On June 20, Wall Street Rides FAR held its kickoff cocktail party on the rooftop lounge of New Yorks Yotel hotel.
Wall Street Rides FAR co-founders: Bryan Harkins, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Markets at Cboe Global Markets, and his wife, Melissa Harkins, of MooMotion, a women's cycling and triathlon apparel company. Four years ago the pair had a vision to create an event that would bring the Wall Street and autism communities together for a unique networking opportunity, fun fitness challenge, and provide resources to a cause they feel strongly about. Thanks to the generosity and support of the Wall Street community, the ride is closing in on $1M in total funds raised.
Bryan Harkins tells the audience about the groups main fundraiser, a bike ride (for families and serious cyclists alike) that will take place on Saturday, October 13, in Saxon Woods Park, Westchester county. Money raised will benefit the Autism Science Foundation.
Angelo Evangelou, Chief Policy Officer Cboe Global Markets; Ed Tilly, CEO of Cboe Global Markets; Paul Reidy, COO Cboe FX; and Barry Calder, Director Cboe FX Liquidity Management take a break from discussing their ride strategy to pose for a photo.
Allison Singer, President of the Autism Science Foundation, explains the charitys mission: to support autism research by providing funding and other assistance to scientists and organizations conducting, facilitating, publicizing and disseminating autism research.
Ride Chairman Paul Morris, an adult with autism, discusses what the event means to him and his family.
Melissa Harkins and Eric Epstein, President of Global Impact Productions, which manages the ride, discuss logistics. You can find out all the details about the ride at the organizations web site, http://www.wallstreetridesfar.org
Bryan Harkins and Allison Singer thank the audience for their continued support.
Helping out with PR on the Wall Street front is the team of Forefront Communications (left to right): Alexandra Saville, Sam Belden, Eric Soderberg, Rafi Reguer, Michael Kingsley, and Forefront founder Mark Dowd.
