Community Corner
Bike-A-Thon Scheduled For Ailing Sachem East Grad
Biking event will run from Corey Beach to Cedar Beach and raise funds for Class of 2012 Sachem alum.
Local organizers have planned a bike event for July 21 that will benefit a 2012 Sachem East graduate as he battles cancer.
The Joey Andrechuk Bike-A-Thon Fundraiser is scheduled for this coming Sunday at 9 a.m. and will take participants from Corey Beach in Bayport to Cedar Beach in Mt. Sinai, all for a good cause.
Class of 2012 Joey Andrechuk suffers from two Germinoma brain tumors he's currently receiving treatment for in Massachusetts. The fundraiser is intended to help defray some of the monthly expenses of Andrechuk's treatment.
According to organizers, sponsors are being asked for $20, while riders are being asked to pay a $10 riding fee. Anyone interested in participating in the Bike-A-Thon can contact Armando Rodriguez at (646) 329-4811 for more information.
Last March, Sachem Patch reported on an online fundraiser launched by Andrechuk's best friend Joseph Bruno. Bruno ran two marathons in Andrechuk's name, and the fundraiser, hosted on GiveForward.com raised more than $5,000 for the ailing Sachem alum.
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