Participants stop for a group photo, nearby the campus
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus recently organised the Nottingham Life Cycle, a community charity bicycle ride in aid of Pusat Pemulihan Komuniti, Semenyih, an education centre for autistic children.
The event attracted 40 riders comprising of alumni, staff and their family member in a 20 km ride along the Semenyih-Broga route, a popular route for cycling enthusiast. The riders were led by Professor Christine Ennew, CEO and Provost of UNMC and Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, managing director and group CEO of Malaysian Airlines and alumnus of the University of Nottingham.
“It was a very thrilling experience to ride and host the inaugural Nottingham Life Cycle Malaysia ride at our campus this year, over the last few years, this event has become one of the highlights of the year at Nottingham's UK campus with its unique combination of fun and charity, education and community.
Bringing awareness of the importance of educational inclusions and raising funds for Autism is a cause which is very close to my heart,” said Professor Christine Ennew.
The event which attracted more than 900 people comprises of staff and their family as well as University of Nottingham alumni was hosted in a carnival like environment. The event also witnessed presentation of awards to staff who participated in the Annual Staff Sports Competition.
Among the highlights of the event which was popular among the attendees was a dunking booth where guests bid for UNMC’s senior management to be dunked.
All donations collected were channelled to the UNMC foundation, and funds will be made available to UNMC’s projects which relate to Autism, among its beneficiaries are Pusat Pemulihan Komuniti, Semenyih.
Nottingham Life Cycle is a brain child of Professor Sir David Greenaway, Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, who heads an annual community charity bicycle ride organised annually since 2011 in the UK. In 2012, Ahmad Jauhari cycled with the University of Nottingham team for 1,100 miles ride in order to raise £250,000 (RM 1.3 million) to help those from disadvantaged backgrounds access higher education.
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Posted on 1st October 2014