Mangaluru: ‘Rickshaw Challenge’- a unique adventure on auto rickshaws with participants from across the globe like UK, USA, Australia and Portugal reached the city on August 17.
Mangalore Round Table 115, in association with Madras Midtown Round Table 42 (Rickshaw Challenge authority) flagged off the event from Mallikatte Government School on August 18. The participants interacted with the school children.
Under the motto, ‘freedom through education’, the organizaton strives to provide infrastructural facilities like buildings, basic amenities, educational facilities, health services and other programmes that benefit the children of the primary schools.
One of the participant, Julian, from Scotland, speaking to NewsKarnataka said, “I am extremely happy to be part of this event. It’s inspirational to raise funds for the poor school children and visit orphanages.”
Another participant Darren from New Zealand said, “We belong to different countries like Australia, England, Canada, US, Scotland and we raise funds for round table. In India, there is a big divide between poor and the rich. In our country it is not like that. We need to bridge this gap, he said.
They will leave from Mangaluru to Mysore today. The adventure tour kick started on August 8 and on August 10th they started the journey from Mumbai.
Nanditha Fernandes, chairperson of Mangalore Ladies Circle -82, Event manager Princeley, and other tablans were present.
About Rickshaw Challenge:
The 2000 km Rickshaw Challenge- Mumbai Xpress 2015 is an adventure Rally/ Challenge done using Auto-rickshaws. The Rickshaw Challenge – Mumbai Xpress 2015 adventure will run for 11 days from Mumbai to Chennai ( August 10th to August 21st ), taking its teams of 16 international rickshaw racing teams of 40 participants from 9 countries on an exhilarating journey across the length and breadth of the country.
The aspiring adventurers come from countries as far as UK, US, New Zealand, Australia Germany, Malaysia, Spain, Barbados and Canada looking for an experience of a lifetime. And this is exactly what the Rickshaw Challenge – Mumbai Xpress 2015 provides. In order to win the Rickshaw Challenge – Mumbai Xpress 2015, the participants will have to rely on the locals at each destination to guide them along. Clearly it is all about human power.
During the Rickshaw Challenge-Mumbai Xpress 2015 participants will eagerly look forward to a number of mini- races and challenges on a daily basis through which the contestants will also get the opportunity to form a meaningful connection to the places they are visiting. They will not only enjoy the natural beauty of the rural countryside but also sample the local cuisine and culture.
Along the way, the participants of the Rickshaw Challenge- Mumbai Xpress 2015 will be making a difference in the lives of the underprivileged by raising funds for various projects of Round Table India under their Flagship program ‘Freedom through Education’. Social responsibility is very close to the heart of the Rickshaw Challenge- Mumbai Xpress 2015. Madras Midtown Round Table 42 is the exclusive Charity partner anchor for all the Rickshaw Rallies. For Mumbai Xpress 2015, MMRT 42 is having close co-operation with RT 128-Panaji, RT 115-Mangalore, RT 109-Mysore and RT 23-Vellore.
The event is owned and conducted by Chennai Event Management Services.
About Round Table India:
An organization of non-political and non-sectarian young men between the age group of 18 to 40. The aim of the young men is to promote service, fellowship and goodwill in National and International affairs. Membership of 2,500 like-minded professionals spread across a network 75 cities and towns in India. Part of Round Table International, a global organization with a presence in 54 countries and a strong network of 36,000 members.
Our National Project is FREEDOM THROUGH EDUCATION in pursuit of educating 1 Million Children. The current status: half a million children educated and about 750 schools built with a total spend of R 80 crores.
Eminent personalities like Super Cop Kiran Bedi, Lead India winner R K Mishra, Kajol and Ajay Devgan, Sabeer Bhatia, Narain Karthikeyan and Madhavan have supported Round Table India in its mission to educate underprivileged children by being voluntary Goodwill Ambassadors.
