THE Pro Deo Cycle Tour was indeed a lucrative one this year. Twelve cyclists completed the 809km trip from Vanderbijlpark to Port Shepstone in five days. The challenge, its 13th one, began last week Wednesday and ended on Sunday.
A sum of R137 500 was raised for the Pro Deo Care Group, which cares for sick elderly people on the South Coast who cannot afford medical care. A lunch was held at Port Shepstone Country Club last Sunday to welcome the cyclists.
“With the deterioration in medical care and pension funds, home care as an organised activity has become a necessity,” said group chairman Ronel Steyn.
“Unfortunately funds are limited and it is only dedicated people, such as this cycling group, who make it possible for the volunteers to supply the necessary care that the elderly and sick require,” she said.
She added that the Pro Deo Care Group cannot thank the cyclists enough for what they have done in the past and for what they plan to do in the future.
Money raised from the cycle challenge will be used to support the group’s two clinics, in Margate and Port Edward, and to purchase wheelchairs, pulpit walkers, bath chairs and other items that are much needed. Funds will also be used to purchase medical apparatus.
