Project volunteer Ömer Köstek stated that volunteer motorcyclists from all over Turkey, with a team of 1000 motorcyclists and 1000 children, go to village primary schools in Anatolia, bringing hope to children, and said, “This volunteer team is striving to make students who feel deficiencies in their educational lives feel that they are not alone and to support efforts to meet their needs.”
Project volunteer Ömer Köstek stated that with the 1000 Motorcyclists 1000 Children project, they aim to contribute to the education of children in need by providing them with boots, school bags, and other basic necessities, and expressed that this journey not only provides material aid but also serves to strengthen feelings of love, solidarity, and brotherhood.
Gurbetçiler Plastik A.Ş. Board Chairman Ömer Köstek pointed out that along with the smiles they create on children’s faces in every village and every school, they also nurture their hopes for the future, emphasizing that his volunteer motorcyclist friends are not merely philanthropists but also inspiring role models for children.
Köstek stated that when they first participated in the “1000 Motorcyclists 1000 Children” project six years ago, they were not just embarking on a journey but becoming partners in a dream. He said, “When I arrived at the garden of a village school, as the sound of my motorcycle slowly faded, storms raged in my heart. I felt that everything was not just a road spinning under the wheels, but that I was opening the door to a difficult-to-reach world hidden within the sparkle in the children’s eyes. At that moment, I understood that this was not just support, but a journey that touched thousands of hearts from one heart.”
“Children’s smiles are like a sprouting sapling"
Köstek stated that while sponsorship usually brings to mind only financial support, being a supporter of this project means carrying water drop by drop to a deep-rooted tree, and also nurturing and cultivating them with hope. Köstek noted that each year in this journey, they tried to rain upon the children’s dreams like life-giving rain, and expressed that they likened children’s smiles to a sprouting sapling.
Köstek explained that every activity and every small touch they made over the years served as a bridge reaching children’s dreams, saying, “The pencil we handed to a child was like a brush for them to write their own story; the light sparkling in their eyes was the first sign of a world full of hope. Sometimes we warmed their hearts like a sun opening on a winter day, sometimes we were a shelter in cold winds. Each of us became a silent light seeping through the doors opening in their world. That light grew in their eyes, sprouted in their hearts.”
Köstek stated that they have been part of the project for six years and that these journeys taught them much more than the power of patience and love. He said, “Each time, I saw that a motorcycle can cross not only roads but also dreams extending from heart to heart. The journey I embarked on with this project showed me that I am not just a supporter, but a partner in a dream. Every future wind will help us carry their dreams even higher. On this path we have taken together, we will be the wings of their hopes.”
You can also support the kindergarten to be established in Hakkari Şemdinli...
If you are looking for a gift with only a few days left until the new year, you can participate in the 1000 Motorcyclists 1000 Children project and gift the happiness of a child to your loved ones. By taking part in this project, which was initiated to contribute to the educational and social lives of children attending village schools, you will not only get an album of your photos but also present a package containing items they need to the children. If you wish, you can also join the project by doing concept photo shoots, or you can contribute to the 1000 Motorcyclists 1000 Children project with your commercial photo shoots.
In addition to meeting the needs of thousands of children, the income generated from the project was used to paint many schools and especially extended a helping hand to earthquake victims. Three temporary kindergartens, still operating in Antakya, were opened, contributing to children’s social and educational lives. Preparations for a similar kindergarten, which attracted great interest, began in Hakkari Şemdinli. It was decided to build a new reinforced concrete kindergarten in Şemdinli. Upon the request of the Hakkari Şemdinli District Governorate, the 1000 Motorcyclists 1000 Children project team launched a mobilization for a 30-child kindergarten.
PLASFED Members who want to support the construction of the kindergarten for 30 children to receive a better education can contact 1000 Motorcyclists 1000 Children project volunteer Ömer Köstek. Phone: 0532 206 90 85…
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