Fundraising announcement, including off road and/or on road ride and equipment/toys handover.
Fri July 26[sup]th[/sup] 2013, leaving Chiang Mai at 10am
A small (100 children) school in the mountain above Mae Na Chon, Baan Mai Pattana Santi Border control school, this very poor school and village has been on my mind for 2years now, i have visited many times on my off road rides/tours, the school is run by volunteers from the police and army!
I have spoken to the head teacher on several occasions to ascertain their needs, they have some children that live in a small wooden dormitory that needs attention, new floor etc
i will open the fund with 10,000 baht donation, they need some repairs to a dormitory as some children sleep at the school, and also they would like 3 computers and some sports equipment and a book case.
(some soft cuddly toys will always be gladly accepted too) i will not be handing over any money/cash to the school, i will buy the necessary items and deliver them on my truck with the ride mentioned above.
Road access is possible via the village of Mae Na Chon (26 kms north of Mae Chaem) if anyone wants to come via road rather than off road, the school is situated on a relatively flat dirt rd approx 3kms from the village of Mae Na Chon.
I will post all pledges of cash on my fb page and also this gt rider forum posting and will also show a running balance of the account and also i will confirm via a post on my fb page (and gt rider) of all money received, this is a totally non commercial event although i will contact my current and past customers to see if they would like to donate!!
Please feel free to share this post on your fb page to spread the word
the off road ride will start from canal rd/ Samoeng intersection, 70% off road, it is easy off road but that will depend on rainfall of course, the worst case scenario is we will ride on the poor quality hard surfaced roads to Doi inthanon and Mae Chaem and enter Mae Na Chon from the south, on 1088-1263
it is approx 3hrs ride either off road or on road!
please let me know if you would like to donate or offer a toy or other gift, if you prefer to be anonymous send me a pm, i will then post your pledge just showing your initials!
I visited the school last weekend here are the gps coordinates for the school: N18 40.580 E98 23.909
any questions please let me know!
MY MOBILE NUMBER IS 0892484123, THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
The fund is now at 13,000 baht but with 8 additional offers of donations that need to be added
More updates and details will follow
Fri July 26[sup]th[/sup] 2013, leaving Chiang Mai at 10am
A small (100 children) school in the mountain above Mae Na Chon, Baan Mai Pattana Santi Border control school, this very poor school and village has been on my mind for 2years now, i have visited many times on my off road rides/tours, the school is run by volunteers from the police and army!
I have spoken to the head teacher on several occasions to ascertain their needs, they have some children that live in a small wooden dormitory that needs attention, new floor etc
i will open the fund with 10,000 baht donation, they need some repairs to a dormitory as some children sleep at the school, and also they would like 3 computers and some sports equipment and a book case.
(some soft cuddly toys will always be gladly accepted too) i will not be handing over any money/cash to the school, i will buy the necessary items and deliver them on my truck with the ride mentioned above.
Road access is possible via the village of Mae Na Chon (26 kms north of Mae Chaem) if anyone wants to come via road rather than off road, the school is situated on a relatively flat dirt rd approx 3kms from the village of Mae Na Chon.
I will post all pledges of cash on my fb page and also this gt rider forum posting and will also show a running balance of the account and also i will confirm via a post on my fb page (and gt rider) of all money received, this is a totally non commercial event although i will contact my current and past customers to see if they would like to donate!!
Please feel free to share this post on your fb page to spread the word
the off road ride will start from canal rd/ Samoeng intersection, 70% off road, it is easy off road but that will depend on rainfall of course, the worst case scenario is we will ride on the poor quality hard surfaced roads to Doi inthanon and Mae Chaem and enter Mae Na Chon from the south, on 1088-1263
it is approx 3hrs ride either off road or on road!
please let me know if you would like to donate or offer a toy or other gift, if you prefer to be anonymous send me a pm, i will then post your pledge just showing your initials!
I visited the school last weekend here are the gps coordinates for the school: N18 40.580 E98 23.909
any questions please let me know!
MY MOBILE NUMBER IS 0892484123, THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
The fund is now at 13,000 baht but with 8 additional offers of donations that need to be added
More updates and details will follow