The Ride Details
Join the Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island for our 2nd annual PFC Dwyer Bike Run fundraiser for the continued support of our Veteran community. We gather to ride, connect, and reinforce a strong network of support across Long Island.
The Post-Ride Celebration: Following our commemorative wreath ceremony, we will return to the Marine Corps League for food, raffles, and good music.
No Bike? No Problem! If you don't have a bike to ride, just come out for the music, food, and raffles. Your presence is highly valued as a critical cornerstone of our veteran community network.
Contribution Tiers
Secure your allocation early to support our 2026 organizational roadmap. Registered riders are guaranteed a commemorative event shirt.
Where Your Donations Go: Strategic 2026 Vision
We treat community wellness and veteran support as an analytical engineering problem. Long Island represents the second largest Veteran community in the Nation, and military service deeply impacts the entire family unit before, during, and after deployment. 100% of event proceeds directly fuel our key services and expansion initiatives:
Job Readiness Program Priority
We see a Job Readiness Program as a vital priority, which includes a resume building component, interview skills workshops, essential life skills training, and a "Dress for Success" area to provide interview and work attire.
On-site Therapy Unit Differentiator
A major goal that sets us apart is establishing our own Therapy Unit, even on a part-time basis. This approach circumvents problematic long wait times and referral bottlenecks, providing immediate, consistent care.
Expanded Holiday Support
Expanding beyond our active Coat and Toy Drives to build a dedicated operational framework that structurally "adopts" families under financial and emotional stress for the Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa holidays.
Military Family Assistance
In partnership with United Way's Military Family Assistance Program, we provide emergency financial assistance, peer-led spousal support circles, community networking events focusing on self-care, and wellness or suicide recognition training.
Supporting the Home Front
Family members remaining on the home front frequently balance hidden pressures that challenge household stability. We structure our systems to help families struggling with:
- Added familial duties, home maintenance, and financial obligations.
- Adjusting to a single-parent household dynamic.
- Managing personal problems related to service, including feeling worried, concerned, depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed.
- Handling the long-term physical and emotional effects related to their loved ones’ service.
Your involvement directly raises awareness among younger veterans and increases donor metrics necessary to anchor these vital lifelines.
About VHALI
The Veterans Health Alliance of Long Island was established on November 14, 2007, as a project of The Mental Health Association. We are comprised of representatives from State and County Government, the VA Medical Center, Veterans Organizations, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Providers, Universities, Hospitals, individual Veterans, and Civilians. In our inaugural year alone, we built an integrated system that safely supported over 2,000 veterans. Help us scale our framework to reach even more families in 2026.
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