Pune biker rides 10,000 kms to raise funds for Zilla Parishad school

A member of the Pune Riverside Round Table (PRRT) 105, Ganu said, “First I decided to go to Shillong and come back which was around 6,600 kms. Then a few of my fellow members in PRRT pledged a rupee per kilometre in a bid to raise funds and I decided to add 3,500 km more to my journey, making it 10,000 kms and contributing to the effort.” On an average, he covered 500 to 700 kms in a day.

Chirag Dedhia, chairman of PRRT 105, said, “We need to collect Rs 36 lakhs to rebuild the school. Currently, there are 225 kids but by rebuilding the school in a 4,600 sq ft area, we are looking at accommodating 100 more new students. Nearly 105 people have pledged support for his journey but we also want others to come forward and contribute towards this cause.”

Round Table (RT) is a social networking and charitable organisation for men in their 20s, 30s and early 40s, founded in Norwich in the United Kingdom in 1927. Membership of RT provides a selection of social and community-service related opportunities for its members, who come from all parts of the community, the prime objective being ‘Freedom Through Education’.

The Indian branch of the organisation makes education for the underprivileged its focus by building schools across the country. Ganu further added that his comfort on the long journey was taken care of by 105 fellow Round Table members on all his halts, who had him stay with them.