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Bike2Belarus

  • 09-04-2007 11:51am
    #1
    baggins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭


    Some food for thought for any of the more charitable among you...

    Some of the members of DIT Archery Club are taking part in the 10K
    Bike2Belarus Charity cycle this June, and we intend to teach orphaned Chernobyl children who have been institutionalised their entire lives to shoot while we are there. This presents a new activity to some people who really dont have much in their lives to brighten them up, and is a really unique opportunity for any student or graduate archers who would be interested in helping out those less fortunate than themselves.

    If you're not interested, you can stop reading now, cause this may take a while........

    The Cycle will be from June 11th to 18th, and the Itinerary is at the bottom of the post. (Joe McGrath's Itinerary, not mine)

    Each student taking part is expected to raise €2000, roughly €800 of which goes to getting you there and the rest on various charitable causes over in Belarus, incuding improving Orphanages and buying archery Equipment.

    I think I'll stop ranting on now and let you make up your own mind.

    If anyone's interested, drop me an email to barryDOTbrophyATgmailDOTcom
    More info at www.bike2belarus.com



    Itinerary
    Monday 11th June
    3.40 p.m. – Depart Shannon Airport
    9.20 p.m. Arrive Minsk
    10.20 p.m. Depart Minsk Airport for Hotel Belarus
    11.00 p.m. Arrive Hotel Belarus, check in, room allocation etc.
    11.30 – 2.00 a.m Westworld Night club


    Tuesday 12th June
    8.00 a.m - 11.00 a.m. Breakfast
    11.05 a.m. Walking Tour of Minsk –
    1.00 p.m Lunch in weird and wonderful places around Minsk
    2.00 p.m. Visit to War Museum or Market area or go solo.

    3.00 p.m. Small party visit to Novinki Orphanage
    4.00 p.m. Visit to CORE Programme Offices for Briefing
    5.00 p.m. Hotel Belarus
    5.05 p.m. Trip to Dudutki, ceoil, craic and vodka
    Midnightish – Bed and ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz’s

    Wednesday 13th June
    8.00 a.m – 10.00 Breakfast and pack your bags
    10.05 a.m. Board buses for Babruysk
    12.30 Arrive Babruysk
    Reception, short speeches, sweeties for kids, flag waving, that kind of thing.
    1.00p.m. Go to Assembly Building and get Briefing for Cycle. Meet Alexander the Great and sign Safety Statement.
    1.30 p.m. Collect Bike, Adjust bikes to personal preferences.
    2.30 p.m. Start Ceremony – Depart for Svetlagorsk (50Km) – Lunch on road.
    Svetlagorsk – Set up Camp, Dinner and Andrei’s Bar Ceoil agus Craic

    Thursday 14th June
    8.00 a.m Rise and shine, moan, whinge, breakfast etc.
    9.30 a.m. Depart for Rechitsa (60 Km)
    Lunch and breaks as per last year, only better.
    Arrive Rechitsa around 5.00 p.m.
    Set up camp, Dinner and Andrei’s Bar, ceoil agus craic.

    Friday 15th June
    9.00 a.m Breakfast
    10.00a.m. Half of group go on a tour of the Exclusion Zone, Visit Deserted Village, Lunch in Vetka
    10.30 a.m Those not going on tour of Exclusion Zone cycle to visit projects we fund in Rechitsa area, Orphanage, DOM House, Cherchesk. Lunch in Cherchesk.
    2.00 p.m. The Big Swop. Those that went to the Exclusion Zone now do the Rechitsa visits and vice versa.
    7.00 p.m. Dinner and Cultural Evening in Rechitsa

    Saturday 16th June
    9.00 a.m. Breakfast
    10.00 a.m. Pack tents, moan, whinge, tidy camp site, more moaning and whinging.
    11.00 a.m. Depart Rechitsa for Vasilevka (50Km)
    3.00 p.m Arrive Vasilevka
    Big welcome reception, flags, speeches, sweeties and treats
    Set up camp
    Barbecue and sports: Archery, table tennis, football, volleyball, maybe some water sports.
    Late night party to kiss your bike goodbye!

    Sunday 17th June
    Depart by Bus for Minsk
    Check in to Hotel Belarus and visit the city, parks, markets, shops, restaurants.
    8.00 p.m. The Mother of all Parties
    2.00 p.m. ish Bed

    Monday 18th June
    Check out of Hotel Belarus
    8.15 a.m Board Buses for Minsk Airport
    10.00 a.m. Arrive Minsk Airport
    12.00 a.m. Check in and visa control completed. Board aircraft.
    2.15 p.m. (local time) Arrive Shannon
    Bus or plane to Dublin


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