Eden Family Treasure Hunt - 2011 held

November 20, 2011

Mangalore, November 20: Eden Aquatic & Sports Foundation, a prestigious city based Club on Sunday organised 'The Eden Family Treasure Hunt 2011' here.

The first vehicle of the treasure hunt was flagged off by Mr. Venkat of Mandovi Motors.

A total of 15 vehicles participated in this Treasure hunt which was organized by the Convener of the Event Mr. Sumith S Rao on behalf of the Eden Aquatic and Sports Club. The Route for the same was set by Mr Vinod Dsouza an ace rally navigator during the 1980”s and 90's. There was also a quiz on motor sports conducted on this occasion.

According to the organizers, the objective of conducting the Treasure Hunt was to inculcate the habits of safe driving along with adherence to road safety rules of the city and at the same time to make the members aware of the landmarks of our city. The maximum speed for this Treasure Hunt was 40 Km per hr and the route covered a distance of approximately 23 kms.

The main sponsors of this Treasure Hunt were M/s. Mandovi Motors (Maruthi Suzuki Dealers), M/s. Ramanath Enterprises (Dealers for Servo) and M/s.Village Restaurant.

The prize winners of this event are as follows;

• Ist Prize (Rs. 3000 + Trophy): Arun Kumar and Team

• 2nd Prize (Rs. 2000 + Trophy): Shekar Pujari and Team

• 3rd Prize (Rs. 1000 + Trophy): Manohar Amin and Team

• Special Ladies Prize (Rs. 1500 + Trophy): Naina Arun and Team

The prize distribution was done by Mr. Venkat of Mandovi Motors and Mr. Prasanna of Ramanath Enterprises.

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