Thanks for stopping by. My name is Mehrdad Erfani. I live in Washington DC area and this site is my simple way to raise awareness about the causes I support.

When I started volunteering years ago, and later on, participating in charity bike rides using my weekends and vacation time, my intent was to help enhance the lives of others in whatever small way I could. It never occurred to me just how many ways and on how many levels these activities would, in turn, enrich my life. I can only hope that through this site, I can share a little bit of that with you.

What I am trying to share, and hope to be able to get others involved with, is a sense of awareness. Each cause touches lives that you may personally know.  For me they each have a significance of their own, an aunt sorely missed, a cousin fighting a good fight, a co worker, a friend, a passerby suffering from a visible and not so visible condition.

As for the rides, while each, past and present,  are for different causes, they have a lot in common.  They try to improve someone’s life, they try to put an end to a horrible condition or ailment , and at the end… they help us, celebrate our humanity.

In addition to charity bike rides, I support the following causes and organizations in various capacities. It would be fantastic if you can join me.