Hi Damascus community,
Next year in March of 2021 my Mum and I hope to take part in a special bike ride called Ride4Rescue. It is organised to raise funds for a very important project, Blossom Project Vanuatu.
Teenage pregnancy in Vanuatu remains an issue of concern with up to 80 pregnancies for every 1,000 teenage girls in the community. When Louise Ginn heard the tragic story of a newborn baby found abandoned in a bush toilet in Vanuatu, she instantly knew she had to do something. “I don’t think any mother should feel they need to abandon their child, but there are women in Vanuatu that feel they have no other option,” says Louise, herself a mother of four. You can learn more about the Blossom Project by following this link. https://www.adra.org.au/project/blossom-project/
My Aunty Louise has inspired my mum Sophie and I to participate in Ride4Rescue and to help.
Ride4Rescue is an off the beaten track charity mountain bike ride from Canberra to the top of Mount Kosciusko. Participants will cycle over 300km's in 4 days through some of the most scenic terrains in the Australian High Country. This is something I am looking forward to completing with Mum. This ride will be a challenge for us but we are up for it!!!
We do need to raise $3000.00 between us to be able to enter the team. We need your support and would love any contribution big or small because everything makes a difference.
GoFundMe Link: https://ride4rescue2021.gofundraise.com.au/page/Smarts
(Donations made through here are secure and will go directly through to ADRA, our charity of choice.)
Thanks heaps for your support!!!
Eli Smart, Year 9 Student at Damascus College