GALLERY: Cyclists ride to create awareness about organ and tissue donation
Brackenhurst cyclists were among others who partook in the Discovery 947 Ride Joburg in an aim to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.
Two cyclists from Brackenhurst joined a team who took on the Discovery 947 Ride Joburg in an aim to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.
Other cyclists in the team came from as far as Vrede and Volksrust.
They cycled for Transplant Education for Living Legacies (Tell) with some being first-timers and others having completed the race numerous times before.
Fourteen-year-old Marco de Jager finished the 40km while Marius de Jager finished a 94.7km. Rika Rossouw from Volksrust achieved a personal best time of three hours and the last member of the team completed the race in five and a half hours. Tell entered a team of 13 cyclists for the 94.7km race and two cyclists did the 40km vitality race.
About Tell
Tell helps educate South Africans about organ and tissue donation.
Their goal is to help educate both potential donors as well as medical healthcare professionals and break the stigma and misinformation around organ and tissue donation.
They want to encourage anyone who wants to donate their organs to be an organ and tissue donor.
For any queries or to donate contact Stella De Kock via email on stella.dekock@tell.org.za or 082 785 2530.
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