Dijon's Cycle Challenge
- By: Dijon de Jager
- Short URL: http://www.backabuddy.co.za/dijon
Personal message
I have once again entered the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, which takes place on Sunday 9th March 2008. This time however, I will be supporting a worthy cause in the form of the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation, the well-known South African organization that provides help to improve the welfare and quality of care to children with cancer.
The Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, as many of you already know, is a 109 kilometer cycle race in Cape Town, a world-class event which attracts 35 000 participants a year and is the biggest of its kind.
This year is the first time we are able to fund-raise in an easy and secure way on the www.easigiving.co.za (alternatively named www.backabuddy.co.za ) website. Have a look for yourself, and at the same time I would appreciate it if you could reach for the credit card and help me to support this great organization. In particular, I would like to challenge other Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour entrants to also select a charity, and to do the same. To all my sport-loving Buddies out there, let’s see if we can squeeze a smile out of our Hearty Herb above by reaching our target of R40 000. So, equally as important as your donation, please communicate details of my fund-raising page - without delay and before you forget - to everyone you think may be interested - whether verbally, by email, or facebook, whether in SA or anywhere else in the world. It is all for a great cause. If you are a visitor to my fund-raising page, and would like to spread the message, you can click on Promote this page – you will find the link above our (currently not-so-happy) Hearty Herb on this page.
As a matter of interest, if you wish to make a contribution from your business, your contribution here will earn you points on your BEE scorecard – that is if you are interested!?
Herb’s barometer on this page shows the progress we are making against our target of R40 000, and
any (clean) comments you wish to make are also posted here alongside your contribution.
A huge THANK YOU to those of you that have helped thusfar, and I will report back after the event, here on this page.
[ THURSDAY 13th MARCH: Safely back in Jhb after a fantastic week-end. Race-day Sunday offered fantastic conditions for cyclists, with beautiful sunshine and almost no wind. I went off at 7h25 and got to the finish 3hr 16min later, a bit tired but very satisfied with the result. Equally pleasing has been the outstanding response to this page, with R22 600 collected, plus a further R1000 pledged. Needless to say, CHOC is amazed at what has been achieved so far. The page remains open for further donations so please help wherever you can. Thanks again to those of you that have donated so generously. Dijon.]
For more info:
www.cycletour.co.za
Donations
| Name | Comment | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hirsch | Sep 26, 2009 | R 500.00 | |
| TC | Well Done | May 19, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Grace and Lester Day | Well done old man | Mar 19, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Rhoda | Keep those legs pumping! | Mar 14, 2008 | R 400.00 |
| Craig Clucas | Well done | Mar 13, 2008 | R 2 000.00 |
| Noel Graves | Nice looking bike | Mar 11, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Sue Acutt | My 10yr old nephew is having a bone marrow transplant so I'm giving all I can to him! | Mar 11, 2008 | R 100.00 |
| John Trollope | You still have to beat my 3 hour time | Mar 08, 2008 | R 2 000.00 |
| Helen Fraser | Enjoy the ride and don't overdo it ouboet! | Mar 08, 2008 | R 200.00 |
| chris barrow | Na zdrowie! | Mar 07, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Deon | Good luck Groot Dijon | Mar 07, 2008 | R 200.00 |
| Kim Labuschagne | Mar 07, 2008 | R 300.00 | |
| Bart | Sorry Boet, we did not get our act together! Next time. | Mar 07, 2008 | R 300.00 |
| darryl kerr | Mar 07, 2008 | R 400.00 | |
| Hartley | GO FOR IT!!! LOVE VAUGHAN & CATH | Mar 06, 2008 | R 600.00 |
| Dave Thayser | Looking good next to that bike Dijon! | Mar 06, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Catherine McGown | Wishing you all the best Dijion. | Mar 05, 2008 | R 100.00 |
| good luck | Mar 05, 2008 | R 100.00 | |
| Donald Glyn | Better buy a new bike to go with that body! | Mar 04, 2008 | R 1 000.00 |
| Butts | Dutchie...good luck my Bud. See you at the end. | Mar 04, 2008 | R 300.00 |
| Megan Mackenzie | such a great idea Meneer - sterkte | Mar 04, 2008 | R 1 000.00 |
| Intercarpets | Improve on last year....looking forward to a drink | Mar 04, 2008 | R 1 000.00 |
| plus 500.00 chalange ~ beat viv by 15min or you pay the extra R500.00. | Mar 03, 2008 | R 500.00 | |
| Paul and Michele jenkins | Saw you training the other day-good calf muscles-well done on a great initiative | Mar 03, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Sue Peiser | Go Dijon go, love from the girls at Peiser and Associates | Mar 03, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| William Croxton | Good luck Dijon | Mar 03, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| Mike levieux | There is less wind resistence if you leave the Weber at home! Go boy we expect 2 hour 30. | Mar 03, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| The Channon Family | Last Argus before the big 60 - good luck! | Mar 02, 2008 | R 1 000.00 |
| Dawie vanDownunder | you still owe me one - Dawie vanDownunder | Mar 02, 2008 | R 4 000.00 |
| JC | The Groot Trek was great base load training for the 17 Argus that were to follow...good luck Oupa | Mar 01, 2008 | R 3 000.00 |
| Allan and Sue | Get those legs pumping! | Mar 01, 2008 | R 500.00 |
| dijon de jager | To get the wheels rolling | Mar 01, 2008 | R 500.00 |
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation |
CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation is a country wide voluntary organisation. It brings together the parents of children who suffer from all varieties of cancer or life threatening blood disorders. Funds raised are applied to directly benefit the children and their families, and to those involved in the treatment of these most serious illnesses. The goal of this dedicated group is to improve the welfare and quality of care for children with cancer. The organisation provides direct practical help to children with cancer, from diagnosis onwards, recognising the inevitable disruption to family life when a child faces vigorous and often lengthy treatment. The name CHOC (an abbreviation of "Childrens Haematology Oncology Clinics") was used by the first local parent group, established in 1979. In 2000 a new national organisation was formed, linking parent groups in all parts of the country. |
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