Why are we doing this?
The objective of this expedition is to lead a team of 13 varsity students who will cycle a distance of over 1500km in 14 days along the West Coast of Peninsula Malaysia and past the border of Thailand up to Phuket.
The route will take us through over 20 towns, numerous major states in Malaysia and Thailand.
With such a huge distance, this expedition is certainly a huge challenge and test of our personal mental and physical limits.
At the end of this trip, we hope that we will not only emerge as stronger individuals, but also as individuals with a heart to help and impact the world that we live in.
Besides our desire to help the children of ST pocket Money Fund, this expedition is in a way an opportunity to live our personal dreams and passions. We feel that combining our personal dreams and passions with community work is a more sustainable way of contributing back.
With this expedition, we hope to reach out to other youths and inspire them; that in addition to living our (their) dream, we (they) can help the less privileged achieve theirs as well. This we hope, will leave an impact beyond that of our expedition.
Ride from the Heart - Roadshow @ The Beach Hut
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Photo courtesy of Charles Luo (More photos will be uploaded soon!)
It all started at 2pm on a sunny and hot Saturday afternoon on the 31st of May 2008. The Ride from the Heart Crew was at the Beach Hut at East Coast Park. At exactly 2pm, the horn was blown by our Guest of Honour, MP for East Coast GRC, Ms Jessica Tan and that flagged the Ride from the Heart crew's second roadshow!
First up was our expedition leader Xihao and expeidition 2ic Arnold (i really meant to type Jianbin). As they began their four hour shift on the trainers, Dennis and his bevy of ACJC girls also started selling team merchandize such as T-shirts and cycling jerseys! Other stuff like bears and flowers - courtesy of Buds and Buddies, were also being sold..and who can forget THE 15 TUBS OF ICE CREAM we had to sell as well!
Time flew by as Xihao and Arnold were at the halfway mark of their shift. The ice cream was selling like hot cakes with a long queue forming behind the counter. Bears were also flying off faster than you can say er...Bears (okay..that was lame, pardon me..its really early in the morning and i am still kinda sleepy). Then it came..the one thing the team has been dreading..RAIN! we rushed all our stuf into The Beach Hut and covered the tables and the all important ice cream freezer. The cycing continued as the rain pounded in on us. Our two riders were drenched but in the name of charity, being drenched like a duck is worth while! The rain soon lightened up and allowed us to continue selling our stuff as the skies cleared.
6pm came. Next up on the trainers were Tim "The Attacking Machine" Tay and Me. Everything was going great and donation cans were being filled as the Beach Hut was filled with the voices of our very own Taran and her friend Huixin. At about 10pm, the first few runners from the Sundown Marathon were coming into East Coast Park and shouts of support could be heard from around! This was also when our two ladies, Taran and Sarah took to the stage and started cycling. Girl Power i say! Supporters of the Sundown marathon were still arriving at East Coast Park and they were curious to see what was going on at our Road Show.
At the stroke of midnight, we were given a special treat with Jamil performing right next to our cyclists! Time went by quite quickly in the night with the wonderful music from Jamil and the shouts from the supporters of the marathoners! Soon it was time to change shift again and Dennis and Ben took the graveyard shift as we were trying hard to keep awake!
The Sun was rising by the time Dennis and Ben ended their shift and Tim Lim and James took over. We were also back in business with the early Sunday morning crowd of East Coast Park!The ice cream started selling again even on a cool Sunday morning!
It was 10am and all of us from the Ride from the Heart crew knew that this was the final stretch! We had four hours to sell everything and collect as much donations as we can! Push on! Push on! It was finally the turn of Chi-hao, the crew's very own teddy bear to take the stage and cycle his heart out! The last four hours was the fastest we had in the period of our roadshow as everyone was working in sixth gear!
FINALLY! 2pm came and the horn was blown! It was over. Ride from the Heart's second roadshow was over! We were all tired but extremely happy of what we have achieved in the short span of 24 hours! As we packed up and ponder about our next step, we inch closer to our expedition date itself.
The Ride from the Heart Crew would like to thank all those who made the Road Show possible. Chit from the Beach Hut who kindly allowed us to use his space for our Road Show, our Guest of Honour Ms Jessica Tan, and everyone else who came down to support us! A big Thank You to you..from us.
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Events
We'll be having a photo exhibition to showcase our journey of 1000 miles from Phuket to Singapore.
Do come down to Velocity @ Novena from the 22nd to 24th of August 2008 !
For a sneak preview, click
here.
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Our Roadshow was a huge success! Thanks to all who've shown their support!
To have a glimpse of what happened at the Roadshow, click here.
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We are having a road-show @ the beach-hut.
Date: 31 May - 1 June
Time: 2pm(3105) - 2pm(0106)
Programmes: overnight Jamming + cycling + ice-cream + flowers
Address: The Beach Hut
1000 East Coast Parkway
Marine Cove
Blk B, Unit 21
Singapore 449876
Tel: (65) 6245-1932
Fax: (65) 6245-8953
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Route
Our expedition will start off from the island of Phuket and end in Singapore.
To name a few, we will pass through Penang, Lumut, Kuala Selangor, Port Dickson before ending off at Singapore.
The entire route will span 1500km. We are aiming to complete this feat in two week's time. If you have any queries or advices regarding our route, do email us at
ridefromtheheart@gmail.com
Merchandise
The best way of supporting our cause is to purchase our merchandise.
We are planning to sell t-shirts and cycling jerseys to raise funds for our beneficiary.All proceeds minus cost will go directly to the STPMF.
Check out our T-shirt design! We are already collecting orders for our T-shirt. They are available in XS,S,M,L,XL and cost $15 per piece. Contact us to place your orders now while stocks last!
T-SHIRT DESIGN
PRICE: $15
CYCLING JERSEY AND PADDED BIB SHORTS
We now have cycling apparel for sale. To all cycling enthusiasts, get this pair of top and bottom at a good price now! While stocks last.
Sizes available for both top/bottom: XS,S,M,L,XL
PRICE: $40 per piece/$70 per set
BONCAFE ORGANIC FREEZE DRIED COFFEE - 100% ORGANIC
BONCAFE Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee is cultivated in lands free of agrichemicals with positive effects on wildlife and the environment. This devotion to agiculture results in the development
of the Boncafe Organic Freeze Dried Instant Coffee, which provides a superior cup of coffee, with the original taste and aroma of Arabica coffee beans.
Grab a bottle now for only $10. To find out more about BONCAFE, click here.
Made In Brazil
PRICE: $10 per 100g bottle
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
If you have something old that you are not using anymore or if you are interested in donating any items for sale, do contact us at
ridefromtheheart@gmail.com. We will appreciate any contribution.
Links
Sponsors
Click on the logos of our Sponsors, Donors and Supporters to find out more about them. They made this possible.
Related Links
Bike-aid Singapore
Local cycling for charity group. Advisor and mentor to our expedition.
Zerolimits 08 - Alaska
An cycling adveture to Alaska by a group of SMU students.
Cycling in Singapore and around
An excellent source of information about cycling in Johore, Batam and Singapore.
Personal Blogs
ladri di biciclette
Award-winning blog of our very own Ben!
How to Donate?
You can donate to us by
a) Buying our merchandise
b) Making a Cash donation
Cheque
Kindly make the cheque out to "The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund"
and send it to:
The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund
Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Finance Division
1000 Toa Payoh North
Singapore 318994
Don't forget to include the following information at the back of the cheque.
"Ride from the Heart"
For Individual donors
Please indicate:
Full name:
NRIC Number/FIN:
Contact Number
Address :
Corporate donors
Please indicate:
Name of company
Company Registration Number
Contact Person
Contact Number
Amount
Donors are eligible for a tax-deductible receipt, if donation is more than $10.
The receipt will be issued out by the National Council of Social Service.
It will take about 3 to 4 weeks for your donation to be processed before a receipt is sent to you.
Photo courtesy of Charles Luo (More photos will be uploaded soon!)
