Hands Across The Water, a charity dedicated to raising funds to support underprivileged and orphaned children in Thailand, was founded by Peter Baines in 2005 after he personally witnessed the devastation of the Boxing Day Tsunami that struck Thailand very hard.
In 2022 Martin and Melissa joined a group of small business owners who are part of the Business Blueprint community, led by business coach and entrepreneur Dale Beaumont.
In April 2024, Martin will be cycling with Business Blueprint's Ride to Provide team once again. Starting in Hua Hin, southwest Thailand, riders will cycle 500km in five days down the east coast, through Khao Sok National Park and finishing in Khao Lak with a visit to the Hands home at Baan Tharn Namchai to spend some time with the children they will be sponsoring. Melissa won't be riding this time, but will also need your help to raise funds and will be doing volunteer work at the Baan Tharn Namchai home during the week of the ride.
Baan Tharn Namchai was the first home built by Hands Across The Water in 2006 for children left orphaned and homeless by the Boxing Day Tsunami.
Since their first ride in 2014, Business Blueprint riders have collectively raised more than $2,000,000 for this great cause, generating more than $400,000 in last year's ride alone.
They'll be back again in 2024 and the excitement is already building. If you would like to support Marting and Melissa's efforts, please make a donation below.
Check out the Ride Wrap-Up here and the video below.
The Goal:
$6,500
But the more we raise, the more children we can help - and $10k has a nice ring to it, don't you think?!
You can support Martin and Melissa's efforts here…
The Ride:
Day 1: 16th April
Hua Hin to Prachuab Khiri Khan >> 116km
Day 2: 17th April
Prachuab Khiri Khan to Baan Grood >> 78km
Day 3: 18th April
Baan Grood to Chumphon >> 118km
Day 4: 19th April
Chumphon >> A well-earned rest day with a bus transfer to Surat Thani!
Day 5: 20th April
Surat Thani to Khao Sok >> 120km
Day 6: 21st April
Khao Sok to Khao Lak - Baan Tharn Namchai >> 68km