Savills participated in ‘Cycling for Newborns’, a UK charity cycle from 20 – 22 March 2014 in Vietnam.
Savills participated in ‘Cycling for Newborns’, a UK charity cycle from 20 – 22 March 2014 in Vietnam. This is a 500 kilometre, three-day, cycle ride from Thanh My to Dong Ha to Da Nang to raise funds for Vietnam’s first international specialist neonatal nurse training programme
Together with 3 other Savills team members, Raymond Clement, managing director of Savills Hotels APAC, have been training for months for this big challenge with mountain climbs similar to those in the Tour de France.
Raymond shared, “This is undeniably one of the best experiences of my life. I was honoured to be part of a great group of people riding to provide a brighter future to the newborns of Vietnam. The calendar has already been blocked for the ride next year and we look forward to furthering Savills standing tradition of being a contributor to this great cause."
Savills raised over USD15,000 for Newborns Vietnam.
The cycling finished at 14h30 on 22 March 2014 at Da Nang Hospital for Women & Children where nurses are being trained by experts from Canterbury Christ Church University in Britain to develop specialist skills that improve their care of newborn infants and their mothers, and reduce the number of newborn babies that die.
Dr Le Thi Thanh Xuan, Vice Director of Da Nang Hospital for Women & Children said: “This training will support our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to become a centre of regional excellence, and will help raise standards of neonatal care in central Vietnam”.
With strong participation from other British and International Companies, ‘Cycling for Newborns’ 2014 challenge has raised donations surpassing USD100,000 for Newborns Vietnam.