Bikers for Mandela Day
A group of 21 motorbike riders and a support team of around 20 people travelled from Johannesburg on a six-day road trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town to spread the word about Mandela Day. Actor Morgan Freeman participated in the event, although he not not riding a bike. The trip ended in Cape Town on Mandela Day, 18 July, 2010.
The bikers, including Jack Devnarain, Jeremy Mansfield, Lehlohonolo Saint Seseli and Hanna Grobler, worked on community projects in various towns en route as their contribution to Mandela Day.
Here we have a selection of photographs from their trip.
Day 1
The group before they depart from Johannesburg
On the road to Cape Town
The bikers have experienced a warm reception in all the towns they have visited
The bikers arrive at a community project
Day 2
The group working in a garden
The bikers hard at work
Morgan Freeman hugs a child
Jeremy and Jackie Mansfield
Day 3
The bikers hit the road
Jeremy Mansfield
The bikers race through falling snow
JJ van Heerden of Imison™ looks on as Morgan Freeman signs a canvas
The bikers encounter wet roads on their way to Cape Town
The group pose for a photograph
Day 4
Taking a well-deserved break in front of snow-capped mountains
Riding through beautiful winter landscapes
The bikers pose for a laugh
The bikers at the entrance to Swartberg Country Manor
Giving out soup to those in need
Morgan Freeman helps to dish out soup
It’s a dog’s life!
A Mandela Day volunteer cradles a puppy
Some of South Africa’s more unusual citizens
Morgan Freeman looks on as a volunteer cuddles a puppy
Day 5
The bikers play soccer with a group of young boys
Morgan Freeman and the Bikers for Mandela Day paint a mural
Jeremy Mansfield prepares pumpkins for cooking
The bikers have some fun on kids bikes
The bikers pose for a photo
A biker prepares carrots for cooking
Day 6
Zelda la Grange makes an imprint on Mandela Day
The bikers drive past the Cape Town City Hall
The bikers at a press conference in Cape Town
The bikers erect a fence around Aids Response in Cape Town
The media conducting interviews at Aids Response
A house that was built in association with the Bikers for Mandela Day
The house was built in Oudtshoorn by Imision in support of Bikers for Mandela Day
The house was donated to a school
The Imison™ team members JJ van Heerden, Laine Cornish to the left and Andrew de Klerk to the right flank School Principal Jenny Joubert
JJ van Heerden has fun with the children blowing bubbles at the school
The completed school building
The children wrote a thank you message to The Imison™ team
They also wrote a thank you message to Mr Mandela and the Nelson Mandela Foundation
The children outside the completed school building
The hand imprint canvas hangs proudly in the classroom
To view the Biker videos please click here.
