Ride For Beirut
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Ride for Beirut
Lebanese-American Dr. Lea Borgi has spent this summer of pandemic continuing to provide care for her patients in Boston.
But this Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 10 - 11), the kidney doctor will ride 137 miles for her home city of Beirut. The mile goal will require approximately 12 hours to complete and matches the number of people known to have died as a result of the explosion.
Already in the midst of total economic collapse, the people of Lebanon cannot expect an organized government response. Instead, NGOs are spearheading relief efforts in the area devastated by the blast. Founded in 1995, Offre Joie (The Joy of Giving) has mobilized more than six thousand citizen volunteers to clear the streets of Beirut for hospital access and essential supplies. The organization is also using donations to place the newly homeless.
How can you help?
- Donate
- Follow/Share on insta @lea_borgi
- Join for a class and give Lea a high-five! Find her schedule here. Peloton users, just search #RideForBeirut.
- Hey, Rockefeller! Want to match donations? DM @lea_borgi
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Proof of donation & tracking
Please visit Offre Joie’s Facebook page to see ongoing efforts and visit their website for more information on their mission and previous work.
Lea’s childhood friend Carla Jreidini has been working with Offre Joie as a volunteer for several years and established the direct line for the donation from Lea’s fundraising efforts. Immediately following the fundraiser on Tuesday evening 8/11, the entirety of funds raised will be transferred to Offre Joie's bank account. Proof of the transaction will be provided by Offre Joie and posted across socials as soon as possible, no later than Friday, August 14th.
Lea Borgi (MD, MMSc) is the Associate Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program for Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) / Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Physician of the Renal Division at BWH and Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Lebanese-American Dr. Lea Borgi has spent this summer of pandemic continuing to provide care for her patients in Boston.
But this Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 10 - 11), the kidney doctor will ride 137 miles for her home city of Beirut. The mile goal will require approximately 12 hours to complete and matches the number of people known to have died as a result of the explosion.
Already in the midst of total economic collapse, the people of Lebanon cannot expect an organized government response. Instead, NGOs are spearheading relief efforts in the area devastated by the blast. Founded in 1995, Offre Joie (The Joy of Giving) has mobilized more than six thousand citizen volunteers to clear the streets of Beirut for hospital access and essential supplies. The organization is also using donations to place the newly homeless.
How can you help?
- Donate
- Follow/Share on insta @lea_borgi
- Join for a class and give Lea a high-five! Find her schedule here. Peloton users, just search #RideForBeirut.
- Hey, Rockefeller! Want to match donations? DM @lea_borgi
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Proof of donation & tracking
Please visit Offre Joie’s Facebook page to see ongoing efforts and visit their website for more information on their mission and previous work.
Lea’s childhood friend Carla Jreidini has been working with Offre Joie as a volunteer for several years and established the direct line for the donation from Lea’s fundraising efforts. Immediately following the fundraiser on Tuesday evening 8/11, the entirety of funds raised will be transferred to Offre Joie's bank account. Proof of the transaction will be provided by Offre Joie and posted across socials as soon as possible, no later than Friday, August 14th.
Lea Borgi (MD, MMSc) is the Associate Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program for Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) / Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Physician of the Renal Division at BWH and Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Organizer
Lea Borgi
Organizer
Jamaica Plain, MA