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(L to R) – Dr. Avi Moyal, Trainer of the Israeli National Soccer Team; Ilan Shir, Israel Biking Association; Gal Friedman, Gold Medal Olympian; Itay Groag, Israeli Teen Cycling Champion. |
It was a star-studded bike team
that led American Friends of Rabin Medical Center's (AFRMC) first bike-a-thon,
a three-day 250-mile trek from Rabin Medical Center’s Beilinson Hospital in
Petah Tikva to Eilat. Members included Israeli Olympic Gold Medallist in
windsurfing, Gal Friedman, Israeli Olympic swimmer Eitan Urbach, the sports
trainer for the Israeli national soccer team, Dr. Avi Moyal, Lieutenant
General of Israel Defense Forces and national trainer for Israel’s soccer team.
Some of the other participants were:
Dr. Dan Oppenheim, CEO of Rabin Medical Center (RMC), who joined the group for the
first leg of the journey; Jackie Elias, an active member of AFRMC, who helped
organize the bike-a-thon and participated in memory of her father who died from
heart disease. AFRMC board member, Stephen Flatow and his wife, Rosalyn, took part
in the bike-a-thon to mark the 10th year yarzheit of their daughter Alisa Flatow
who was killed on a suicide bus bombing – Rabin Medical Center’s cardiac
transplantation recovery unit is named for her.
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(L to R) - Dr. B. Medallion, senior cardiologist; Benny Savitch, heart transplant patient; Joshua Plaut, Executive Director, American Friends of Rabin Medical Center; Dr. Avi Moyal, Trainer of the Israeli National Soccer Team; Dr. G. Sahar, Head of the Heart & Lung Transplant Unit at RMC; Jackie Elias, organizer of the bike-a-thon, active supporter of AFRMC; Eyton Orbach, Israeli Olympic Swimmer; Dr. Dan Oppenheim, CEO, Rabin Medical Center
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The money raised through the bike-a-thon
raised will be directed to Rabin Medical Center's Cardiothoracic Surgery Department
currently led by the renowned Dr. Bernardo Vidne. This past month its doctors
introduced a revolutionary heart procedure using VEGF or Vascular Endothelial Growth
Factor. VEGF is a gene-based therapy, which when injected into a patient's heart
encourages the growth of new blood cells and naturally enhances blood flow to the
heart.
Next Year in Israel
Join us for our Second Annual Bike-a-thon and help us take on cancer. Register today!
Help make a difference today! |
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