alyn year 4

getting ready for challenge ride #4
still recovering from nasty accident, hoping to help the children patients of Alyn

alyn 2008 update and sponsoring info

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עלי,עליכם ואלין

TashSat תשס"ט is 5769 is upon us and the Alyn ride is only one month away!

Once again this year I plan on participating in the Alyn's Wheels of Love Bike Ride www.alynride.org

This year promises to be more grueling and challenging. We will be riding 600km's from Yerushalayim, through Har Hanegev, Yam Hamelah and then back up to Yerushalayim

I ask you to make an even greater effor

t this year, helping the children of Alyn.

This year, as you know, I got off to a rough start.

On Feb 27^th Mahmad Atta Allalah of Hablah tried to overtake traffic coming up the Nebi Elias hill, drove on the opposite lane almost straight into me. Shavah L'eal Thank G-d I got out of of the accident miraculously. Scratched, bruised, cuts, swollen, and a cast that

I had on for only 8 days. I did do a decent amount of damage to the Palestinian Mercedes (I got the Germans and Palestinians in one thrust)

One of the Morals of this story: Don't Trust in Trust. Mahmad Atta Allalah's insurer: Trust International of Ramalla, is giving me the run around and hasn't paid up.

Just one month after the collision, my front fork explod

ed on my newly assembled bike (frame and fork from ebay). I caused a commotion in front of Zerah's house. Thanks Benny for finding me thanks for all those who assisted.

Moral of this story: where a helmet, even when riding around the neighborhood/

I had no doubt about getting back on my bike and training for the Alyn ride. (Thanks Frumette for putting up with me and my riding insanity). Despite the setbacks I have rode close to 6000 km's in 2008 (despite the setbacks) and about over 18000 km's since returning to cycling two years ago. I hope to be ready soon for the mammoth Challenge ride.

I once again thank all of you who have sponsored me in 2007 and I urge you to to once again help the kids of Alyn, generously improving on your last year's donation,

I also thank all those of you in Ginaplus land and beyond who have permitted me to develop and refine the new science of “tremping” with a bicycle (whenever I miss the Egged bus). This peculiar science gives a new magical meaning to the Zomet “Kessem” landmark.

Take a minute to download this vid about the wonderful work they do in Alyn a leading pediatric and adolescence rehabilitation center

I didn't make it to the hermon but I

made it up to Homesh Tibane vetkonen

http://www.alyncommunity.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Document.Doc?id=23

You can donate online here:

http://www.alynride.org/?CategoryID=200

then 1) specify donate to “rider” 2)last name begins with “kamp” 3) submit 4) then press link

or just bring me check for the alyn hospital

Wishing you and your family Ktiva Vehatima Tova

Mark Menashe Kampler

Alyn 2008

Routes for Alyn 2008 have been published
See
http://www.alynride.org/?CategoryID=298

Over 600 KM
Should be about 20% harder than last year

I can Use sponsors Will post link soon

New - Old LiteSpeed Bicycle

Bike pretty much got ruined in accident:
Here are the new wheels, I mean bike:



That's me in Homesh on Yom Haatzmaut with new bike

Here's original set-up after the old Look fork exploded on me and sent me flying:


Got all bruised

Navigating Al-Nebi Elias

Well A Palestinian Taxi Hit me in Nebi Elias on Feb 27

Lucky I got out alive!
Even Had paint on forearm because of car impact:
Here I am smiling in my cast the night after the accident



Ever try to collect insurance from Trust International of Ramallah?
If you have let me know
I don't think they like to pay Jews.

alyn rider

I hope that you are doing well.

Here are the Kampler's at our annual family "portrait" taken at Biur Hametz

*Sara* will be starting 12 th grade this year at Lahava High School,
*Noam* will be starting 11th grade at Karnei Shomron Yeshiva High, but he is usually busy pursuing his business ventures.
*Shlomzion*is going in to 9 th grade also at Lahava High School,
*Bnayahu* will start 7 th grade in Yaakov Herzog Yeshia High in Kfar Saba (usually known as the Mechina Kfar Saba).
*Eliayashiv* is starting 5 th grade in Masua grade school here in Karnei
and little *Adi* is already starting 2nd grade at the Lapidim school. She really excelled in 1st grade.

I could start bragging about everyone but this letter will get too long.

*Frumette* is continuing to pursue her heart's desire and is educating Jewish youth as a Tanach and home room teacher also at Lahava High School. I get conflicting reports about who is avoiding whom in the corridors

I am busy with my Law Practice in Rosh Haayin specializing in real estate, real estate taxation, wills& estates and some litigation and commercial law for good measure.

Well aside from this brief family update I am contacting you because **I need you as a sponsor.**

I have just signed up for the Alyn bike ride. I signed up for the challenge route because I thought that the regular on -road 400 km route would just be too easy. The challenge route covers about 500 km's in 5 days through very hilly terrain.

About the ride see:
www.alynride.org
about the route see:
http://www.alynride.org/?CategoryID=216

This ride is a major and most meaningful source of budgeting this unique pediatric rehabilitation center in Jerusalem.
They do some major chesed with handicapped children.

Check out these links:
http://alynride.org/?CategoryID=180

http://alynride.org/?CategoryID=200
and see second picture