Friday 8 JUNE 2012 Chiang Mai ToyRide - Chiang Dao

Ally

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Great news!!!

I just received this from the organisers.

Ally

On Friday, 8 JUNE 2012 Chiang Mai ToyRide will ride to a school located behind a temple in Chiang Dao. This school provides for some 60 children of various ethnic and Hill Tribe backgrounds. Also attending will be 30 children from a nearby nursery school (1.5km), which is not easily accessible due to it’s mountain location.

CMTR will be providing the children with many personal items, book bags, and of course a fun day of partying with toys, games, clowns and snacks. Although the event will be held at the temple location, both schools will receive school supplies, books, lockers, tables, chairs and playground equipment, as requested by the teachers, and more.
The nursery school has a new building which was previously built by donations and volunteers from overseas. However, the building was not able to be used as it lacked an electrical hookup, wiring and outlets. The children were not able to use the building due to the heat. We are having the wiring and other equipment installed, along with 9 wall fans and other items as necessary.

Come join us! As usual for our giveaway events we are only asking for your participation. All items have been purchased with donations and sponsorship money that we received through our annual main Chiang Mai ToyRide celebration in February.

We will assemble at Tesco Lotus Kamtieng and depart at 10:30AM. The ride to Chiang Dao is 65km on Highway 107. It will be all paved roads to the temple/school event location. We will NOT be riding to the more isolated nursery school. This will be a rain or shine event.

(Lotus Kamtieng is the main location on the Super Highway, Hwy 11, north side of Chiang Mai.)

Visit http://chiangmaitoyride.com/?p=1634 for more information.

See you there!!


Dave Early
Co-Chairman
chiangmaitoyride.com
 
Quick map of where the Tesco Lotus is located


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Reminder that the Chiang Mai Toy Ride event is this coming Friday (8th June, 2012). Good to arrive around 10.15am for 10.30am departure from Tesco Lotus on the super highway/ R11.
 
Thanks for the reminder Phil

Looking forward to the ride out.

Ally
 
Raining this morning but the event is still on as the Kids are expecting us. In the 5 years of the Chiangmai ToyRide this is the first rain day, although we did get sprinkled on for a bit last year while en-route

Ride or take the car as you wish, but come out and support this event if you can. I am riding and lucky Mrs. Hoghead is in one of the trucks with all the swag for the Kids
 
Todays (8th June, 2012) Chiang Mai Toy Ride event was to the Wat Si Un Mueang & school just south of Chiang Dao, 63km north of Chiang Mai.


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Initially looking like it might be a rainy ride north from Tesco Lotus in Chiang Mai, luckily the rain lifted an hour before departure- Dave Early, co-chairman of the Chiang Mai Toy Ride giving a final briefing on the route.

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Good turn out considering the threatening weather.

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Then off, below was the route:


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Re-grouping at the Kaeng Pan Tao military checkpoint

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Ally's 2 day old Kawasaki Versys 650cc

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On the way north, the magnificent view of the moisture rising from Doi Chiang Dao after the morning rain.

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Arriving at Wat Si Un Mueang, it was quite a surprise how beautiful it was, especially the bright colors in the sunlight

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Some of the children at the school bursting with excitement

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Which gave awesome photo opportunities to budding photographers

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The clowns providing fun and balloons for the kids

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The children's school behind the Wat

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Briefing from Dave Early from the Chiang Mai Toy Ride on what they have done for the school

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Robert Straghan's (CMTR chairman) wife, Sirirat (left), who does an immense amount of work for Chiang Mai Toy Ride, UN-noticed, behind the scenes, which doesn't get the praise she deserves.


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Very nice Ally.
And wishing you many enjoyable tours on your new Versys. (aka 'Bumble Bee')
 
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