My successful 2011 NYC Marathon fundraiser made it clear: My business partners & friends like to see me sweat!
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Since then I also explored the beauty of the Cape Peninsula coastal bike routes and found out about the 109 km Cape Argus Cycle Tour – the largest individually timed cycling event in the world! As some of you may know, the Argus will be held on the 9th of March 2014 and I have decided to participate in aid of an organization called Mamelani Projects. I challenge you to get me onto the bike – Please donate your last penny or cent and remember that at the spectacular low exchange rate of R15 for a Euro and R11 for a US$ your donation looks impressive on the overview but harmless on your bank account. I linked all donors below and thank you all for supporting this cause! My legendary network reached the original R5000 goal in less than an hour and donated a total of R37725 (ca. 3500 US$ / 2500€!) in donations and helped South African disadvantaged youths!
I also managed to keep to my promise and I finished the 109 km Cape Argus in 05:05:58 hours – missing the 5 hour mark, and with quite some way for me to improve in the next few years, but some great impressions along the incredible route…
- R5000 – Gerald Steffens
- R4500 – Thorsten Piening
- R3000 – Team Ads2People
- R3000 – Michael Antrag
- R2222 – PIP
- R2000 – Daniel Engelbarts
- R1500 – Marcus Tandler
- R1500 – Ron Hillmann
- R1500 – Christian Kudelko
- R1500 – Nico
- R1500 – Sascha Böge
- R1500 – Jens Witzig
- R1500 – Mathias Rochus
- R1500 – Markus Dresen
- R1223 – Florian Lange
- R1000 – Pelle Boese
- R1000 – Catharina
- R1000 – Johannes Dultz
- R750 – Wahid Rahim
- R500 – Sebastian
- Your name is missing? Donate now!
Some background on the organization you’ll support: Mamelani runs a programme that consists of supporting young people in successfully transitioning out of state care at 18 years of age. Care leavers are said to be one of the most vulnerable groups in society, and without adequate support, after years of care and development, many face poor outcomes in adult life. Mamelani has developed an approach to working with young people, a process to support them in preparing for and facing life beyond care. The programme runs over 3 years, providing support prior to the transition, as well as continued support after leaving. Below is a message from Nkululeko, a 19 year old from Gugulethu, about how Mamelani has assisted him.
“I really didn’t think about having to leave Homestead one day. I didn’t take it seriously until I realised that I had to leave. I realised that I needed help! I didn’t know where I was going to go and what I was going to do. Mamelani helped me. You see these guys at Mamelani are like brothers to me and I get to talk about things that one would expect from a family. Mamelani gives people hope and that is so important because people lose hope when they are not supported. It gives guys leaving the children’s home an opportunity of making something different of our lives and not have excuses.
R4500 (that’s only €300!) allows one young person to complete a paid internship, providing them with the opportunity to gain access to the world of work, technical experience and money management skills. Together the Mamelani Movers Argus team would like to secure enough funds to allow 5 youth to be a part of this process. So come on and back me on my adventure. Together we can make a difference! If you wish to donate then please click on this link and follow the simple instructions. http://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/randolfs-mamelani-movers-argus-challenge
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