H2H charity bike ride set for late March Minh Phong The 9th edition of the H2H (Heart to Heart) charity bike ride, an annual event to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Vietnam, will take place from March 31 to April 27, with 21 multi-national volunteer riders attending. The riders, mostly foreign teachers based in Vietnam, will join the 2,000-km-plus charitable cycling tour between Hanoi and HCMC, Vietnam’s two biggest cities. The ride is expected to start at 8 a.m. on March 31 at Ly Thai To Park in Hanoi City and finish at the Central Post Office in HCMC on April 27. British Consul General in HCMC Ian Gibbons will show up at the finish line to congratulate the participants, the organizing committee told the Daily in an email yesterday. Founded in 2009 by three ILA Vietnam teachers including James Ortmann, Rob Wilson and Sophie Lewis, the H2H ride has to date raised US$283,000 to lend a helping hand to underprivileged children in the country and give them a chance to gain access to sufficient education. This year, all the proceeds from the event will be granted to five local charities, namely Saigon Children’s Charity, the ILA Community Network, Live and Give Foundation, Know One Teach One (KOTO), and the Blue Dragon Foundation. Kate Grigg, the 2016 lead rider, says it would be an amazing challenge and a chance for participating riders to bring a better life to Vietnam’s most vulnerable and underprivileged children through cycling. The volunteers have… [Read full story]
DHL Express, the world's leading express service provider, today pledged its support for the H2H Charity Bike Ride 2012 in Vietnam. H2H is a charity bike project where twenty volunteers will raise money through riding bicycles and traveling 2,000 kilometres from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, in an effort to support Vietnam's disadvantaged children and help alleviate the poverty cycle. Into its third annual fund raising campaign, all proceeds collected will be donated to three charities - The ILA Community Network, Saigon Children's Charity and The Children's Initiative, where needy children will be provided proper education and healthcare. Participating…... [read more]
DHL backs north-south charity bike ride Binh Nguyen By Binh Nguyen in HCMC Global express service provider DHL has committed its support to a fifth annual H2H Charity Bike Ride 2013, which kicked off on Monday to lend a helping hand to Vietnam’s underprivileged children. DHL-VNPT Express will be providing support vehicles and drivers to accompany the 20-strong team on a month-long cycling journey on the 2,000 kilometers from Hanoi to HCMC. Yasmin Aladad Khan, senior vice president of DHL Express Southeast Asia, said: “Through these programs we wish to elevate the standard of living and inspire others just as…... [read more]
Laurie “Truck” Sam, 67, served with the Special Air Service Regiment in Vietnam in 1970 before losing a leg in a parachute accident in 1995, according to a press release by the Australian Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. He left Hanoi on May 12 and aims to finish the 10,000km ride, which he calls "The Longest Ride Home", at Sydney Opera House on November 20. Laurie “Truck” Sam and his trusty Trek. So far he’s pedalled 2,500 km “through the steamy jungles and paddy fields of Vietnam in intense wet season humidity dodging potholes, motorcycles, buffalos and lumbering lorries,”…... [read more]
An Australian veteran who lost a leg has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on a bicycle ride from Hanoi to Sydney to support fellow veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Laurie “Truck” Sam, 67, served with the Special Air Service Regiment in Vietnam in 1970 before losing a leg in a parachute accident in 1995, according to a press release by the Australian Consulate in HCMC. He left Hanoi on May 12 and aims to finish the 10,000km ride, which he calls "The Longest Ride Home", at Sydney Opera House on November 20. So far he’s pedalled 2,500…... [read more]
An Australian veteran who lost a leg has arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on a bicycle ride from Hanoi to Sydney to support fellow veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Laurie “Truck” Sam, 67, served with the Special Air Service Regiment in Vietnam in 1970 before losing a leg in a parachute accident in 1995, according to a press release by the Australian Consulate in HCMC. He left Hanoi on May 12 and aims to finish the 10,000km ride, which he calls "The Longest Ride Home", at Sydney Opera House on November 20. So far he’s pedalled 2,500…... [read more]
