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Tour de Difference-2011' flagged off in city

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August 7, 2011

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Mangalore, August 7: 'Tour de Difference-2011', a cycling expedition by Make A Difference (MAD), a youth volunteer network to help underprivileged children was flagged off in front of City Centre Mall here on Sunday.


The cycling expedition was inaugurated by Yogish Bhat, MLA, who appreciated the efforts of MAD to help underprivileged children. Mohideen Bava, Owner, Mangalore United Cricket Team, Dr. Anand Venugopal, Professor of Radiology, KMC Mangalore and Samim Rizwi, International Cyclist, were present on the occasion.


Five volunteers namely Raichand, Phillip Bongartz, Sebastian Thele, Sudith Xavier and Prashanth Reddy will be cycling to 12 Indian cities (Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chennai, Vellore, Bangalore, Mysore, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram and Cochin), covering 4240 kilometers during the course of the trip in the months of August and September. Phillip Bongartz and Sebastian Thele have flown in from Germany to take part in this expedition.


The expedition is being organised to raise funds to support the MAD Mangalore chapter for its philanthropic services. Tour de Difference aims to raise Rs 100 for every kilometer the cyclists cover to meet the costs incurred by the Mangalore chapter of MAD on Cambridge syllabus textbooks for 300 children under its wings. It also aims to promote the importance of education to the future of our nation.


MAD along with its education partner, Cambridge University Press tries to empower children in orphanages, street shelters and poor homes by teaching them English.


MAD has close to 1000 volunteers teaching close to 3500 children in major cities of South India. It aims to educate underprivileged children so that they can select a career based on their aspirations and potential rather than their financial situation or background.


Tour de Difference will culminate in Mangalore on September 23rd. MAD Mangalore is organising a three day gala event called 'GO MAD!!' in association with City Centre from August 6.

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