“DAWN TO DUSK 2012 – GOLDEN RUN”
8th January 2012
COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS OF ROUND TABLE INDIA
- Undertook a 12 hour running and cycling endeavour with friends and students of IIT.
- Covered more than 156 km with my running & cycling teammates in 12 hour period.
- Raised Rs. 7,20,000/- for Round Table India’s ‘Freedom Through Education’ project.
A 12 hour running and cycling effort was taken on 8th January 2012. The objective of this event was to create awareness about Round Table India’s work.
Neville ran for 6 hours along with Chennai Runners and Students of IIT at IIT Campus. And then went on to cycle for the next 6 hours along with 29 riders who belong to Tamil Nadu Cycling Club & Brevets – Madras Randonneurs till ECR and completed the event at the Change over Banquet of Round Table at Radisson Temple Bay at Mahabalipuram completing a total of 12 hours from Dawn to Dusk.
As the Honorary Tabler of Madras Cosmopolitan Round Table 94, Neville dedicated this run towards raising funds for Round Table India’s long-term project ‘Freedom Through Education’.
With the help of the team, friends and sponsors Rs.7,20,000 was raised, which was spent towards building new classrooms for the underprivileged children.