Savills in the saddle for charity
Real estate agency Savills has raised more than US$15,000 for charity by taking part in a 500 kilometre cycle ride in Vietnam.
Four Savills' staff undertook the three-day bike ride from Thanh My to Dong Ha and then to Da Nang to raise funds for Vietnam's first international specialist neonatal nurse training programme.
Raymond Clement, Managing Director of Savills Hotels APAC, and his colleagues trained for months for the challenge.
He said: "This is undeniably one of the best experiences of my life. I was honoured to be part of a great group of people riding to provide a brighter future to the newborns of Vietnam. The calendar has already been blocked for the ride next year and we look forward to furthering Savills standing tradition of being a contributor to this great cause."
Dr. Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Vice Director of Da Nang Hospital for Women & Children said: "This training will support our neonatal intensive care unit to become a centre of regional excellence, and will help raise standards of neonatal care in central Vietnam."
With strong participation from organisations around the world, the 'Cycling for Newborns' 2014 challenge has raised donations surpassing US$100,000 for newborns in Vietnam.
Team Savills, pictured left to right, who took part in the cycle ride were Ben Hopkins (Associate Director, Project Management), Neil MacGregor (Managing Director, Savills Vietnam), Craig Ward (Senior Director, Regional Capital Markets), and Raymond Clement (Managing Director, Savills Hotels APAC).
Andrew Batt, International Group Editor of PropertyGuru Group, wrote this story. To contact him about this or other stories email andrew@propertyguru.com.sg
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