UPDATE: If anybody would like to cheer him on, Jared Fenstermacher is expected to arrive at the Roy Gillian Welcome Center near the Ninth Street Bridge at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. He will then complete his ride to the Music Pier with a police and fire escort.

More information on this event is available in the mayor's update:

Dear Friends,

I want to encourage you all to come out on Saturday afternoon to welcome Jared Fenstermacher to Ocean City. This young man’s story is remarkable, and I’d like to show him our community spirit.

Fenstermacher set out from Oregon four years ago on a cross-country bicycle trip to raise money for the For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation. But that ride ended tragically in Iowa when he was struck by a truck in an accident that left him paralyzed. In a show of perseverance, Fenstermacher is now completing the journey that he began in 2016 by riding the final 1,200 miles on a bicycle propelled by his hands.

He is expected to arrive in Ocean City between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 24). Police and fire vehicles will meet him at the Ninth Street Bridge Welcome Center to escort him into town. I’d love to see people cheer him on along his route into town: Down Ninth Street to Atlantic Avenue and up to the Music Pier via Eighth Street.

The selflessness of fellow citizens like Fenstermacher is inspirational and his ride is a reminder of the importance of supporting all the families affected by cancer. The bridges on the Ninth Street causeway remain pink this month in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Jay A. Gillian

Mayor

Ocean City, New Jersey
861 Asbury Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-6111
www.ocnj.us