“The Cause”
HopeStreet
works alongside the most marginalised people in our city,
through programs aimed at empowering people toward the fullness
of life for which we were all created. A home for homeless
people, a safe place for sex workers, employment training for the
long-term unemployed, community development amongst public housing
residents and Aboriginal people, counselling for problem gamblers,
general counselling and urban education for those seeking to understand
the urban environment are all linked with relevant worshipping communities.
HopeStreet is fully auspiced by the
Baptist Union of NSW but
totally responsible for raising income from it's own projects. HopeStreet
is registered as a Tax Deductible Gift Recipient.
“The Ride”
A dozen riders will leave Sydney on Saturday, 8th March 2008, and cycle south along the country roads, with nightly stops at Bowral, Goulburn, Canberra, Cooma and Jindabyne. On Thursday, 15th March, it will be a hard slog up through the national park and ski-fields to Charlotte Pass, which is the highest point reachable on a road-going bicycle. The next day will be hiking to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko and across to Thredbo.
The ride is entirely self-funded by the dozen riders and support staff, with accomodation in church halls and lodges.
“Making Donations”
For 2008, raising funds for Hope Street Urban Compassion is the main reason behind Ride To The Top. Colleagues, friends and family can pledge a tax-deductible donation, directly with the Ride To The Top riders.
All money donated to the ride will go directly to Hope Street Urban Compassion projects in inner-city Sydney.
Alternatively, Hope Street have their ongoing donation facilites, on (02) 9358 2388, or their website. (Their website contains a lot of interesting information about the people, their plight and the help that is available to them.) Give it a try on : www.hopestreet.org.au
They can also be contacted via email, at
support@hopestreet.org.au
or at: Hope Street Urban Compassion, 91 Forbes St, Wollooomooloo, NSW, 2001