raised S$6,080 for cambodian children
Scaled Mount Kinabalu and raised S$6,080 for Sunshine House (Phnom Penh) and Sunrise Angkor Children's Village (Siem Reap)
I had always wanted to do something for Cambodia after I visited the country a few years back. Perhaps it was the spirit of determination I saw in the people's eyes, to strive for a better life and future, that touched me. Even the man in the street who lost his leg to a land mine went about his daily business without any hint of self-pity.
The opportunity came up when I was planning a vacation to scale Mount Kinabalu (4095.2m) in Sabah, East Malaysia. Someone suggested using this event for fund-raising and I jumped upon the idea. My 4 other travel mates gamely accepted the challenge to scale Mount Kinabalu in a target timing of 5 hours. An average person takes 8 hours to do the same.
To help us complete the challenge, we trained as a group every weekend at Bukit Timah for two months, in addition to our individual running and steps training during the week. We even had friends who joined us for the training because they believed in our cause. Everyone took time off their busy schedules for the training, which was tedious and at times, boring as it was repetitive.
We raised S$6,080 among family and friends for the cause. Every person who contributed gave out of their heart. All we did was send out a simple email explaining what we were doing and who we were doing this for. People started writing in to express their support for the cause and contributed with great kindness and generosity. I was very encouraged when friends far away in Jakarta and Perth took extra efforts to get the money transferred to Singapore. I was also touched by the kind concern that many friends expressed about the challenge that we were undertaking.
1 week before the end of the deadline, we were more than S$1,000 away from our target of S$5,000. but i had asked of the Lord for the sum for the children and i knew He would provide more than i asked for. so i just waited. didnt even send out any emails to persuade anyone to donate. eventually, the amount raised was S$6,080. what a great blessing!
The ascent up Mount Kinabalu was as strenuous as we had expected and each one put in our best to complete the climb in good time. We were first-time climbers and the highest 'mountain' I had ever climbed before this was Bukit Timah (164m)! During the climb, despite aching legs and back, every team member pushed on in quiet determination, only stopping very briefly at the resting huts to catch our breath and drink water. Strangers, who learned about our cause from the blurb on our t-shirts, encouraged us during the climb.
We completed the climb in 6 hours 9 minutes. We were happy to have done this in good timing and hope that the funds raised will help in some measure, the children in the homes to reach their dreams.
I had always wanted to do something for Cambodia after I visited the country a few years back. Perhaps it was the spirit of determination I saw in the people's eyes, to strive for a better life and future, that touched me. Even the man in the street who lost his leg to a land mine went about his daily business without any hint of self-pity.
The opportunity came up when I was planning a vacation to scale Mount Kinabalu (4095.2m) in Sabah, East Malaysia. Someone suggested using this event for fund-raising and I jumped upon the idea. My 4 other travel mates gamely accepted the challenge to scale Mount Kinabalu in a target timing of 5 hours. An average person takes 8 hours to do the same.
To help us complete the challenge, we trained as a group every weekend at Bukit Timah for two months, in addition to our individual running and steps training during the week. We even had friends who joined us for the training because they believed in our cause. Everyone took time off their busy schedules for the training, which was tedious and at times, boring as it was repetitive.
We raised S$6,080 among family and friends for the cause. Every person who contributed gave out of their heart. All we did was send out a simple email explaining what we were doing and who we were doing this for. People started writing in to express their support for the cause and contributed with great kindness and generosity. I was very encouraged when friends far away in Jakarta and Perth took extra efforts to get the money transferred to Singapore. I was also touched by the kind concern that many friends expressed about the challenge that we were undertaking.
1 week before the end of the deadline, we were more than S$1,000 away from our target of S$5,000. but i had asked of the Lord for the sum for the children and i knew He would provide more than i asked for. so i just waited. didnt even send out any emails to persuade anyone to donate. eventually, the amount raised was S$6,080. what a great blessing!
The ascent up Mount Kinabalu was as strenuous as we had expected and each one put in our best to complete the climb in good time. We were first-time climbers and the highest 'mountain' I had ever climbed before this was Bukit Timah (164m)! During the climb, despite aching legs and back, every team member pushed on in quiet determination, only stopping very briefly at the resting huts to catch our breath and drink water. Strangers, who learned about our cause from the blurb on our t-shirts, encouraged us during the climb.
We completed the climb in 6 hours 9 minutes. We were happy to have done this in good timing and hope that the funds raised will help in some measure, the children in the homes to reach their dreams.
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