McQuillen, Bertsche, Tibet, Cycling across Tibet, Lhasa to Kathmandu
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The Ride to Read Sponsored by Credit Suisse
We realized that if we made a few sacrifices, trained a little harder, did a lot of research and prepared well, we could change the world…if only one library at a time.

So, here we go. Two guys who have never been to Nepal, but have been fortunate enough to have read more than our fair share of books.

Now, we're working hard after work and on weekends and training in cold and snow to make this a success.  We’re doing everything in our power to make a difference to some kids who want to read a story. It's the most satisfying thing we've ever done.

We are serious about our commitment to this cause. Together we are putting in more than...
     - 400 hours of training time
     - 200 hours of fund raising time
     - Several thousand francs of our own money (all donations go to Room to Read, not us)
     - and all of our vacation/holiday time at work!

Thank you!
We also want to thank our families, our friends and our girlfriends for the tremendous enthusiasm, support and encouragement. Without you, we couldn't have organised and trained for this. This just would not be possible. Thanks

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Us
Two bikes, Two cities, 1200 kilometers, One goal: change the world by teaching kids to read
Our Goal
We met our goal of 10,000CHF!..now every additional Franc buys one more book...

Raised so far
22,750 CHF (!) =
4 libraries
10 years of scholarships
12,750 kids' books
Help us fight illiteracy!
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Nicolas Bertsché
Swiss, 31

Contact: nicbertsche@yahoo.com

Athletic?: triathlons, Haute-Route finisher (with a couple of frozen toes), former paratrooper

Interests: Travel, history & international relations, writing, music, cooking
David McQuillen
American, 33

Contact: dmcquillen@rocketmail.com

Athletic?: Half-Ironman and other triathlons, former bike racer (but not a very good one)

Interests: History, philosophy, writing, travel, taking photos, wine
All donations go straight to Room to Read
ABOUT US - Bertsché, McQuillen

While sitting at our corporate desk jobs here in Zurich, Switzerland it occurred to us that we weren’t doing much for the rest of the world.  It also occurred to us that
maybe we should. So, we are.
Thanks to our sponsors!
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Credit Suisse London
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