This is one of the reasons why Home from Home is thrilled to have a number of these 'golden tickets' available for riders who are eager to take part in this iconic tour - while raising funds for a truly worthy cause.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to raise funds for our homes in this way," says Home from Home's development director, Pippa Shaper. "All the funds raised via the CTCT go directly to providing for the children and families in our network."
Home from Home is a registered Child Protection Agency and cluster foster care scheme that places vulnerable children in supervised, community-based family homes in the Western Cape. "The children we work with come from a background of abuse, neglect, poverty and poor health, and Home from Home aims to provide security and support, therapeutic assistance and access to education via every means possible," Shaper explains.
Home from Home has grown over the last ten years from a handful of homes in Khayelitsha to over 30 homes across the Western Cape. Largely funded by local and international donors, all money raised goes directly towards ensuring all children and foster families are supported and homes maintained.
Home from Home has secured 40 entries to the CTCT that are open to local and international cyclists, who will be riding to raise funds for this extremely worthy cause.
To become a part of the Unitrans Home from Home CTCT team, each member needs to pay only the standard CTCT entry fee of R700 to receive an entry and a Home from Home cycling shirt. The organisation doesn't add additional fees onto the standard cycle tour entry fee, but encourages its cyclists to raise as much funds for the cause as possible through personal and professional networks.
The Home from Home programme for the weekend will start on Friday, 4 March with a tour of eight homes and crèche in Khayelitsha to give riders the chance to meet some of the inspiring families who will benefit from the funds raised. This will be followed by wine tasting at the Constantia Glen vineyard.
On Saturday, 5 March riders will visit the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo before riding the tour on Sunday, 6 March - the big race day. In the evening, the Home from Home riders will gather for a braai and a chance to relax. On Monday, 7 March there will be another opportunity for riders to visit the Home from Home homes.
