Bikers rally in support of Mongol Rally on August 15

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, August 14, 2016: Make A Difference (MAD) in association with United Bikers of Mangaluru will be on the road this Independence Day in support of Team Nano MADs of the Mongol Rally 2016 as part of their awareness campaign "Rally for Change".

The rally, which will be flagged off at Forum Fiza Mall, will do a circuit around the city driving through KS Rao Road, MG Road, Nanthoor before circling back via Falnir. At the helm of the rally will be a Tata Nano, the car that the NanoMADs are using to participate in the Mongol Rally.

At dedicated pit stops along the way, volunteers of the Make A Difference Mangalore chapter will perform street plays to educate people on the issues faced by millions of children-at-risk across India.

Manikya Das from Make A Difference, Mangaluru Chapter said the event will come to a close at the Forum Fiza Mall where it will be capped off with a mini bake sale, where delicious pastries prepared specially for the event by Mariam Mohiudeen’s Baker’s Treat will be sold. Families can also entertain themselves at a photo booth, posing with the NanoMADs’ car.

They also promise a surprise for all those gathered at the mall. All funds raised by the team will go towards the support of MAD’s child centric projects.

The Mongol Rally is a gruelling pan-European rally where teams from all over the world risk their lives to raise funds for a charity they would like to support. The two month rally stretches across 18,000km from United Kingdom to Mongolia, passing through 13 countries and crossing two continents — Europe and Asia. NanoMADs, comprising of Sunaina Pamudurthy, a MAD alumni, Bhairav Kuttaiah and Binoy John is the first all Indian Team participating in the rally.