"Wheel to Heal," a bike ride and walking tour to help raise funds for children diagnosed with cancer, will be held Sept. 21, beginning and ending at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The bike tours will also travel through parts of Millstone and Roosevelt, depending on the tour.

The event is organized by the Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders, a nonprofit volunteer organization that supports children being treated at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and The Bristol Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, both based in New Brunswick. This year, the tour has joined efforts with the Atlantic Bicycle Club to develop an improved route. With some research and a helpful review by Randall Gabrielan of the Monmouth County Historical Commission, the club developed a route sheet to provide interesting facts about some of the sites along the route.

Participants will enjoy breakfast, energy snacks and beverages along the route of their choice (25 or 50 miles for bikers, 1-5 miles for walkers), and a celebration barbecue when each rider or walker completes the tour. Brian Graessle of Beacon Bicycling, Howell, will be available before the ride to help cyclists with any minor repairs or adjustments needed before the riders head out. There will be marshals driving along the route to help any riders in need, and some members of the Atlantic Bicycle Club will be traveling the route to help with minor repairs.

The tour is not a race, and each biker will ride at his own pace. The minimum age for the bike tour is 15, and ages 15-17 must be accompanied by an adult. All cyclists must wear helmets.

Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the tours will begin at 8 a.m. (50-mile ride) and 9 a.m. (25-mile ride). The fee is $25 per individual or $50 per family, if registered by Sept. 12. After Sept. 12, the fee will be an additional $25. Individual or family riders are asked to raise a minimum pledge of $75. For more information, call (800) 231-KIDS or fax (732) 247-5768.