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Shelli Liebman Dorfman
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18 July 5 . 2012
or the second year, business-
man Jeffrey Surnow is combin-
ing a passion for cycling with
his desire to showcase and promote the
community of Birmingham at the now-
annual Birmingham Bike Festival.
An expanded version of the original
festival created by Surnow of West
Bloomfield, an advanced cyclist and
mountain biker, will take place 8 a.m.-
5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 26, in Shain
Park and on the streets of downtown
Birmingham.
Plans are in high gear for the family
event — highlighted by a professional
bike race — with riding teams now
forming. The nonprofit event, with a
focus on raising positive awareness of
the fun, health benefits and safety of
biking, relies on vendors and sponsor-
ships to fund the festival, presented by
Fred Lavery Audi of Birmingham.
This year, Dr. Richard Keidan, a sur-
gical oncologist at William Beaumont
Hospital, who rides regularly with
Surnow, is bringing a new event to the
Birmingham Bike Festival.
Miles4Miles will take place at 1 p.m.
as a fundraiser honoring Miles Levin, a
West Bloomfield resident whose inspi-
rational blog was read worldwide, and
who died in 2007 at age 18 of a rare
form of cancer.
"Jeff has given us the platform for
a parade-style bike ride for children
and young adults covering a half mile
Keidan said.
There is no charge, but individual
and team participants are asked to
raise donations for two funds created
by Keidan of West Bloomfield.
"Half will be used for Miles Levin
Nepal Foundation for Health and
Education projects where we are work-
ing in Khotang to provide better access
for children to educational opportuni-
ties, public health and health care he
said. "Half will be used for the 2012
Miles Levin Miracle Fund at Beaumont
Children's Hospital right here at home
to assist families with children under-
going treatment for pediatric cancers
and other serious childhood illnesses."
This event was initiated by Beaumont
Health System and Children's Miracle
Richard Keidan and Jeffrey Surnow, both
of West Bloomfield, get ready to ride.
Network Fund, with the help of
Michigan Health Professionals, includ-
ing divisions of Oakland Medical Group
and Comprehensive Urology Group,
and the Beaumont Foundation.
"Funds raised for Miles4Miles will
be matched by the Children's Miracle
Network for up to $25,000 through
William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak,"
Keidan said.
Festival proceeds will be divided
between Make-A-Wish Foundation
of Michigan (MAW), cerebral palsy
research groups at Mott Children's
Hospital in Ann Arbor, the Miles Levin
funds and the nonprofit Wolverine
Sports Club, which provides most of the
festival's volunteers.
Members of the MAW Wish-A-Mile
Bicycle Tour's Team Alex — on which
Surnow is set to complete his 10th
three-day, 300-mile ride this month in
memory of Alex Graham — will host
an exhibitors' booth promoting MAW
and seeking donations.
Bike-related vendors will be on
hand with merchandise, children's
safety instruction and bicycle inspec-
tion. Outgrown bikes and helmets will
be collected and distributed through
Detroit-based Summer in the City.
"In addition to the main race, with
professional cyclists racing for prize
money, there will be kids' activities, fun
races for families and children, team
events with relays, amateur races with
medals and trophies, and live music:'
said Surnow, a commercial real estate
developer, who moved the Surnow
Company to Birmingham in 2010.
Keidan said he brings Miles4Miles to
the festival with the thought of Levin's
words: "Dying is not what scares me, it
is dying having had no impact." LI
To become a vendor, volunteer,
sponsor, donor or to participate
on a team at the Aug. 26
Birmingham Bike Festival, visit
birminghambikefestival.org or
call (248) 865-3000, ext.102.
To become a donor, sponsor
or to participate in the 1 p.m.
Miles4Miles event, go to www.
crowdrise.com/miles4miles or
call Dr. Richard Keidan at (248)
318-4779.