On Friday 8 September the group of 9 cyclists was welcomed at the Fish Hoek School in Cape Town at the end of their cycling tour raising awareness for the Smillie Foundation.
Staycold International in Parys was one of the sponsors of the tour. The group was welcomed in Parys by Staycold on Thursday, 31 August, ending Day 4 of their tour via the Pont Drift to Cape Town. The tour started on 28 August,
.All funds raised with the tour will go towards the foundation’s education programme. The foundation has partnered with Fish Hoek High School in Cape Town, and through this collaboration, the funds raised will financially support two children through secondary education at the school.
The cycle challenge finishes at Fish Hoek High School tomorrow, 8 September, and the funds will be presented to a representative of the school.
The Thomson Smillie Foundation was established to help offer disadvantaged South Africans the opportunity to access quality education and basic human rights like healthcare initiatives through clean drinking water and electricity. They have various programmes that assist with these causes, with the education side having programmes that range from bursaries to providing transportation for children from their homes to the education facility.
