Members of our 2012 team distributing bicycles in rural Battambang province |
In a matter
of days, 21 Rotarians and Friends from across the province of Ontario, Canada
will begin arriving here at Phnom Penh airport. Their mission: to distribute 1,221
Rotary Wheels for Learning Bicycles to children lacking the necessary
transportation to get to school.
Rotarian team
members hail from clubs in District 7010 in Ontario.
They are
coming armed with suitcases filled with donated items for schools and the needy.
They will also be bringing over enough toothpaste and toothbrushes for each
child who receives a bike.
You can watch a video of bikes being delivered to
Battambang, Cambodia at: http://youtu.be/PhFrW-O4EYc
This year,
each child’s family will receive a treated mosquito net as well.
Some of the Hundreds of mosquito nets stored at the Battamabang Rotary Club Women's Centre |
Battambang Children Receiving Toothbrushes and Toothpaste |
Battambang Rotarians & Ontario Rotarians Distribute Bikes to Hundreds of Children in 2012 |
Bicycles awaiting our distribution at the Battambang Rotary Women's Centre |
The remaining
665 bicycles are funded by generous individuals, Rotary Clubs and organizations
from across the province of Ontario. These bicycles will be distributed to
children in target locations in the provinces of Takeo and Siem Reap, and to
children living in Khan Dangkor, just outside of Phnom Penh.
We will also
once again provide bicycles to children living on the outskirts of Phnom Penh’s
largest garbage dump. These children are being cared for, and educated through,
People Improvement Organization founded by CNN Top Ten Hero Phymean Noun.
A Big thanks
goes to Director Om Chamnap and his team from Banyan Learning Tree organization
here in Cambodia – they are all busy now making sure all bikes reach their
target locations at the same time our team does! A monumental task!
Two of our
distribution ceremonies will be recorded for Cambodian TV – helping spread the
work of Rotary across the nation.
Thanks to
Everyone who made this year’s distributions possible. Here are just some of the
many who contributed to the cause:
John Chow
of Toronto - $2,000.00
Rotary Club of Washago & Area-Centennial - $750.00
Sudbury Sunrisers Rotary Club - $1,500.00
Rotary Club of North Bay - $2,000.00
Rotary Club of Barrie-Kempenfelt - $500.00
Toronto RBC Global Banking Diversity Committee - $559.85
Rotary Club of Washago & Area-Centennial - $750.00
Sudbury Sunrisers Rotary Club - $1,500.00
Rotary Club of North Bay - $2,000.00
Rotary Club of Barrie-Kempenfelt - $500.00
Toronto RBC Global Banking Diversity Committee - $559.85
Rotary
Club of Barrie - $2,500.00
Rotary
Club of Mississauga Lakeshore - $2,000.00
Rotary
Club of Barrie-Huronia - $500.00
Haliburton
Easy Riders - $300.00
Rotary
Club of Bracebridge - $1,000.00
Rotary
Club of York -$1,000.00
Rotary
Club of Brampton - $400.00
Rotary
Club of Brampton-Heart Lake- $600.00
Our team
members will be posting their activities and photos at:
cambodiabiketeam2013.wordpress.com
Be sure to
follow along and give the page a ‘Like’.
There is a
distribution trip already in the making for January 2014. For more info contact
Lisa McCoy, rotarywheelsforlearning@gmail.com
Rotary
Wheels for Learning is an international program of the Rotary Club Of
Gravenhurst, District 7010. www.gravenhurstrotary.com
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