Hundreds of cyclists began a three-day ride on Friday, crossing 257 miles through South Carolina from Simpsonville to Charleston.The Ride to End ALZ — a feat of endurance in the middle of summer — is all to raise money and awareness for the South Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. (Above video is from July 16, 2023, taken near the finish line on the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston.)WYFF 4's Geoff Hart is riding with Team HartStrong, sponsored by the station, for the third straight year.Geoff was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2021 after working at WYFF News 4 as the station's sports director and then as a news anchor.More about his diagnosis here. He is one of two people with the diagnosis to participate in this year's ride. The entire Hart clan will be cheering, as well as volunteering, along the entire route."With this disease, you do not know what the progression is going to look like," Geoff's wife Sarah said. "So yes, we are rallying around him like crazy because he can, because he can do this -- we should do this."The whole family has always supported Geoff's ride and they say his doctors at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta also encourage him to continue to his rigorous fitness training. "It's not for him," Sarah said. "It is for all of the people who have this disease, all of the people who want a cure, all of the people who have their own story. And so it's a huge, huge universe of people. We're just a little part of that."Team HartStrong has a goal of raising $50,444 this year.The South Carolina chapter's goal is $1,500,000. That's after surpassing a goal of $1,000,000 last year.Donations can be made in the name of the donor or to remember, support and honor someone who is coping with the disease by visiting the HartStrong donation page here.All the money raised goes to the Alzheimer's Association to be used in fighting the disease and raising awareness.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Hundreds of cyclists began a three-day ride on Friday, crossing 257 miles through South Carolina from Simpsonville to Charleston.
The Ride to End ALZ — a feat of endurance in the middle of summer — is all to raise money and awareness for the South Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
(Above video is from July 16, 2023, taken near the finish line on the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston.)
WYFF 4's Geoff Hart is riding with Team HartStrong, sponsored by the station, for the third straight year.
Geoff was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2021 after working at WYFF News 4 as the station's sports director and then as a news anchor.
More about his diagnosis here.
He is one of two people with the diagnosis to participate in this year's ride.
WYFF
Members of Team HartStrong took their last group training ride before the Ride to End ALZ on June 29, 2024.
The entire Hart clan will be cheering, as well as volunteering, along the entire route.
"With this disease, you do not know what the progression is going to look like," Geoff's wife Sarah said. "So yes, we are rallying around him like crazy because he can, because he can do this -- we should do this."
The whole family has always supported Geoff's ride and they say his doctors at
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta also encourage him to continue to his rigorous fitness training.
WYFF
Geoff Hart with family and friends at the Ride to End ALZ finish 2023 in Charleston.
"It's not for him," Sarah said. "It is for all of the people who have this disease, all of the people who want a cure, all of the people who have their own story. And so it's a huge, huge universe of people. We're just a little part of that."
This content is imported from Facebook.
You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Team HartStrong has a goal of raising $50,444 this year.
The South Carolina chapter's goal is $1,500,000. That's after surpassing a goal of $1,000,000 last year.
Donations can be made in the name of the donor or to remember, support and honor someone who is coping with the disease by visiting the HartStrong donation page here.
All the money raised goes to the Alzheimer's Association to be used in fighting the disease and raising awareness.
