Umeed 1000 Cyclothon culminates in city

Amritsar | Wednesday | 20th November, 2019

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35 bikers pedal 1,000 km to raise funds for girl child education; rally was flagged off in Udaipur on Nov 10Neha SainiTribune News ServiceAmritsar, November 19Umeed 1000 Cyclothon, a CSR initiative by RBL Bank, which was flagged off in Udaipur on November 10, culminated at the IIM-Amritsar campus on Tuesday. Led by Jasmeet Gandhi, a cycling enthusiast, who is also passionate about contributing towards girl child education, the cyclothon saw participation of RBL Bank employees and 400 policemen from Haryana Police, who covered the stretch through Haryana to raise awareness about girl child education. The aim was to motivate and sensitise people towards the girl child and facilitate the girl child’s education by raising funds,” informed Jasmeet. The funds will proceed to Udbhav School in Fatehabad, Hyderabad that provides education to girls. “The sixth edition of UMEED 1000 Cyclothon is a testimony of our commitment towards the mission of girl child education..