Ride for Rations 2016
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 380 needy households registered with Sunlove Neighbourhood Link, an outreach of registered charity, Sunlove Abode for Intellectually Infirmed.
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provide monthly breakfast package to 200 school going children living in the above and other estates through Sunlove.
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:
26 August 2016 – Depart for Malacca via coach
27 August 2016 – Cycle Malacca to Batu Pahat
28 August 2016 – Cycle from Batu Pahat to Singapore
Fund-raising obligation:
Each participant has to raise minimum of $600.00
Each participant must pay organisation cost of $280 or $350, excluding charges incurred due to the registration and payment portal, 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 on Ride for Rations found at Bike-Aid (Singapore) website and raising of funds specified above.
Register for RfR 2016 through weblink to be launched mid-end January 2016 at Bike-Aid website [www.bikeaid.org.sg].
For more information, please email: enquiry@bikeaid.org.sg
Bike-Aid (Singapore) reserves the right to reject applicants for Ride for Rations 2016.
