{"id":20490,"date":"2018-07-17T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=20490"},"modified":"2018-07-17T17:37:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T15:37:02","slug":"sports-enthusiasts-target-fedhealth-mtb-challenge-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/sports-enthusiasts-target-fedhealth-mtb-challenge-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports enthusiasts target Fedhealth MTB Challenge for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sports enthusiasts from beCAUSEwe (Non-Profit Company) have signed up for the 4th<\/sup> annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge to #ride4jobs&skills in support of the Sparrow Society.
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beCAUSEwe (NPC) was founded in 2014 <\/em>by a group of friends as a way to keep fit, have fun and grow friendships while uplifting the poor and marginalised members of society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have teams that take part in cycle, triathlon and run events under the names: beCAUSEwe TRI \/ CYCLE \/ RUN,\u201d says Brad Senekal, beCAUSEwe Co-Founder.\u00a0 \u201cWe will participate in the Fedhealth MTB Challenge under the banner \u2018beCAUSEwe CYCLE\u2019.\u00a0 We found an amazing partner in Stillwater Sports, who have wholeheartedly helped us to help people. \u00a0\u00a0The Stillwater Sports events are absolute quality, well organised, safe and fun. The atmosphere at the 2017 Fedhealth MTB Challenge was upbeat and vibrant, but best of all it was a family affair. Our kids took part and have spoken about it ever since. The course was challenging, fast and fun, while the views were spectacular.\u00a0 This event has been added in ink to our annual calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year we will support the Sparrow Society, a job creation and skills development organisation doing incredible work,\u201d continues Brad.\u00a0 \u201cWe will enter a team of 30 (20 adults and 10 children) every day folk who work full time and enjoy mountain biking in their spare time.\u00a0 Each rider will raise funds, be it to the value of the donated entry by Stillwater Sports, or more.\u00a0 These funds will be donated to the Sparrow Society.\u00a0 We look forward to a weekend of active, family fun, but most of all we look forward to getting the funds into the hands of the charity.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, to join or to support beCAUSEwe please email brad@becausewe.org.za<\/a><\/p>\n

Based in Cape Town, the Sparrow Society is a Non Profit Company with a goal of working towards a more equal and unified society through skills development, job creation and enterprise development.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving the beCAUSEwe team ride for our cause is truly inspiring,\u201d says Kate Senekal, Sparrow Society Founder.\u00a0 \u201cThe beCAUSEwe team has stepped up and made a commitment to do what they can to help someone else.\u00a0 The funds from this race will go directly towards a new program that we are instituting to help young designers develop a higher skill set in fashion design and product development.\u00a0 This will open up a whole new income avenue for these young creatives and allow Sparrow Society to enlarge its reach both in service offerings and in socio-economic impact.\u00a0 By assisting in the creation of locally and ethically made clothing, the Sparrow Society will be able to further our mission to \u2018Change the World One Really Cool Product at a Time\u2019”.<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:
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The 4th<\/sup> annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge will take place at the picturesque Boschendal Wine Estate (The Retreat) on Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16 September 2018.\u00a0 <\/strong>The action will kick off with the Fedhealth Kids MTB Events on the Saturday.\u00a0 Junior MTB enthusiasts between 0 \u2013 13 years of age can choose between a 500m, 1.5km and 5km adventure.<\/p>\n

Saturday, 15 September 2018
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Event & Time:<\/strong><\/td>\nFedhealth Kids MTB Events:\u00a0 not timed<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 500m \/ 0 \u2013 5 years of age \/ 10:30<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.5km \/ 6 \u2013 9 years of age \/ 11:00<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5km \/ 10 \u2013 13 years of age \/ 11:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sunday, 16 September 2018
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The action continues on Sunday when the more senior mountain bikers can choose between a +-15km, +- 28km or +-60km route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n+- 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Marathon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR350 per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n+- 28km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Half Marathon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR250 per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n09:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n15km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Fun Race)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR150 per rider<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

REMEMBER:<\/strong> Fedhealth members can enter free of charge \u2013 simply by typing in their membership number when entering online!<\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0<\/strong> beCAUSEwe NPC<\/a> \/ Fedhealth Medical Aid<\/a> \/ Stillwater MTB Events<\/a>
\nTwitter:\u00a0<\/strong> @FedhealthMTB \/ @Fedhealthmed<\/a>\u00a0 \/ @Stillwater_MTB<\/a>
\nWebsite:<\/strong>\u00a0 www.becausewe.org.za<\/a> \/ www.stillwatersports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information or to enter the Fedhealth MTB Challenge, contact Stillwater Sports on 082 991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

Issued by:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0NEWSPORT MEDIA<\/a>
\nOn behalf of:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0FEDHEALTH<\/a> and STILLWATER SPORTS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports enthusiasts from beCAUSEwe (Non-Profit Company) have signed up for the 4th annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge to #ride4jobs&skills in support of the Sparrow Society. beCAUSEwe (NPC) was founded in 2014 by a group of friends as a way to keep fit, have fun and grow friendships while uplifting the poor and marginalised members of society. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3260,1206],"tags":[2726,2725,1757,1747,2727,2683],"class_list":["post-20490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","category-press-release","tag-fedhealth","tag-fedhealth-mtb-challenge","tag-mountain-biking","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-challenge","tag-stillwater-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}