Safe cycling to Waskaduwa with Tour De Citrus
View(s):Citrus Leisure PLC’s five-star property Waskaduwa together with Wroom Sri Lanka concluded a CSR programme which also marked the launch of the resort’s weekend brunch, a company media release said.
Commencing from Liberty Arcade in Kollupitiya at 6:30am, 52 cyclists made their way to Citrus Waskaduwa via the Galle Road with a refreshments stopover at Panadura in a bid to raise awareness on the importance of safe cycling and to donate safety bicycle reflectors to cyclists in Waskaduwa as the area is prone to cycling related road accidents.
The event was in partnership with “Wroom” cycling forum and its founder Yasas Hewage was instrumental in providing 60 sets of bicycle reflectors from his CSR initiative “Wroom Blinking Lights” to be donated to villages of Kuda Waskaduwa, the release added. Others who took part were joint Citrus managing directors of Citrus Dilith Jayaweera and Varuni Fernando, the Union Assurance Cycling society team members, and veteran riders from the national cycling forum.
“The cyclists were accompanied by a police escort, technical assistance team, ambulance service and a branded double decker bus for any cyclist who got tired along the way,” the release said, adding that a special awareness programme was held for all after reaching the hotel.