
Sickle Cell Bike Ride
Hello Mayor Joshua Losardo,
On Sunday, September 24, 2023, my office, in partnership with the Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey, will be sponsoring the Inaugural “Shine the Light” on Sickle Cell Disease Bike Ride. The ride will begin in Newark, NJ and conclude at City Hall in the Capital City of Trenton, NJ. We anticipate having approximately 150 riders participating in the 50-mile ride from Newark to Trenton.
The ride begins at the Newark City Hall, departing at 7:30 a.m. From there, our ride will travel through the following towns:
Hillside
Union
Kenilworth
Cranford (Rest stop at Nomahegan Park);
Westfield
Scotch Plains
Fanwood
Plainfield
Dunellen
Bound Brook
Zarephath
Somerset (Rest Stop at Colonial Park Rest Stop)
Millstone
Rocky Hill
Kingston
Princeton (Rest stop at Battlefield State Park)
Lawrence Twp.
Trenton
For a map of the route please click here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41677731
We appreciate any assistance your municipality can provide in escorting and/or monitoring traffic in your town as we cycle to Trenton.
Sincerely,
Asw. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson