Beida Monthly on 9/30/12: Mid-Autumn Change-a-Life Hike/Bike/Walk with CCPF and Friends
Following the tradition we started last year, in the coming season of fall foliage, PKUAGGNY members are going hiking again! Last year we had the great pleasure of Tsinghua and USTC alumni joining the hike we organized. This year we are joining a very special hike/bike/walk organized by CCPF (The Children of China Pediatrics Foundation) and inviting more alumni, professional and student groups to join us, including but not limited to, Fudan, Nankai, SCUT, SHUFE, SJTU, SYSU, Tongji, Tsinghua, TJU, USTC, WHU, ZJU, ZJGSU, ACAP, CAST, CIAI, CSSANY, CUASIA, CUCSSA, NJCCPS and NYUCSSA.
To know about CCPF, you may visit http://chinapediatrics.org and will also get to meet some CCPF doctors at the hike and listen to their stories. One of them will be Dr. David Roye, CCPF's Medical Director and Chairman, a renowned orthopaedic surgeon and winner of the 2009 Humanitarian Award given by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Date: Sunday, September 30, 2012
Registration Time: 1:30 pm
Bike/Hike/Walk: Commences at 2:00 pm - Completes approx. 3:30 pm
Family Party: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Entertainment: 3:30 pm
Where: Ross Dock Pavilion at the Palisades Interstate Park
At the foot of the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey
Take Exit 1 from Palisades Interstate Parkway (north or southbound); turn left, enter the park and follow signs for the Ross Dock Pavilion
Distance/Terrain:
Bikers: A 14-mile loop with easy to moderate inclines, some sharp hills. Starts at Ross Dock Pavilion and travels north for 7 miles on the park's inner roadway, Henry Hudson Drive, to the Alpine Boat Basin, and returns 7 miles. (Park rules do not allow riders under 14 years old - Helmets are required).
Hikers: Exiting the Ross Dock Pavilion area, hikers will ascend the Palisades Cliffs following a loop through the woods with some steep inclines and some loose rocks on trail. The trail tops out on the Long Path trail at the level of Palisades Interstate Parkway with great views of the river, and then returns back into the woods for the descent.
Walkers: Will follow the Shore Trail for 3 miles beginning from the Ross Dock Pavilion and traveling north for 1.5 miles along the Hudson River. The path is accessible. The turning point is the Englewood Boat Basin returning 1.5 miles.
For a map of the park and directions visit www.njpalisades.org.
Equipment: Bike helmets required. No riders under 14 years of age.
Weather: Rain or Shine (except for extreme weather - check the website)
Cost: $35 per person, $125 per family of 4, and $15 per student (snack food, water and a CCPF hike/bike/walk T-shirt will be provided for each participant by CCPF)
NOTE: When you register, you can set up your own fundraising goals, ask your friends to support your hike, and change more children's lives.
A Special Note to Beida Alumni: To acknowledge your participation and support, PKUAAGNY will invite you to a future special event.
Registration for the hike: http://chinapediatrics.org
Registration for the bus: $15 per person (space is limited and ran out quickly last year)
Bus departure time & location: 1pm at W 42nd St. cross 8th Ave. (opposite Port Authority on the NW corner of the intersection)
Return bus departure time & location: 4:30pm at Palisades Interstate Park (reaching W 42nd St. approximately at5pm)
Bus coordination: Yuchen Qi - cornell.yuchenqi@gmail.com 917-499-3064