PhantasmNZ
20th November 2009, 21:05
First up - this isn't my idea ... but Mully's HERE (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1129526138&postcount=62) - I just got ecxcited about the prospect
But I think it's a fantiastic idea... with a lot of plus points...
Timing - Christmas is coming and the City Mission is always crying out for food items (particularly canned food) which it distributes as food parcels
Charity - End of the day we ARE good at charity - it never hurts to show the public this - I think the media buried the teddy bear run aspect of the last run
Location - Auckland City Mission is located on Hobson Street in the centre of the CDB - a mass ride here could not fail to get attention. Also it's not far from the CMJ so we could even have multiple converging rides or a similar run to the last one exiting at the nelson st CMJ. We can also have the ride going past the TVNZ HQ for just about guaranteed coverage (from a good vantage point too
Financial - Our continuing argument is that bikers are not afraid to pay - we spend $$$$$$$ on gear, training, (protests!) and the like - but yet still we're not afraid to give to those less fortunate
Ok, so it's not a fantastic place to congrgate - but we could well do a ridepast and then congregate somewhere else (easy hop back on the southern or northwestern for example @ hobson street)
Anyone keen?
But I think it's a fantiastic idea... with a lot of plus points...
Timing - Christmas is coming and the City Mission is always crying out for food items (particularly canned food) which it distributes as food parcels
Charity - End of the day we ARE good at charity - it never hurts to show the public this - I think the media buried the teddy bear run aspect of the last run
Location - Auckland City Mission is located on Hobson Street in the centre of the CDB - a mass ride here could not fail to get attention. Also it's not far from the CMJ so we could even have multiple converging rides or a similar run to the last one exiting at the nelson st CMJ. We can also have the ride going past the TVNZ HQ for just about guaranteed coverage (from a good vantage point too
Financial - Our continuing argument is that bikers are not afraid to pay - we spend $$$$$$$ on gear, training, (protests!) and the like - but yet still we're not afraid to give to those less fortunate
Ok, so it's not a fantastic place to congrgate - but we could well do a ridepast and then congregate somewhere else (easy hop back on the southern or northwestern for example @ hobson street)
Anyone keen?