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FFC Ride 4 KidsCan

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Raise money to donate to KidsCan to make a difference for 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.

Day 1 - Christchurch to Geraldine 169km / 817m climbing

Day 2 - Geraldine to Tekapo 138km / 1622m climbing

Day 3 - Tekapo to Omarama 87km / 545m climbing

Day 4 - Omarama - Wanaka 115km / 1314m climbing

Day 5 - Wanaka to Queenstown (including Coronet Peak) 92km / 2122m climbing

We really need your support - for every $50,000 that we raise, we can take a school off the waiting list and onto the Kidscan programme with sustainable funding. Each school may have up to 250 children that can benefit so by reaching our collective goal of $250,000 we will add FIVE schools and directly support over 1,200 children right here in the Wellington community. And if we surpass our goal then we can help even more children that are disadvantaged in our community.

Every dollar raised will go to the cause! Every rider has paid in $1500 to do the ride as well as all expenses getting to start line through to Queenstown and home again (Flights, Accommodation and tight fitting lycra)

I would hugely appreciate your support. Any donations can be made via the link below. I would also love it if you could share this amongst your network of people who may not know me but may want to get behind and chuck in a few Dollars, Pounds, Euros, Polish Zlotys, etc to what is truly a great cause

Marek Matuszewski's involvement (page creator)

I am committed to raising as much money as possible to directly benefit Kiwi Kids.

There will be some very long, hard days in the saddle clocking big kilometres and climbing big hills - all for a very deserving cause. Help us make a positive difference and donate today!

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FFC Charity Tour - Done & Dusted! 24 March 2016

Day 5 - 100km Wanaka to Queenstown via Coronet Peak Climb in 4 hours 19 mins. 1800m elevation gain.

Wednesday was the grand finale of the FFC Charity Tour with the group cycling from Wanaka through to Queenstown incorporating the Coronet Peak Climb - by far the toughest on tour with two big climbs and fast descends.

There was some moisture in the air as we set out to Wanaka though the rain did not arrive until we hit Arrowtown just prior to lunch. The climb to the summit of the Crown Range was challenging but nothing compared to the 800m sharp climb over just 8km to the top of Coronet Peak Ski Field which was the toughest stretch of road I've ever cycled across - the hamstrings were burning!

The descent from the Crown Range Summit through to Arrowtown was technical and fast with a lot of switch backs / zig zags. Two of the guys with Carbon Wheels managed blow outs as a result of the rims heating up from excess braking - thankfully both managed to stay upright and a wheel swap resulted in them being able to finish the tour.

The FFC crew celebrated in style with Champagne in the Gondola up to the Skyline Restaurant for dinner & drinks as well as speeches with the party running well into the night. There were a few awards dished out and stories told but the good news is that we have now exceeded $150,000 in fundraising meaning that not three but four schools are to be placed on the KidsCan programme. Also in attendance was the KidsCan CEO - Julie Chapman, who mentioned the fourth school to be added in Porirua features a roll of 130 students with only a handful bringing in lunch each day and most don't bring back packs because there is nothing to put in them.

Having had an opportunity to reflect on the Tour, its been very rewarding to have achieved so many personal as well as collective goals. Through your generosity I have managed to exceed $5k in fundraising, survived without any injuries or punctures and biked some big miles whilst giving 800 kids a fighting chance at a fair crack at life with the programme supplying basics we all take for granted.

Thanks for all your support - your generosity is going to make a big difference.

Strava File: https://www.strava.com/activities/524280163

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