MTS Logistics’ bike tour event, the largest bike
event in the shipping and logistics industry, has been held annually over the
past 15 years. This year’s volume of
$120,000 raised, and over 150 participants attending, made this year’s bike
tour the largest in the event’s history. All proceeds raised from the event
were donated to New Jersey-based non-profit organization Spectrum
Works, which provides job
training and opportunities for young adults with autism.
At this year’s bike
event, participants heard just how strongly the funds raised for Spectrum Works
made a real-world difference, with speeches from Sywon Sims, an intern employed
by Rent the Runway and Hennessy Kingsley, a high school student who has been
gaining work experience at Spectrum Works.
Additionally, a speech
by Tavon Green, who received job training from Spectrum Works and was hired by
FM Expressions as a production artist, was also read to event participants. It was an emotional and educational moment
to hear from these individuals and see the positive change that one bike event
can have for so many young adults. This year’s event included numerous
participants who biked for a cause, starting in Downtown Manhattan and biking
to Brighton Beach, where they enjoyed a healthy lunch before biking back to
Manhattan. Participants included adults
and children as young as 5 years old.
The event’s numerous sponsors included a wide
variety of companies in shipping, logistics, and business, with Turkish Philanthropy Funds and Bergen
Logistics helping to organize the event, while Turkish Airlines donated
round-trip tickets which were raffled off at the event, and PortX, Inc., Orient
Star Group, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CGA CGM, and dozens of others
contributing to the cause of autism awareness.
MTS Logistics
President Sedat Saka said in a statement:
“This year’s bike tour
event, now in its 14th year, was our largest ever in the
shipping and logistics industry. We
raised over $120,000 for autism awareness. I am so proud of all of our
supporters who joined us for this great cause, including our customers,
employees, families, and friends. Thanks to all of our sponsors.”
Over the past 15
years, nearly $500,000 has been raised for autism awareness and acceptance
through the efforts of MTS Logistics. The impact of its annual bike tour event
has been strongly felt by the autism acceptance community.
Spectrum Works CEO Ann
Marie Sullivan said in a statement:
“Each year it has been
so uplifting to see the shipping, logistics, and business community come
together and bike for autism acceptance.
This annual event directly helps develop more inclusive workplaces and directly
changes the lives of many young autistic adults. We are very thankful for
all the sponsors who contributed to this event and appreciative of all the
efforts put into making this event such a huge success. Spectrum Works is once
again proud to partner with MTS Logistics for its annual bike tour event.”
A variety of prizes
were raffled off at the event and the weather saw a gorgeous day for New York
City. Bikers had a great time and look forward to biking again next year.