark Kahan
$1,000.00
212.Alan Blank
Good luck Ralph!
$1,000.00
213.Malek Management
$1,000.00
214.Brook Haberman
Dear Ralph, Hatzlacha and all the best wishes! The Habermans
$1,000.00
215.James Fraser
Fraser Family Trust
$1,000.00
216.MCG
$1,000.00
217.Roger Seifter, Partner at RAMSA
$1,000.00
218.David And Stephanie Sokol
$1,000.00
219.Jonathan Ruhl
$1,000.00
220.Labe Twerski
Ralph:
Keep riding!
$1,000.00
221.Elliott Mandelbaum
$1,000.00
222.Ralph Zucker
$1,000.00
223.Chana Perlstein
L'ilui nishmas Shmuel Yaakov ben Michoel and
Elka Mindel bas Moshe
$1,000.00
224.Yehuda David Scharf
$1,000.00
225.Lawrence Bernstein
Mazal Tov Ralph. From your friends at Jonas equities inc.
$1,000.00
226.Larry Raiman
$1,000.00
227.Gene Park
$1,000.00
228.Russ Drebin
$1,000.00
229.Kenneth Aschendorf
APF Properties LLC
Kenneth Aschendorf
Berndt Perl
$1,000.00
230.Shimon And Chana Assouline
$1,000.00
231.Aaron Loeb
$1,000.00
232.David Hayum
$760.00
233.Anonymous
$750.00
234.Paul & Kathryn Patafio
$750.00
235.Shamir Seidman
Good Luck Ralph!
$720.00
236.Kovi Elkus
Hatzlacha Ralph. You are a true inspiration!
$720.00
237.Josh and Dana Simpson
Good Luck!
$600.00
238.Sylvester Zawadzki
$540.00
239.Mendy & Gitty Pomerantz
in honor of a great friend a great person & a great biker
$520.00
240.Michael Ryback
GO Ralph!!!
Shmaryahu & Tzippora Ryback
$500.00
241.Kobe Majeski
In honor of Ralph
save a spot for me on the team
Kobe
$500.00
242.Marvin Schnee
In appreciation to Ralph Hertzka, Shmuel Brudney and Meridian Capital for supplying the venue for davening and
supplying meals for the Kahal at NMHC and ICSC
Marvin Schnee
$500.00
243.Brian Flax
$500.00
244.Bernard Schultz
Amazing!
$500.00
245.Oren And Mira Richland
$500.00
246.Edward Mermelstein
$500.00
247.Jon DiPietra
Good luck riding for a great cause.
Best - BBGNY
$500.00
248.Sruly And Rachelli Edelstein
$500.00
249.Tony Fineman
$500.00
250.Sam Shifer
In appreciation for everything you do.
$500.00
251.Eli Serebrowski
Good luck on the ride!
$500.00
252.James Famularo
Good luck Ralph
$500.00
253.Gerald And Cypora Friederwitzer
Best of luck Ralph! You and Team Meridian are an inspiratiom to all! Tzipi and Zevy
$500.00
254.Steven Halpert
$500.00
255.David Spira
Ralph, MUCH HATZLOCHA on all your goals in life.
David Spira
$500.00
256.Steven Kassin
Good luck Ralph!
$500.00
257.David Sullivan
Kristine Wolf, NYREJ.COM
$400.00
258.Benjamin Nevid
$360.00
259.Max and Sonya
Wishing you many long and healthy miles in life in honor of the great chesed you do.
$360.00
260.Anonymous
Go Team Meridian - may the wind be at your backs!
$360.00
261.Richard Sutton
$360.00
262.Alan And Miriam Greenspan
$360.00
263.A
In honor of a true leader and friend. May Hashem give you the strength to continue inspiring the next generation in Askanus and Tzedaka.
$360.00
264.Shoshana Kay
For all you do - for all of us! Thank you for being such an amazing mashpia to all our students & and a role model for the rest of us!
$300.00
265.Joshua Berman
$250.00
266.Shmuel Grunberger
$250.00
267.Raphael Butler
$250.00
268.Yitzy Friedman
$250.00
269.S. Jason Reitberger
Best of luck, Ralph!
$250.00
270.Anonymous
$250.00
271.Yankie Rochlitz
$250.00
272.Davis Torres
$250.00
273.Pauline And Moey Shabot
Go Ralph!
$250.00
274.Robert Becker
Best wishes for a strong and safe ride
$250.00
275.Christopher Mcgowan
Always a pleasure to support Ralph and team Meridian for their worthy cause!
$250.00
276.Lisa Kearney
God Bless these children! Thank you for helping make their lives better. Lisa
$200.00
277.Mindy Bergman
$200.00
278.Anonymous
$180.00
279.Shallini Mehra
$180.00
280.Daniel Belecen
$180.00
281.Anonymous
$180.00
282.Nicoletta Pagnotta-Kofron
Best of Luck in your ride this year, Team Meridian!
$180.00
283.Maxwell Kepes
$180.00
284.Megan Withers
Good Luck Team Meridian!
$180.00
285.Michael (Yomo) Neumann
Wishing you much continued success
$180.00
286.Steven Dweck
$180.00
287.Ezra And Amy Klein
$180.00
288.David Oheb
$180.00
289.JONATHAN BERNSTEIN
Yasher Koach for all your charitable work, on and off wheels. Jonathan & Rivkah Bernstein
$180.00
290.Ted Slevin
$180.00
291.Anonymous
$180.00
292.DAVID BOLLAG
$125.00
293.Gerald Lanzkron
Ralph you continue to inspire all of us.
$102.00
294.Asher Haft
$101.00
295.Jacob Nefoussi
$101.00
296.Eli Zami And Kenny Cohen
$100.00
297.Anonymous
$100.00
298.Anonymous
$100.00
299.Ilana & Zach Firestone
$100.00
300.Shlomo Weissberg
Good luck!
Shlomo Weissberg
$100.00
301.Amy & Ezra Klein
Congratulations on this wonderful charity venture. Best of luck! Amy & Ezra Klein
$100.00
302.Harvey Akerman
with hakoras hatov for the shachris minyan
$100.00
303.Mark Stefansky
$100.00
304.Shmuel Zev Dicker
You should continue to be matzliach in all your endeavors!
$100.00
305.Zisha Blumenfrucht
$100.00
306.Michael Lorch
Good luck with the ride Ralph! Great cause!
$75.00
307.David Schwartzberg
Good luck Uncle Ralph!
$54.00
308.Sidney Teichman
$54.00
309.Sholom Hyman
Simon Sez Continue to be an example to other about the importance of Chesed. Good Luck!!
$54.00
310.Dov Schreier
$52.00
311.Spencer Isen
$50.00
312.Misha Iokheles
Hatzlacha!
$36.00
313.Dovid Rockove
$36.00
314.Anonymous
$36.00
315.CRAIG MASSOTH
$36.00
316.Gabriel Horan
Yasher koyach on behalf of RAJE Maryland!
$25.00
317.Ben Klugman
$20.00
318.Anonymous
$18.00
319.Anonymous
$18.00
320.Adi Zilbermintz
$18.00
321.Sang Ju
Good luck Meridian.
$10.00
322.Steven Berlin
$10.00
323.Michael Leone
$1.00
324.Yitzchok Schwartz
YRS
Captain
Team Meridian
$2,220,241.79
$2,500,000Fundraising History
Total Amount Raised since 2012
$5,828,137.89
$1,234,804.57
raised in 2018$1,027,231.00
raised in 2017$858,298.80
raised in 2016$579,661.15
raised in 2015$378,324.33
raised in 2014$232,755.63
raised in 2013$190,595.41
raised in 2012
324 donors
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