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Jason Katz (left) and Dean Friedman (right) combined with five other riders to raise over $62,000 for The NephCure Foundation during the City to Sand 100-Mile Bike Ride.
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Long Island Residents Raise over $62,000
During City to Sand 100-Mile Ride Honoring
Six-Year-Old Matthew Levine
New York, NY – Seven individuals, including Jason Katz (Roslyn, NY) and Dean Friedman (Great Neck, NY) rode in the City to Sand 100-Mile Ride bike race on Saturday, September 12, on behalf of six-year-old kidney disease patient Matthew Levine (Melville, NY) and raised over $62,000.00 for The NephCure Foundation.
Katz led the way with $47,297.00 raised, while Friedman gathered $12,825.00 in donations.
They were joined for a portion of the ride by Steve Cronin (Great Neck, NY), Matthew’s uncle Ross Levine (Syosset, NY), Jason Margolis (Fresh |
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Meadows, NY), Bryan Black (New York, NY) and Mike Collins (Bridgewaters, NY). The group tallied $2,800 in donations.
The City to Sand 100-Mile Ride started in New York City and ended in The Hamptons. There were 112 total riders in the event, which raises money for various charities. The NephCure Foundation’s total of $62,992 led all charities in total dollars raised.
“This was a life highlight,” said Katz. “It was a humbling and yet incredibly rewarding experience both physically and spiritually. Matthew is a genuinely nice, sweet and happy kid. Giving him that trophy meant the world to both of us.
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“This was a tough but awesome journey. It was amazing to see everyone come together for us. I’m glad to report that the human spirit is alive and well.”
Matthew Levine was diagnosed with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) at the age of three and has been treating the disease ever since with medications that have not been successful in putting it in permanent remission. There currently is no cure for FSGS and the cause of the disease is also unknown.
FSGS is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children and targets adults as well.
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Matthew Levine and Jason Katz taking a look at their trophy for finishing the race |
