Frequently Asked Questions

Topics
  1. General
  2. Registration
  3. Qualifying
  4. Donations & Fundraising
  5. Virtual Ride (20KM / 60KM) and Virtual Ralk (10KM) Category
Updated on 29 Aug 2024

General

Ride for Rainbows is an annual fundraising cycling event organised by Club Rainbow (Singapore) since 2012. This event aims to raise public awareness as well as funds to support the families of children who suffer from a range of major chronic and potentially life-threatening illnesses. In 2023, we introduced a new element, Ralk - ie. the combination of Running & Walking. With the addition of the new category, our event was officially renamed to Ride & Ralk for Rainbows (R2FR).

In 2024, Ride & Ralk for Rainbows moved to a fully virtual format to target more families, in line with Club Rainbow (Singapore)'s vision of supporting families.
All donations received will go towards sustaining the work which Club Rainbow (Singapore) undertakes. Club Rainbow adopts a holistic approach to help our beneficiaries in 5 core aspects:
  • Social Work Intervention
  • Therapy Intervention
  • Educational Support
  • Arts Development
  • Vocational Development
We offer an array of free support services to our beneficiaries in each core aspect, some of which include home and hospital counselling, tuition services, social integration programmes, bursary awards and educational seminars.
This year, the event is targeting to raise $500,000 to support our beneficiaries. You can choose to help in one or more of the following ways:
  • Participate in Ride & Ralk for Rainbows as a rider or a ralker to raise funds
  • Make a donation to show your support for the riders & ralkers of this event
  • Join us as an event sponsor
Registration
6th June to 13th September 2024.

You can register for the event here with no registration fee. Please note that while registration is free, a minimum fundraising/donation amount is required to receive special entitlements.

R2FR is about rallying the community to come together to support and fundraise for the continuation of Club Rainbow (Singapore)'s essential services.
There is no age limit to participate in the event as R2FR is targeted at family participation.
There are 3 categories that you may register for. The categories include the Ride 20KM Category, the Ride 60KM Category, and lastly, the Ralk 10KM Category.
You are only allowed to register for one category. You are not allowed to switch categories upon successful registration.
You are not allowed to switch categories throughout the duration of the event.
You will not be allowed to switch teams throughout the duration of the event.
You will need to fulfil the following requirements in order to confirm a slot to ride/run in the event, find out more on the Event Details page.
As a group, all members will need to achieve the required team donation amount. In the event that the team donation amount is not reached, only group members who have achieved their individual donation amount will be featured on the event leaderboard. These group members would then be riding/ralking as individual rider/ralker.
As it is a virtual event, participants are encouraged to carry out their ride/ralk within personal safety guidelines. There is no insurance coverage extended to participants.
You may learn more about them via this page.
You can email [email protected] for a ONE-TIME amendment to the t-shirt size before the end of the registration period.
Qualifying
Participants who raise the minimum fundraising amount for their registered category (Ride 20km/60km or Ralk 10km) will automatically be included in the leaderboard.
Participants who raise at least double of the minimum fundraising amount for their registered category will receive special entitlements under our Special Challenges feature of this year's event.
All registered participants are eligible to attempt the Special Challenges based on the table.
There are two ways you can submit your Special Challenges details for verification:
  • You can submit your participation details by syncing your Strava profile to your event profile for automatic uploads of your ride details, or
  • You can also submit images of your ride details manually. For manual submission, log in to the user portal and submit a screenshot of the completion details between 6th June and 31st October 2024. Please note that submission of your ride details can only be done once.
  • Email your participation in the Special Challenges to [email protected] with your Participant ID and a screenshot of the route.
Participants are welcome to set their own routes within the challenge parameters.
The event entitlements will be mailed to you after you meet the qualifying requirements. Mailing will be done on a bi-weekly basis starting from 1st September 2024.
Each participant is only limited to receive one Special Challenge entitlement for each challenge attempted.
Donations & Fundraising
All funds raised will be directed to Club Rainbow (Singapore) to support our beneficiaries and their families. No refund of donations would be made.
You may make a donation by clicking on "Donate" tab. Search for the rider or ralker that you would like to support and click on his/her profile. There will be an option to make a donation online via this page. You may also pen a short encouragement message to the rider/runner or share his/her fundraising campaign to your social media accounts like Facebook. If the rider/runner is part of a team, you may also choose to donate to the team instead, which will result in your donation amount being split equally to each rider/runner of the team.

Yes. All donations made to Club Rainbow (Singapore) are eligible for tax deductions of 2.5 times or 250 percent of the qualifying donation amount next tax season. Club Rainbow (Singapore) is an approved Institute of a Public Character (IPC).

A valid FULL NRIC No./FIN/UEN is required for auto-inclusion for tax deduction purposes. Your donation details will be provided directly to Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) and the donation deductions will be included automatically in your individual tax assessment. There is no need to declare the donation amount in your income tax return. IRAS will no longer accept claims for tax deduction based on tax-deductible receipts.
Yes. You may still donate to support Ride & Ralk for Rainbows to help our children. Click here to show your support for Ride & Ralk for Rainbows.
Your profile information will show the number of supporters you have and the donation amount your supporters have contributed to date.

You may also make your donation via cheque.

The crossed cheque should be made payable to "Club Rainbow (Singapore)" and mailed to Blk 538 Upper Cross Street #05-263 Singapore 050538.

On the reverse side of the cheque, please indicate clearly "Ride & Ralk for Rainbows 2024", the name of Rider or Ralker that you are supporting, as well as your Name, Address, Identification number and Contact number in order for us to issue a tax-exempt receipt to you.
Virtual Ride (20KM / 60KM) and Virtual Ralk (10KM) Category
The virtual ride/ralk challenge period will be from 6th June to 6th November 2024.
There are two ways you can submit your ride details for verification:
  • You can submit your ride/ralk details by syncing your Strava profile to your event profile for automatic uploads of your ride details, or
  • You can also submit images of your ride/ralk details manually. For manual submission, log in to the user portal and submit a screenshot of the completion details between 6th June and 6th November 2024. Please note that submission of your ride details can only be done once.
  • Complete your ride anywhere and anytime between 6th June 2025 00:00hrs and 6th November 2024, 23:59hrs
  • Track your ride/ralk using any suitable fitness tracking apps that can display the date, time and distance of the ride/ralk and take a screenshot of the completion details. The full distance of your category can be completed in up to a maximum of ten separate submissions.
  • You may also synchronise your Strava account with your event user profile to automatically upload ride details during the event period.
There are two ways you can submit your ride details for verification:
  • You can submit your ride details by syncing your Strava profile to your event profile for automatic uploads of your ride details, or
  • You can also submit images of your ride details manually. For manual submission, log in to the user portal and submit a screenshot of the completion details between 6th June and 6th November 2024. Please note that submission of your ride details can only be done once.
Upon qualification, riders are required to complete a distance of 10km/20km/60km, depending on the category that you registered for, to be eligible for the finisher medal and shirt.
Ride details submitted must be clocked by the registered participant. Registered slots are non-transferrable too.
Your distance can be clocked after you raise the minimum fundraising amount for your chosen category.
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