I am so glad to be part of this event as officer-in-charge. Thanks to my great committee who had helped to make this event a success.
Abstract from
Over 100 UTAR staff and students took part in the Route of Love (RoL)
Cycling Event 2015 held at Sports Complex, UTAR Kampar Campus on
15 August 2015.
The cycling event was organised by the RoL 2015 Organising Committee
comprised of UTAR students and supervised by the Department of Student
Affairs (DSA). RoL 2015 was chiefly sponsored by OCBC Bank (Malaysia)
Berhad, who also donated a total of 52 bicycles and helmets to needy
students.
Present at the event were UTAR Vice President for Student Development
and Alumni Relations Assoc Prof Dr Teh Chee Seng, OCBC Bank (Ipoh
Branch) Regional Manager Chris Lu Koon Wing, OCBC Bank (Ipoh Branch)
Premier Centre Manager Yvonne Tan Yee Wen, DSA Head Chiang Jeng Fong,
Deputy Director for Student Affairs and Development of Centre for
Foundation Studies (Kampar Campus) Lim Jit Theam and RoL 2015 Organising
Chairperson Low Kelvin.
Thanking his fellow committee members for their diligent effort, Low
said, “RoL 2015 aims to help financially challenged students. This is
made possible with the generous sponsorship by OCBC Bank (Malaysia)
Berhad, allowing fellow UTARians to use the bicycles to commute on a
daily basis.” The Foundation in Arts student also added that RoL 2015
raises awareness of being environmental friendly and promotes living a
fit and healthy lifestyle amongst UTAR staff and students.
Low thanking his committee members
Echoing Low’s sentiments, Lu said, “We hope these bicycles will
indeed come in handy for each of these 52 students and we also thank
UTAR for inviting us to be a part of this noble effort.” Lu also
introduced OCBC Bank’s active involvement in the advancement of cycling
in Malaysia for the past five years such as collaborating with the Kuala
Lumpur City Hall and also sponsoring the popular
KL Car Free Morning.
Lu delivering his speech
This was followed by a flagging off ceremony which saw the
participants traversing the 25 km-route covering UTAR Kampar Campus,
Bandar Baru Kampar, the rustic Kampar old town and Kuala Dipang.
Flagging off ceremony
Dr Teh as one of the participants
Photo: Courtesy of Ou Lik Ee
Participants cycling along the 25-km route
“I’m really thankful to be one of the beneficiaries of this
sponsorship. Owning a bicycle now will allow me to get to nearby places
with ease,” remarked Foundation in Arts student Khoo Hau Ping, who also
added that this also motivates him to be fit and healthy through regular
cycling.
“With this new bicycle, I can finally cycle to the campus for my
classes and rely less on my friends to fetch me around,” said final year
Accounting student Low Yin San, who also expressed her gratitude for
the windfall.
Curtains were drawn on RoL following the lucky draw and group photograph sessions.
Dr Teh presenting tokens of appreciation to Lu
Group photo of the VIPs and the 52 beneficiaries