HEAL ON WHEELS
Heal On Wheels Bikeathons
Similar to a marathon, a bikeathon fundraises for specific causes. Participants secure donations from family and friends and bike, walk, or run a certain number of miles. The true power of this project's implementation lies in its flexibility: students can participate right from their own neighborhoods to earn service hours, using apps or technology to record the distance they completed.
OUR IMPAKT
102+
participants
$10,123
fundraised
1963
service hours earned
6
campaigns supported
Past Events
To fundraise for COVID relief in a COVID-safe way, students biked in their neighborhoods. Each participant got friends and family to pledge to donate a certain amount of money per mile. With over 85 participants from five countries and four bikeathons, our efforts raised $3,778 for the COVID-19 relief efforts of three different charities and earned almost 150 service hours in total.
United Way of Broward County: $1,776
UNICEF: $495
Goonj (a charity for COVID relief in India): $1,001
Educate and Fundraise for Afghanistan: After the Biden Administration pulled U.S. troops out of Afghanistan and the Taliban took control, a refugee crisis ensued. Seventeen bikeathon participants earned 365 service hours by raising $1,501 for the International Refugee Assistance Project’s (IRAP) work with Afghan refugees.
To fundraise for the Center for Human Rights in Iran, ActionPAKT at American Heritage Broward organized the bikeathon from December 20, 2022 to January 23, 2023. We raised $4,844 and over 100 students participated to earn NHS points, NJHS points, and 1,400 service hours.
To fundraise for disaster relief after the Ishikawa Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Japan, ActionPAKT at American Heritage Broward organized the bikeathon through the month of January 2024. We are in the process of fundraising and have currently raised $1,094.