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As you would or would not know - I am going to participate in the GKYGAT in early 2007. What is the GKYGAT? Well all can be answered in my previous post... I'm going to be participating in the Sydney Spring Cycle this Sunday. The Spring Cycle is a 50km bike ride (its not a race) from North Sydney to Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush. That's my Giant 840 Mountain Bike (MTB) in the photo above which would hopefully make the 50km to Homebush. You can find the map of the event from here. I'm looking for sponsors to support me in raising funds for my mission trip. Here is what my sponsorship form says:

"Participants of the Gawad Kalinga Youth Great Adventure Tour (GKYGAT) would like your support in raising funds for their mission trip in January 2007. GKYGAT is a program run by GK Youth that allows young people to build houses for the homeless and poverty-stricken people in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea."

"Our goal is to raise $2000 in 25 days by gaining YOUR monetary support as we participate in the Sydney Spring Cycle on October 22 2006."

"So... you can either sponsor us per kilometer we cycle, or give a donation! All the money raised will help cover the costs of the mission trip."

As for the $2000... hmm... I'm not too sure about that yet (Actually I don't need to raise the full amount - thanks to my heavily discounted airfare... thanks Mum!). It cost $40 to enter the bike course and I just broke even the other day thanks to David, Paolo, Ely and Michael... Also thanks to my Uncles and Aunties and my cousins...

If you would like to support me, please contact me here at my feedback form or if you have my personal email or my phone number just give me a call. (You can have a look at the sponsorship form here) Or if you would like to give anonymously or if you're from overseas you can just PayPal me some money by clicking the button below.

Some people are asking me how much people are giving... well as for a rule of thumb, my family, friends and relatives have pledged from around $2 to $10 donation (yes that's donation... or you can pay me per km - and I'm doing the full 50km's!) each - averaging at $7.50 so far... (you know how you always look at whatever the previous people gave on the sponsorship forms...)

Anyway, thanks for you support. If you would like to find out more about the Gawad Kalinga (GK) program - go ahead and by all means read my previous post or better yet read their website. You may be inspired to donate some money towards education or even a house!

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