FFC Ride 4 KidsCan
Raising money to donate to KidsCan to make a difference to Kiwi Kids
Wellington
At the FFC Racing Team we know there are kids in our community that are not getting a fair crack at the basics in life.
Since riding bikes is what we love to do we are going to ride from Christchurch to Queenstown in order to raise money for Kiwi Kids who will benefit from our support.
To get a direct result for disadvantaged Kiwi Kids every dollar raised we will be donating to KidsCan.
As of today KidsCan supports over 18,000 hungry children a week with food insecurity. Their tangible programmes, Food for Kids, Shoes for Kids, Raincoats for Kids and Health for Kids concentrate on giving the basics directly to children in need in partnership with the schools they attend.
We will be riding 650 Km including 7,000 metres vertical climbing - a little bit of pain for us equals a great outcome for Kiwi kids in need.
Simon Smith's involvement (page creator)
FFC Racing Team is committed to raising as much money as possible to directly benefit Kiwi Kids.
Our journey will enable Kids through the KidsCan Charity to go to school and have the basics - allowing to enjoy being a kid and learn, develop and grow.
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We made it! 29 March 2016
Apologies for the delay in the final update. Although I finished up Coronet Peak, I managed to pick up an infection of some sort in the last couple of days of the ride.
Despite feeling under the weather, I had a magic couple of last days. Heading off from Omarama we headed over the Lindis Pass, through Tarras and then through to Wanaka. The descent off the Lindis was magical. Our final day dawned fine, but forecasts were for rain later in the day. The climb over the Crown Range was tough, in particular the last couple of kilometres, but was only a taste of what was to follow. Coronet Peak certainly lived up to expectations and was 8kms of pain.
Post ride celebrations were held at the Skyline. Amongst speeches and awards we were pleased to hear that we had raised well over $150,000 and that we would be able to bring four schools into the Kidscan programme.
This is a fantastic result an we are all proud of our achievements.
I am glad that I have taken part in an event that not only has been great fun, but will also result in tangible outcomes for kiwi children in need.
Once again thank you for your donations and best wishes.
Simon
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