Accor’s Tigers complete charity run

Four teams of Accor cyclists, the SIM Tigers, have completed the 375kms Siam to Siem charity cycle ride to raise funds for the Ecole d’ Hotellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule.

And now they want your help to raise funds for the school that supports young Cambodians.

Ten years ago, Paul Dubrule, the co-founder of Accor, spent eight months crossing over 15,200kms from Paris to Angkor to initiate his personal project, Ecole d’ Hotellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule in Siem Reap.

The school was established to help give young Cambodians the training and qualifications necessary to contribute towards sustainable tourism in Cambodia.

After pedaling from Bangkok to Siem Reap, through various terrains, roughing it out on hard floors and rising early every morning, the four teams of cyclists successfully completed the course, raising AUD33,781 collectively for the non-profit school.

"But, even as the journey ends in triumph, the giving should not stop. If you missed the race and would still like to give to this great cause, please drop us a note," said Pierre-Etienne de Montgrand, general manager, Ibis Singapore Bencoolen, one of the riders.

The auction of holidays for funds is ongoing until all packages are sold for charity.

The Accor teams:

The Blue SIM Tigers:

Gerard Guillouet, senior VP, Malaysia Indonesia Singapore
Patrick Ollivier senior VP Human Resources Asia Pacific
Kevin Bossino, regional general manager, Singapore

The Red SIM Tigers:

Adi Satria, regional director, sales marketing & distribution MIS
Windiarto, general manager, Mercure Surabaya
Djukarnian, general manager, Novotel Surabaya

The Green SIM Tigers:

Oswald Pichler, vice president of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
Thierry Gasnier, general manager, Novotel Bali Nusa Dua
Sigit Budiarso, general manager, Ibis Jakarta Mangga Dua

The Purple SIM Tigers:

Dominique Albero, general manager, Grand Mercure Roxy Singapore
Pierre-Etienne de Montgrand, general manager, Ibis Singapore Bencoolen
Glenn Gayyad Guitelan, engineer Ibis Singapore Bencoolen

See their blog on http://www.simtigers.org

Spread the word: simply forward this email to people whom you know are passionate about giving to a good cause, so that the deserving Cambodian youths benefit from the team’s efforts.

Give generously: donations can be made online at the team’s fundraising page
http://www.fundraiseonline.com.au/SIMTigers/