HeroCare Connect and the Military Support Alliance Host October Bike Tour

Funds Raised Support Active Duty Service Members and Their Families

Please join us on Saturday, October 19 for the inaugural Warrior Bike Tour, hosted by HeroCare Connect and Military Support Alliance. This premier cycling event is open to all ages and levels of experience, including a 10 mile family fun ride, an intermediate 25 mile route, a 50 mile advanced rider route, and opportunities for non-rider fundraising participants. Proceeds will go to the active duty service members and their families at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) who are currently experiencing food insecurity, financial strain, or challenging times.

The event will begin and end at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center campus, the start time will vary depending the route. It is not a race. The 50 mile ride, for advanced riders, starts at 8:00a.m., and includes a route around the exterior of JB MDL, touching Mt. Holly and Plumstead Township. The 25 mile ride for intermediate riders, starts at 9:30a.m., and includes a route around the exterior of the JB MDL. A 10 mile family fun ride starts at 11:00a.m. with a loop through Pemberton Township.

This fun-filled event will include rest areas along the route as well as a celebration with food and music at the finish line. The registration deadline for this event is Tuesday, October 14 at 5:00p.m. Riders must register in advance, to learn more and register, click here.

About HeroCare Connect

HeroCare Connect is a one-call concierge healthcare service that serves active duty or retired military, veterans, and their family members throughout Southern New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Deborah Heart and Lung Center and Cooper University Health Care founded HeroCare Connect together with the like-minded mission to provide our nation's heroes with accessible health navigation and concierge care to access timely and best-in-class healthcare. Offering access to over 75 medical specialties, hospital facilities, and outpatient locations throughout the region, HeroCare Connect strives to offer you and your family life-changing care close to home.

About Military Support Alliance

The Military Support Alliance was founded in 2013 by a group of business and local government leaders with the mission to establish a nonprofit that would strive to fulfill the needs of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the only Tri Service Joint Base in the nation, while building trusted bonds and advocacy to protect the installation from a fate similar to Fort Monmouth. Striving to broaden and strengthen the long-term resilience of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the community, Military Support Alliance of New Jersey is dedicated to creating consistent civic-military engagement and promoting steadfast support through connections, education, and partnership.