Big Santa Ride: The Charity & Objectives
The Big Santa Ride is being organised in support of Save the Children.
One of the worlds foremost childrens charities, Save the Children are currently working in 52 countries around the world, running long-term programmes and emergency response action to aid the 60 million+ children worldwide whose are caught up in emergencies each year.
Alongside their grass roots and aid programmes, Save the Children also campaign at the highest level on issues that affect the lives of millions of children.
The Big Santa Ride is organised in of support Save the Childrens' excellent Wish List scheme to give essential gifts to poor children around the world. High on the list of gifts that Save the Children need to donate are.... bicycles. Just £39 allows Save the Children to give a bike to a child or family who need it.
In this instance, giving a child a bike is no frivolous gift. We all remember our first bikes as favourite toys and a first taste of independence, but for many the benefits can be more fundamentally life changing. A bike can be the difference that makes an education acessible.
Education is the key to a better future for poorest children. If your nearest school is two hours' walk away though, its hard and tiring just getting there and back everyday. Just £39 means Save the Children can give a child a bike, so they can cover the ground in no time. Parents are more likely to send their children to school if they can get home quicker. It's less tiring, they'll have more time to play, do their homework and help out at home.
So help us raise as many of those £39 targets as possible. We want to help Save the Children buy as many bikes as we possibly can.
