Gary@UrbanX
09-07-2011, 12:07 PM
This is from my wife's co-worker at Flint Energy Services. This is a great charity and event that is happening this Saturday September 10th in Canmore. (copy and pasted from an email)
As you probably know, in the summer of 2009 I, along with A Better World team took part in the fundraising and opening of Kiprengwe Primary School, 37 kilometers from Kericho, Kenya. The area is infamous for its hilly terrain; and the school is perched on the top of an audaciously steep hill. The red soil makes for a challenging drive, let alone walk. Some of the 535 primary students of Kiprengwe school walk up to 20 kilometers to and from school each day, generally on an empty stomache.
Once we returned from our trip, inspired by the story of these students, we contacted Kona Mountain Bikes to see if they would be interested in partnering to provide bicycles to the 535 students at the school. Kona did not hesitate to get on board with the project and immediately began designing a bicycle (called the AfriKid bicycle) for the primary students. They took into consideration the unique terrain, age group and sustainability issues. This is the first bicycle Kona has designed for this age group in their AfricaBike series, and the largest Kona Basic Needs project the organization has done to date.
The bike design is now complete and ready for production. In order to provide each student and teacher with a bicycle, we will need to raise approximately $50,000 by 2012. Our main fundraising initiative will be a bike race hosted at the Canmore Nordic Centre on September 10, 2011. Our goal is to have 300 cyclers of various abilities come out and raise a minimum of $130 each; the equivalent cost of one bike subsidized by Kona.
To learn more, please visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/africabikerace/
Registration is now open for the event. To register, please go to https://eventsonline.ca/events/africa_bike_race/
If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to donate, please go to https://www.canadahelps.org/DonationDetails.aspx?cookieCheck=true and click on the drop down box 'Kona AfricaBike Project 2012.' All proceeds go towards the bikes, and you can get a tax receipt through A Better World Canada.
If you are interested in volunteering that day, please let me know. We need approximately 150 volunteers, so the more the merrier ļ
Thanks for your time and support and I hope to see you there!
Kelly
Thanks Beyond for checking this thread out, any people interested in volunteering or participating please register!
As you probably know, in the summer of 2009 I, along with A Better World team took part in the fundraising and opening of Kiprengwe Primary School, 37 kilometers from Kericho, Kenya. The area is infamous for its hilly terrain; and the school is perched on the top of an audaciously steep hill. The red soil makes for a challenging drive, let alone walk. Some of the 535 primary students of Kiprengwe school walk up to 20 kilometers to and from school each day, generally on an empty stomache.
Once we returned from our trip, inspired by the story of these students, we contacted Kona Mountain Bikes to see if they would be interested in partnering to provide bicycles to the 535 students at the school. Kona did not hesitate to get on board with the project and immediately began designing a bicycle (called the AfriKid bicycle) for the primary students. They took into consideration the unique terrain, age group and sustainability issues. This is the first bicycle Kona has designed for this age group in their AfricaBike series, and the largest Kona Basic Needs project the organization has done to date.
The bike design is now complete and ready for production. In order to provide each student and teacher with a bicycle, we will need to raise approximately $50,000 by 2012. Our main fundraising initiative will be a bike race hosted at the Canmore Nordic Centre on September 10, 2011. Our goal is to have 300 cyclers of various abilities come out and raise a minimum of $130 each; the equivalent cost of one bike subsidized by Kona.
To learn more, please visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/africabikerace/
Registration is now open for the event. To register, please go to https://eventsonline.ca/events/africa_bike_race/
If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to donate, please go to https://www.canadahelps.org/DonationDetails.aspx?cookieCheck=true and click on the drop down box 'Kona AfricaBike Project 2012.' All proceeds go towards the bikes, and you can get a tax receipt through A Better World Canada.
If you are interested in volunteering that day, please let me know. We need approximately 150 volunteers, so the more the merrier ļ
Thanks for your time and support and I hope to see you there!
Kelly
Thanks Beyond for checking this thread out, any people interested in volunteering or participating please register!