Zwift has just published a series of Community Support events to help Zwifters “ride for unity and support for those devastated by the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, and surrounding areas.”
See upcoming rides at zwift.com/events/tag/communitysupport
Each Turkey-Syria Community Support Ride is 40 minutes long and held on Watopia’s Beach Island Loop.
The rides serve two purposes. First, they are a show of unity/solidarity by participants for those affected by the earthquakes. Secondly, the rides encourage participants to donate to organizations on the ground providing much-needed support.
Zwift chose the following three organizations for this series of events:
Global Red Cross and Red Crescent Networks
The American Red Cross, a global organization, deployed Red Cross and Red Crescent responders on the ground to provide blood products, millions of hot meals, emergency temporary shelter, medical care, emergency aid supplies, and mental and emotional support to people in need. Many people have evacuated and are also in need of emergency supplies including hygiene items and blankets. Donate Here
Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
MSF is an international, independent organization that provides medical assistance to people affected by disasters such as the Syria-Turkey earthquake. On the ground, they are treating patients in their supported hospitals, and their teams have donated emergency medical kits to other facilities in the region. Donate Here
Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS)
SAMS is a global medical relief organization that works on the front lines of crisis relief to save lives. They are providing urgent medical care to the injured at Bab Al Hawa hospital among others. Donate Here
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