{"id":96394,"date":"2015-08-07T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/96394\/cycle-for-the-children\/"},"modified":"2015-08-07T09:28:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T07:28:38","slug":"cycle-for-the-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/08\/07\/cycle-for-the-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle for the children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lambano Sanctuary is seeking the support of cyclists in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation is calling on all cyclists to ride in the Momentum 947 cycle challenge on behalf of Lambano Sanctuary.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are counting on your support for \u2018the lambs\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoin in the fun while giving back to our children.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe event will take place on November 15, at Riversands in Fourways,\u201d said Portia Mlangeni from Lambano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur participation in the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge started in 2011 with just 12 riders and in 2012 we grew our numbers to 20 riders then 33 riders in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2011 saw us finishing among the top three NGO\u2019s in terms of funds raised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are counting on your support to meet our target of at least 50 riders this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invite you to join hands with us in support of the orphaned and vulnerable children in the care of Lambano Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to register and pay a registration fee before we can add you to our charity bond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Register on www.cyclechallenge.co.za and email your details to portia@lambano.org.za<\/li>\n<li>Let your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues know that you are riding for Lambano and that you need their support. Each person can sponsor per km or a set amount.<\/li>\n<li>Get a Lambano pledge form and start signing up as many pledges as you can. Pledge forms can be downloaded from www.lambano.org.za under \u201cdonations\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Ride for a purpose &#8211; complete the form on the Lambano website with your personal information so they can add you to the charity bond and have your shirt size.<\/li>\n<li>If you are riding in a corporate cycling team, you still need to register individually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The benefits of signing up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First things first, you will be part of an awesome team contributing to giving hope and care to children in Lambano\u2019s homes and those admitted to the hospice.<\/li>\n<li>All donors and riders may request an article 18A tax certificate for the amount pledged.<\/li>\n<li>Lambano Sanctuary is a registered non-profit organisation \u2013 companies can, therefore, allocate any donations to their social responsibility budget, NPO 014-535.<\/li>\n<li>A Lambano cycling shirt.<\/li>\n<li>An exciting and refreshing after race leisure time with massages, refreshments and snacks.<\/li>\n<li>Stand a chance to win fantastic prizes.<\/li>\n<li>A favourable starting time especially for novice cyclists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It costs Lambano R7 400 per month to care for each child and every cent raised through this challenge is dedicated directly to the care and treatment of the children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo friends, we are counting on your support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease encourage your friends, colleagues and family to join in and start getting pledges rolling,\u201d Mlangeni said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Mlangeni on 011 615-3307 or email her at portia@lambano.org.za<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other Lambano articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/93847\/getting-to-know-the-children-of-the-lambano-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Getting to know the children of the Lambano Sanctuary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/90347\/fun-in-the-sun-at-lambano-sanctuarys-family-picnic-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fun in the sun at Lambano Sanctuary\u2019s family picnic day<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='c43043335d711ee1590cfcba87ed0009'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ride for the purpose of vulnerable children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":96497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[509,11,3],"tags":[7104,977,1949,1257,969,1850,1256,2734,8120,1119],"class_list":["post-96394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-note","category-local-sports","category-sports-news","tag-947-cycle-challenge","tag-children","tag-cycle","tag-donate","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-help","tag-lambano-sanctuary","tag-melissa-hart","tag-ride-for-a-purpose","tag-sport-2"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Local sport"},"tag_labels":["947 cycle challenge","children","cycle","donate","germiston city news","help","lambano sanctuary","melissa hart","ride for a purpose","sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}