Could you travel 1,000km in a tuk tuk?
In September, 52 people will tick a box on their bucket lists when they spend nine days driving across Sri Lanka in customised tuk tuks. Organisers ALEX LONGMAN, MICHAEL PHELPS, GIRI CANDIAH and EAMONN LING explain the motivation behind Pimp My Tuk Tuk (PMTT) and its significant local impact.
What was the inspiration to start PMTT?
Seven years ago, a group of us were brainstorming novel ways to celebrate a milestone birthday of Nick Sutcliffe, one of the founders. He had spent time working and living in India, and thought the idea of driving tuk tuks would be a fantastic way to see the country, put some smiles on faces and bond as friends. The idea grew from there. We decided to make PMTT even more special and include a charity venture to focus on helping children that were less fortunate than our own. Our inaugural ride was in India in 2013, followed by Sri Lanka in 2015 and again in 2017.
How does PMTT’s fundraising improve the lives of Sri Lankans and others?
We work with two charities: Food from the Heart in Singapore and the Foundation of Goodness in Sri Lanka. Food from the Heart provides food and goods parcels for low income families; some of our riders have previously volunteered by packing food parcels and helping with the weekly deliveries.
This story is from the June 2017 edition of EL Singapore.
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