Nicolaas Vlok - Children in the Wilderness / Tour de Tuli Fundraising
- By: Nicolaas Vlok
- Short URL: http://www.backabuddy.co.za/Nicolaasvlok
Personal message
Thank you for visiting my Children in the Wilderness/Tour de Tuli fundraising page.
Children in the Wilderness is a charity program that hosts vulnerable, rural children that live alongside National Parks and Game Reserves and teaches them life skills and the importance of conservation. The Children in the Wilderness program aims to develop environmental leaders who are inspired to care for their heritage so that they become the custodians of these areas in the future. Children in the Wilderness exposes children to their wildlife heritage, builds and strengthens their capabilities to cope with life's challenges and educates them with the life skills necessary to actualize their greatest potential.
To raise funds for this cause, Children in the Wilderness are hosting an epic mountain bike tour in Africa.  It will be a four day adventure ride, called Tour de Tuli and will take place August 3-8, 2009. There will be approx. 200 mountain bikers cycling through 240 miles of largely untouched wilderness on mostly single track trails following various animal migration routes in restricted wilderness areas in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Each group of approx. 15 riders will have two game rangers on mountain bikes accompanying us and we will be sleeping in tents set up by the volunteer staff that we will meet up with each night.
Children in the Wilderness is a wonderful initiative that positively touches and impacts the lives of the least fortunate. It is managed by people who have a passion for what they do in some very challenging environments and situations. I am honored to be one of the riders on this journey raising funds for an incredible cause!
When I return from this epic journey I will be posting images for you to have a peek into this adventure.Â
Donating through the backabuddy/easygiving website is simple, fast and secure. It is also the most efficient way to donate. Your contribution will directly benefit Children in the Wilderness (I cover all my own expenses) which have a direct influence on bettering and changing the lives of thousands of young people in Africa. Please note that your donation will be made in South African Rands...a rule of thumb is for every 1 US Dollar, you are donating 8 South African Rands. You can also visit http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic for more up to date currency conversion information.
Many thanks for your support, I appreciate it very much!
Nicolaas Vlok
To learn more about Tour de Tuli, please visit: http://www.tourdewilderness.com/wildernesstours/2009tuli/index.html
To learn more about Children in the Wilderness, please visit: http://www.childreninthewilderness.com/
Â
Â
Donations
| Name | Comment | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly and Johan | This is long overdue. What a wonderful cause Nicolaas!! | Nov 12, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Jim Lukens | Oct 02, 2009 | R 1 000.00 | |
| Mads Toubro | Sep 24, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Ed Vesely | Cheers to these children! | Sep 23, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Dennis | Thanks for the pics. | Sep 17, 2009 | R 750.00 |
| Software Greenhouse | From Greenhouse, excuse the delay. Great initiative! | Sep 14, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| MRS V | LVJ | Aug 30, 2009 | R 802.00 |
| S & G Buck | Better late then never! | Aug 27, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Jeanette Kruger | Hoop jy het dit geniet en jou sitvlak is nie te seer nie! Jeanette Kruger | Aug 25, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| duane | Laat weet of jy dit sien. DB | Aug 14, 2009 | R 2 340.00 |
| Willem | Baie sterkte met die mooi doel! | Aug 13, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Tim Keithahn | Aug 12, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| henryhocraffer | Ride hard Nicolaas | Aug 11, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| jannemarie | Like dit, hoop jy het dit geniet! | Aug 11, 2009 | R 300.00 |
| Ron Henry | Aug 08, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Ron Venzin | Good luck & safe riding! - RV | Aug 06, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| NSDMT | Lekker ry en bring fotos! | Aug 05, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| *noMAX Team | Great thing to do - best of luck | Aug 05, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| Lance Wood | It's a great cause. Looking forward to seeing the photos. | Aug 04, 2009 | R 800.00 |
| Rob Bradley | Sounds like it will be a fantastic experience for a great cause... best of luck Nicolaas!! | Aug 03, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Peet & Corne | Hoop jy geniet dit ongelooflik baie!! | Aug 02, 2009 | R 1 500.00 |
| Marius & Ria | Sterkte vir die toer geniet dit en kom veilig terug | Aug 02, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Bloubul | Geniet dit. Bly ek kan dit saam met jou doen | Aug 02, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Julie & Raul | Your efforts will have a huge impact on these children & an epic ride too . . . : ) | Aug 01, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Dawie Swanepoel | Best of luck to you all - From Windovert Centurion | Jul 31, 2009 | R 2 500.00 |
| John Karnick | Good luck Nicolaas! | Jul 30, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Denise D, Bill M, Jeff P | Good Luck! Denise D., Bill Michalko, Jeff Pierce | Jul 30, 2009 | R 158.00 |
| Paul Crisci | Nicolaas, Good luck!! From Paul Crisci | Jul 29, 2009 | R 2 000.00 |
| Klugies X3 | Geniet dit baie! | Jul 29, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| H&A | Goeie cause! | Jul 29, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| David F. | Good Luck Nicolaas! Sounds like a fun trip for a great cause. | Jul 28, 2009 | R 750.00 |
| Jim Murray | Good Luck!!! | Jul 28, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Jan | Keep Brandon safe, thanks. | Jul 28, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Andries & Wendy Grobler | Good luck & enjoy every minute | Jul 28, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| SAMtn | Good Luck, send me pictures! | Jul 27, 2009 | R 400.00 |
| Mike Ryan | You have got to be mad!!! | Jul 27, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| E. Vlok | Jul 27, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| Leen van der Bijl | As daai BOUDE net hou!!! | Jul 27, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| slopush | Be careful and look out behind you- You never know what might happen ; ) | Jul 26, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Deon & Irene | Hou bene, hou!! Sterkte. | Jul 24, 2009 | R 1 500.00 |
| Jou 2 oogappels | Want ons is lief vir jou Pappa! | Jul 24, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Mike Khattab | Go get them, Nicolaas | Jul 23, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| BobJ | See ya next year! | Jul 23, 2009 | R 2 000.00 |
| Debbie Madoni Lewis | Go for it! D. Madoni Lewis | Jul 22, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Keith Day | Message from Keith Day: Good on ya! I will pray the crocodiles don't eat you! | Jul 22, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Annie de Leon | I just did the Avon2day so I understand how important this is. Good luck and God Bless. | Jul 22, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Bill Rice | Wow. What a ride this will be! Try to avoid dead possum manuevers :-). | Jul 22, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Paul Wade | Only 240 miles? Come on get serious (-: Enjoy, good cause (Wade - UK). Watch for my 100mile run! | Jul 22, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| AllanC | Break a leg Nicolaas...err, buckle a rim? | Jul 22, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Chuck Davis | Have a safe and fun ride. | Jul 22, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Thoma Bravo / Vision Solutions | Good luck Nicolaas and team - This is a great cause and we are honored to support it. | Jul 11, 2009 | R 50 000.00 |
| Melissa | Good Luck Nicolaas!! | Jul 09, 2009 | R 100.00 |
| Craig J. | Good luck Nicolaas... ride safe! | Jun 29, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Carole | Worthy project, Nicolaas. Good luck. | Jun 27, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Henry Martinez | Best wishes for a safe and successful ride | Jun 26, 2009 | R 500.00 |
| Alan | Good Luck Boss! | Jun 26, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Debbie | Good luck! Debbie | Jun 26, 2009 | R 250.00 |
| Mrs V | Geniet! | Jun 26, 2009 | R 1 000.00 |
| Don Scott | Good luck! DS | Jun 25, 2009 | R 500.00 |
Children in the Wilderness |
Children in the Wilderness is a life-skills and environmental educational programme. Through these programmes we teach rural children the importance of conservation and strive to instil a passion for the environment creating custodians of these areas |
Read more about our secure paying methods and find out why BackaBuddy is a safe choice