Thank you Sisters of the Saddle (SOTS) for donating $295,000 to TRACTION!
Yesterday, Sisters of the Saddle Chair Bronwyn Victor, Emily Pryor and Nicola Zwart presented TRACTION with a $295,000 donation, ensuring that we can continue working with schools in Logan to help First Nations young people feel safer, accepted and more connected to their culture and school community and to enhance their sense of wellbeing, confidence and self-belief.
It was an honour to welcome the incredible Sisters of the Saddle (SOTS) Committee to Park Ridge State High School in Logan yesterday to celebrate the achievements of the latest group of young people graduating from TRACTION’s “Building Deadly, Riding Deadly” program and witness firsthand the lasting impact SOTS is making through TRACTION alongside our First Nations communities.
We’re thrilled to announce that following its third successive immensely successful charity cycling event, SOTS has donated $295,000 to TRACTION. This milestone is nothing short of extraordinary, and we are deeply grateful.
With the support of SOTS since 2022, TRACTION has been developing and delivering its "Building Deadly, Riding Deadly" (BDRD) program, a culturally safe and inclusive version of TRACTION’s Bike Build program for First Nations young people. BDRD was developed in consultation and partnership with Gunya Meta under the stewardship and guidance of Aunty Faith Green. The program aims to empower First Nations young people to build connection to culture and their community and through this, enhance their engagement with learning. The development and implementation of BDRD has been funded by the Sisters of The Saddle (SOTS) Foundation.
BDRD focuses on helping young people feel safer, accepted and more connected to their culture and school community and to enhance their sense of wellbeing and confidence or self-belief. It is encouraging to see these outcomes having the flow on effect of helping young people attend school and engage with their learning.
Families and carers of the young people and the school’s cultural liaison team are involved in the program, and it is co-facilitated with First Nations staff alongside TRACTION mentors. The program is designed around the TRACTION Bike Build program structure with techniques, strategies and activities that also build curiosity, awareness, and knowledge of First Nations culture.
On behalf of the TRACTION community, our heartfelt thanks to the SOTS riders, sponsors and donors, for backing TRACTION and our young people.
To find out more about how SOTS has supported TRACTION, click HERE to watch the video below.
For more information about Gunya Meta, visit their website, and Sisters of the Saddle, visit their website.