By Jat Singh | Singapore |
It was grueling but satisfying! That should sum up the efforts of the 47 cyclists and 19 support crew who cycled some 350km from Malaysia to Singapore in an annual fund raising effort.
“This has been one of the more successful collection,” Sikh Welfare Council (SIWEC) Vice Chairman for Admin Inderpal Singh quipped at a dinner on Saturday (April 6).
At the event, Ride 2 Serve, an outfit which has been organising the cross-country ride to raise funds for the less fortunate and disadvantaged, presented a cheque of $254,000.
The funds will be redistributed to beneficiaries such as Sun Love Home and spent on providing monthly as well as festive meals to the needy and aged in the community, according to SIWEC social media update.
The entourage from Ride 2 Serve departed on March 8 after saying a prayer at Central Sikh Gurdwara, Singapore. After staying a night at Port Dickson, then headed for Malacca (9 March), Batu Pahat (April 10) and returned on March 11.
The youngest in the team was road marshal Abhitej, 13, while the oldest is Balbir Singh, a cyclist aged 76!
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