Ride for Sight on Valentine’s Day
Vision Works will also offer free vision screening on the race day at the race venue.
The annual Dis-Chem Ride for Sight cycle race will take place this year on February 14 at the Boksburg City Stadium.
Online entries have opened and will close on Monday, February 1.
Cash prizes valued at R82 000 will be awarded in CSA cycling categories. Lucky draw and donation prizes worth over R200 000 will also be up for grabs. Remember to add at least a R20 donation to your entry fee. This will put you into the draw for a wonderful prize for two lucky cyclists – a Trek Bike valued at R40 000 or a seven-night holiday for two at Michamvi Sunset Bay Resort in Zanzibar valued at R42 000, flights excluded.
The Dis-Chem Foundation will once again match all of these lucky draw donations over and above the event entry fees. The proceeds will fund genetic tests for financially disadvantaged children.
To support the fight against blindness, Vision Works Optometrists will be offering free vision screening during February. For information on participating stores, check out www.vision-works.co.za
Vision Works will also offer free vision screening on the race day at the race venue in partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni.
As in previous years, Dis-Chem Pharmacies is the naming sponsor with Ekurhuleni Metro, Springs Wheelers, Hamnet Emergency Communications and Benoni Red Cross partnering with Retina South Africa to provide the cyclists with the best emergency and on route support.
All proceeds from the event go directly to finding cures for retinal blindness. Over the past 27 years this event has raised more than R5-million for research into these blinding conditions.
