Tuesday, December 23, 2008

A dash for charity

You can do your part by contributing RM2 to build a shelter for 20 female old folks at the Rumah Sejahtera Warga Tua (MPKSM) at Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor.

If you plan to celebrate the arrival of 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, you might want to consider participating in a race that has a dash of charity to it.
Forget the fact that the guy organising it came from SJI's fiercest rival school (I can't even write the name down, let alone pronounce or mention it).
Here are the details:

ONE MILE DASH: NEW YEAR BASH
Time: 7.30PM AT HERITAGE ROW, 8PM START AND FINISH AT DATARAN MERDEKA
Date: Dec 31, 2008
DISEMBARK AT SULTAN ISMAIL FOR STAR LRT, DANGI WANGI FOR PUTRA AND
MEDAN TUANKU STATION FOR MONORAIL FOR YOUR SHORTEST WALK TO START AT HERITAGE ROW.

Registration fees: RM15 (RM1 to charity)
Goody bags valued at: RM80.00
Top 3 winners in each category (excluding skaters and fun dashers) walk away with prizes worth RM150.00

Following is the e-mail I received from Nithi, who once struck fear to the best defences in Kuala Lumpur for his dribbling and goalscoring skills. Ask Lim Kim Chon of FA of Malaysia and he will happily testify of Nithi's ability.

Dear friends,

Thank you for allowing me to email you.

I am bored of receiving the usual straight to the point and a bit too professional
email that does not engage me as a person.

I like an email that speaks to and reaches my heart and not only my mind.

I hope and believe that this message on ONE MILE DASH: NEW YEAR BASH will engage your passion for doing something different.

ONE MILE DASH: NEW YEAR BASH may be the one that could excite you to do something different come this 31st December 2008. It could be the one activity you have never done in your life on your own or with friends and family. It could be that one event that may make you feel special on a very special night of a very special year. It could be that one night that you may cherish for a very long time because you did something unique for yourself to welcome the new year.

To download the registration form please click on the link below.
http://www.ftaaa.org.my/download/ONE%20MILE%20DASH%20-%20NEW%20YEAR%20BASH.pdf

Well, that is the very reason why we at Twenty First Century Sports (TFCS) decided to organize this special and unique event. Sorry, not organize but to create (it was painful to the brain) and to do things that we normally would not do, to make the ONE MILE DASH:NEW YEAR BASH a reality.

For example, we got laughed at by the traffic police when we asked their permission to close the roads along Heritage Row (Jalan Doraisamy), Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and Dataran Merdeka. We laughed along with our caring and friendly police while we explained to them about the crazy ONE MILE DASH and got their permission.

They realised that we made sense when we pointed out to them that the roads around Kuala Lumpur are closed anyway until 12am as to celebrate the various countdowns in KLCC and Dataran Merdeka. We also gave them the assurance that the race will be over by 10pm and that we will advise our guests (participants) to take the monorail or LRT to Heritage Row.

I guess they realised that many Malaysians can benefit from this unique, exciting and energetic night social running event as long as safety measures are taken. A lifestyle event with a difference.

We got more laughs when we spoke to the sanctioning body (FTAAA) that this race will be only a 1 mile dash (1.609km). On top of that we also mentioned that there won’t be neither t-shirts nor certificates to give to our guests. That got them rolling on the floor. No way, they said. Malaysians love their t-shirts and certificates, was their reasoning.

Again, we laughed with the officials and from the heart we told them our guests will walk away with a goody bag worth 5 times the registration fees of RM15. The top 3 winners will receive prizes worth 10 times the registration fees. Most importantly you, our guest on this special night will walk away with a smile on your face because the memories of the 31st December 2008 that is just priceless. My suggestion is that you bring your camera so that you can take excellent photos of the KL city lit with thousands of colourful lights along the streets and trees. My favourite is the man made colourful bunga raya. My team members will be along the one mile stretch to ensure your safety and they will help take your photos.

Please click on the link below to download the registration form.
http://www.ftaaa.org.my/download/ONE%20MILE%20DASH%20-%20NEW%20YEAR%20BASH.pdf

We have been successfully organizing road races for 8 years now and we know that Malaysians cherish memories, unique moments that will be imprinted in their psyche for a long time. Our guests will share their experience on their blog, email, facebook, face to face chat over teh tarik or Nescafe kurang manis on the fun they had in running that one mile dash and how much a bash it was at 8pm on 31st December 2008.

Yes, it is for this very reason why we at TFCS are taking a chance of reaching modern and dynamic Malaysians who cherish beautiful and exciting memories just as much as tangible momentos.

And as a bonus TFCS will contribute RM1 of your registration fees to build a shelter for 20 female old folks at the Rumah Sejahtera Warga Tua (MPKSM) at Kuala Kubu Baru, Selangor. As an extra bonus we will match that one ringgit from our own pockets back to the same charity.

This way, not only you will have fun but will also contribute to the community. Wow! What a grand opening to 2009.

I believe the ONE MILE DASH:NEW YEAR BASH on the 31st December is the only opportunity you have to enjoy and at the same time contribute to charity for this year.

Have a great dash and a bash.

Please click on the link below to download the registration form.



http://www.ftaaa.org.my/download/ONE%20MILE%20DASH%20-%20NEW%20YEAR%20BASH.pdf

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

PS: THE HUMAN SPIRIT ALWAYS CELEBRATES FOR A GREAT FUTURE

NITHI
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY SPORTS (M) SDN BHD
THINK SPORTS.DO SPORTS.
+6012 3722 016
Tel: +603 - 78748488 Fax: +603 - 78747488

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