‘SangSom Tour de Thailand 2006’ Tour Welcomes SangSom Again As Title Sponsor

SangSom and Tour de Asia Bicycle Touring Co., Ltd have joined once again as they look to make the “SangSom Tour de Thailand 2006? the best Tour to date. This Year’s Tour will be held from Dec 2nd – 28th, and will be from Chiang Mai to Phuket. Many of last year’s riders have already signed up along with new riders, and many others are planning to join as well. Tour de Thailand, an annual charity bicycle ride organized by Tour de Asia Bicycle Touring Co., Ltd., is pleased to have SangSom once again as the title sponsor of the ‘SangSom Tour de Thailand 2006’, this being the 4th year of this international charity bike ride. The SangSom Tour de Thailand 2006 will be raising funds for The Max Foundation, a US-registered charity operating worldwide and helping Thai people living with Leukemia and other Blood Related Cancers, and for the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of H.M. the Queen, a Thai registered charity. Participants have an unforgettable adventure while helping others, and at the same time promoting Thailand’s tourism industry, especially bicycle touring and eco-tourism. Tour de Thailand also has very gratefully received much appreciated assistance from its other leading sponsors, including Toyota, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chang drinking water, Larry’s Dive Restaurant Bar and Grill, Sweetskinz Bicycle Tires, FootBall Thailand (FBT) and Right Angle Design Co. as it seeks further sponsors to raise needed funds for this annual charity bike riding event. This annual charity bicycle ride attracts both local and foreign cyclists to participate in a 2500-kilometer journey for a good cause and to experience the country’s beautiful countryside, sights, and Thai culture. During the 27-day journey, participants will be welcomed across Thailand with cultural shows, culinary demonstrations and the joy of Thai life as they pass more than 26 unique tourist sights in 16 provinces. Four provinces have been selected to organize special activities in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, at the start in Chiang Mai, then Sukhothai, Ayuthaya, and finally, on December 28, at the cyclists’ finishing point on Phuket’s Patong Beach. For further information and registration for the SangSom Tour de Thailand 2006 charity bike ride, please visit www.tourdethailand.com , or call Tour de Asia Bicycle Touring Co., Ltd. at 0-2663-4631. About Tour de Thailand Tour de Thailand is an annual charity bicycle ride organized by the Tour de Asia Bicycle Touring Co., Ltd. The mission of Tour de Thailand is to raise as much money for charity as possible, to promote bicycle touring in Thailand and South East Asia and to provide participants with an unforgettable adventure while helping others. More information about Tour de Thailand can be found online at www.tourdethailand.com About The Max Foundation: Improving the lives of Cancer patients across the Globe The Max Foundation (TMF) is an international non-profit organization established in 1997 to honor the memory of 17-year-old Maximiliano “Max” Rivarola, who fought chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with outstanding courage and grace. TMF is dedicated to improving the lives and survival rates of patients with leukemia and blood-related cancers worldwide by fostering access to treatment and providing comprehensive information, care and emotional support for patients and their family members regardless of their country of origin or economic status. About Foundation for the Blind in Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of H.M. the Queen Miss Genevive Caulfield, an American blind woman, founded the first school for the blind in Thailand at a small house that she rented on Korche Road, Saladaeng, Bangkok. The school had been supported by kind people and subsequently they all joined together to establish a foundation which was called the Foundation for the Blind of Thailand. They founded the Foundation in May 10 B.E. 2482 (1939). This was the first foundation for the blind in Thailand. The aims of the foundation were to provide education to blind people so they could learn to live independently and be an asset to society. The Press Conference will be held on November 8, 2006 at 14:00. All Local and International Press are welcome to join. Location: Tourism Authority of Thailand Headquarters 1600 New Petchaburi Rd., Makkasan, Rachtevee, Bangkok 10400 For more information, please contact: Tom Van Blarcom / Ruthaiwan Tanwongwan Total Quality PR (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Tel: 0-2260-5820 Ext. 114 Fax: 0-2260-5847-8 Email: [email protected] Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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