Goulburn to Citi Cycling Classic 2007
One of the basic tenets of the rehabilitation program at Odyssey is to get residents to participate in healthy leisure time activities. So it was a natural fit when Simon Poidevin, former Wallaby great and current Managing Director, Equity Research Sales, Citigroup approached us with a fundraising opportunity.
The Goulburn to Citi cycling classic (as it is now known) is older than the Tour De France. The charity ride, held on 23rd September was organised to assist the fundraising efforts of Odyssey House and several other charities including the Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation, Bear Cottage, the Starlight Foundation and the New South Wales Goulburn District Community Palliative Care and Oncology Unit.
The charity ride began at 5:50am in Goulburn with the teams from Citi, the Macquarie Bank and the Campbelltown Catholic Club setting a cracking pace. They made it to the rest station in Mittagong at approximately 8:30am, and completed the 170km journey arriving to the festive atmosphere of Camden at about10:30am. In addition to Simon Poidevin, Federal Member for Macarthur, Pat Farmer also participated in the ride. The total funds raised were $150,000, $70,000 of which went to Odyssey House as the major beneficiary.