Challenge yourself – cycle 240 km from Malacca to Singapore over 2 days for a charitable cause.

Cause:

Raise funds to:

• provide monthly food rations to 330 needy households  registered with Sunlove Neighbourhood Link, an outreach of registered charity, Sunlove Abode for Intellectually Infirmed.
• provide monthly breakfast package to 100 primary school children  living in the above households.

The aim: to raise $320,000.00

100% funds raised will be used for the above & Sunlove will be custodian of funds.

Households live in 1-2 rental rooms; have no sources of income; elderly with no children; whose children are not supporting them; single parents; suffer from medical and intellectual infirmities; and require financial help to cover rental, conservancy, electricity and basic food expenses.

The above rations are distributed monthly at Chai Chee, Hougang and Marsiling.

Dates:

21 August 2015 – Depart for Malacca via coach

22 August 2015 – Cycle Malacca to Batu Pahat

23 August 2015 – Cycle from Batu Pahat to Singapore

 Fund-raising obligation:

Each participant has to raise minimum of $600.00 [in 2014, participants raised an average of $1000.00; total funds raised in 2014 is approximately $340,000.00 supporting 330 households, an increase of 25% over 2013, and the introduction of breakfast].

Each participant must pay organisation cost ranging from $280 to $350 for expenses related to the Ride. The organising committee consists entirely of volunteers and receive no renumeration.

Cycling Route & Other Details:

Maximum of 150 cyclists supported by at least 40 support crew. Fund Raisers are also welcome.

Cycling route: trunk roads that are scenic, affording non-interrupted of distances ranging from 2-10kms and having mix of flat roads and slopes.

It is not a race; providing opportunity to cyclist wishing to go fast with pacers who will guide at an average of 30-35km/h, the event is also aimed at amateur and recreational cyclist with our sweepers traveling at about 18km/h.

Participation is subject to acceptance of Rules and Regulations and raising of funds specified above.

Register for RfR 2015 now.

For more information, please email: enquiry@bikeaid.org.sg

Bike-Aid (Singapore) reserves the right to reject applicants for Ride for Rations 2015.