Oswald Kydd Benefit Fund

[Ali Mclean]

The South African Cycling community and Supercycling Club Members are saddened and shocked by the news that a wreckless driver caused a horrendous accident on the Sunday morning ride in Durban North. One of the five members that have been affected by the accident is Oswald Kydd. Oswald lost his right leg in a previous cycling accident whereby a truck hit him in October 1997. It has taken a lot of courage and tenacity to get Oswald back to being the achieving sportsman that he is, not to mention the expense of his prosthetic leg. The accident on Sunday morning (Sunday 3rd August 2008) had left Oswald without his mobility due to the prosthetic being destroyed! Oswald has been a wonderful ambassador to sports people worldwide and specifically to cycling and triathletes in South Africa. Supercycling Club powered by Toyota would like to call on you to help raise funds to replace his prosthetic leg which costs over R100 000.00. There is also a lot of physiotherapy required once he has a new prosthesis fitted to create total adaption. WE ARE CALLING ON YOU TO HELP OSWALD!!!! PLEASE LETS GIVE OUR DURBAN CYCLE LAB STORE MECHANIC THE ABILITY TO WALK AND PERFORM ON HIS BIKE AGAIN!!!!!

Pls go to www.cyclelab.com then to online entries and donate to the Benefit Fund. PLS PLS PLS!!!

http://images.supersport.co.za/OswaldKydd5August08_250.jpg

[Guest Big H]

Ali, please post a link for greater accessability.

[Skye]

 

 

To donate go to www.cyclelab.com online entries page OSWALD KYDD

BENEFIT FUND. No matter how big or small your donation, it ALL matters!

Click on this link to read a previous story about Oswald?s

performance at SA Duathlon Champs.

http://www.cyclelab.com/default.asp?Id=188&des=content#OSWALD

 

 

We thank

you for your contribution and

kindness!!!!!!!

 

 

WE LOOK

FORWARD TO BRINGING YOU GOOD NEWS, PHOTOS AND HAPPY TIMES AHEAD FOR OSWALD!!

 

 

Skye2008-08-05 22:17:02

[Ali Mclean]

http://www.cyclelab.com/default.asp?Id=188&des=content#OSWALD 

 

Good thinking Big H!

[4ph3X]

What? No "price"?

[Ali Mclean]

Hi, What do u mean? Not sure what you asking...

These are the amounts to choose from. The one that says R0 is for a person to choose the amount they would like to donate if they do not want to donate one of the pre-chossen figures.

R1000 :	0
R500 :	1
R200 :	1
R100 :	7
R50 :	0
R10 :	1
Other Amount :	0

[4ph3X]

I was implying that cyclelab should sponsor a prize as some sort of incentive. I already donate to a worthy cause and its difficult to stretch a budget that is already stretched to the max! Having said that,my deposit will be made 2morrow morning.

[Ali Mclean]

Hi,

Good Idea, just asked Andrew, he said they will sponsor a pair of Oakley Radar Glasses to one lucky person irrespective of the amount of money they pledge. Thanks for that!
We fully understand that times are tough and peoples budgets are stretched, if you can pledge then thats great. If not, of course we understand!

[IanJ]

Hi Ali

 

Firstly I think the text colour on the on line entries page clashes with the background, you can't see the link.

 

Secondly a group of us went for breakfast on Sunday morning after our ride and there was money left over in the kitty (R60). I have made it up to R100 on behalf of the guys and girls who did the Tour de Klapperkop on Sunday and then doubled it to R200. Made the donation just now.

 

All the best to Oswald and the others for a speedy recovery.

 

[Ali Mclean]

Hi IanJ

Thanks for that, i hope you have noticed it has been changed. Thank you

[slowpoke]

have copied this posting to TB

[markStockton]

I must say that Oswald has been one of my biggest inspirations recently. Just watching him compete in the Energade Triathlons last year inspired me to get off my fat @ss, loose 15kg's so far (yes, more to go), and get fit.

 

Donation will arrive shortly.

 

I really wish Oswald the best and hope to see him competing again at the Energade series this year.    

[Eldron]

Oswald wrenched for my team at a 24 hour race some years back and was a ball of energy for the whole 24 hours - the man doesn't sleep!

 

Then I saw him again at SA Duathlon Champs - respect for completing the event!

 

Oswald is indeed THE MAN!

 

Big up to us cyclists too - when I donated the total was already over R7,000. Nice one people.

[Guest Big H]

http://www.cyclelab.com/default.asp?Id=188&des=content#OSWALD   

 

****** BUMP *******

 

Please keep this link on every page of the posting for ease of access.

[swift]

Oswald has also been one of my biggest inspirations recently. When i was at SA Duathlon Champs a few months ago, just watching him statrt gave me goose bumps... and when he finshed I was inspired beyond belief.

 

 

 

He is a living legend!

[markStockton]

 

He is a living legend!