DOHA: Organisers of this year's Wheels 'n' Heels Community Fun Day said the event created a legacy that will create a wave of excitement and anticipation for next year's celebration.
Thousands of people attended the entertainment extravaganza in Sheraton Park since Friday until yesterday, making Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 the biggest occasion in the event's four-year history.
Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 raised hundreds of thousands riyals to support Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) educational programmes in Asia, the Middle East and Qatar. Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 sponsors included Flagship Sponsor Qatar Petroleum, Leadership Sponsor Jaidah Group, Official Fundraiser HSBC, Official Partner Qatar Cycling Federation and Partners Qtel, Vodafone and Qatar Tennis Federation.
"Reach Out To Asia would like to thank all our Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 sponsors. They have made a significant contribution to the huge success of the event and we appreciate all the hard work, donations and support," Essa Al Mannai ROTA Director.
Officials also lauded Official Fundraiser HSBC, whose generous donation of QR50 for every completed lap of the Wheels 'n' Heels Circuit is expected to add hundreds of thousands riyals to fund ROTA's education projects. The success of Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 was made possible by the participation of a number of prominent companies, organisations and individuals including Aspire, Vodafone 'Girls on the Go', Aspetar, Qatar Diabetes Association, Qatar National Cancer Society, Hamad General Hospital, and Civil Defense.
ROTA also extended thanks to celebrities who entertained and inspired the crowds at Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 - Fahad Al Kubaisi, Mansour Zayed, Amr Mostafa, Mohammed Ali, Maya Nasri, Duncan Goodhew, Raghda Mahmud, Rania Baroud, Nada Zeidan, Ronald De Boer, Baba Langa and Abdulaziz Jassim.
"Nothing awesome is possible without a dedicated team and, in no particular order, we want to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make Wheels 'n' Heels 2010 such a memorable event. We were blessed to have such an amazing audience and the turnout was more than we expected," added Essa Al Mannai Acting Director ROTA.
© The Peninsula 2010
