09 June 2012

LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL CHARITY RIDE 2012




It sounds like an exciting weekend island gateway but it is actually more than that. The Langkawi International Charity Ride 2012, from June 7-10, is a charity bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi.





Besides local bikers, those from Singapore, Thailand, India, Britain and Canada, will also take part in this international event.


“We hope to draw 500 participants compared to last year’s 300,” said event manager Azhar Khairuddin of Ada Events.

“However, there is space for 800. More bikers mean more money for the charity,” he added.
With the help of the Langkawi Welfare Department, it has identified 15 poor families and 20 special kids to receive aid. Each family will receive RM200 worth of groceries, a laptop and a desktop, school uniforms and goodie bags.

“We will also be passing the helmet around to collect money which we will divide among them,” said Azhar, adding that last year, RM6,000 was raised within one hour.
Life & Times Travel columnist Stephen Cokkinias chipped in: “We want to change the image of big bikers as hell’s angels to heaven’s angels.”

“Yeah, we want to show that big bikers have big hearts and are big on charity. We want to give back to the community,” says Aidi Hasman Hashim, another organising committee member.
The charity bike ride will be flagged off from Naza World, Petaling Jaya by Naza group CEO Datuk SM Zulkifli SM Amin.

The convoy will head for the Kuala Kedah jetty where the bikes will be put on a barge while the bikers and their pillion riders take a ferry to Langkawi. Pillion riders only pay RM678 for the package.





Participants will check-in at Four Points by Sheraton, the official hotel and collect their bikes from Tanjung Tembong the same night.

Beside charity, the bikers will also do their bit for the environment by planting 150 to 200 berry trees at Taman Lagenda to lure birds to the island.

The second Langkawi International Charity Ride is supported by Tourism Malaysia and Langkawi Development Authority (Lada).



Langkawi International Charity Bikers' Itinerary for today!!


Saturday (09th June 2012)

0630hrs - 0900hrs : BREAKFAST at Coffee House
0930hrs : Flag Off Ceremony
1000hrs : Community Service (proposed - tree planting)
1230hrs : Galleria Perdana - Charity Program
1430hrs : Dataran Lang - Photo Session
1600hrs : Laksa Time (proposed - Pekan Rabu)
1730hrs : Back to Hotel - hit the pool
2000hrs : Gala Dinner & Lucky Draw
2330hrs : Boarding Bikes onto Barge at Tg. Lembong
0000hrs : Bikers boarding bus to Hotel

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