You can’t help but notice the Tiger theme at the 1st Malaysia Youth Polo Tournament. It is the year of the Tiger, and the Malayan Tiger is a symbol of Malaysian sport. Our athlete’s jerseys, tracksuits and equipment are adorned with tiger stripes. But tigers are an endangered animal, with their numbers in the wild falling drastically over the last decades.
The 1st Malaysia Youth Polo Tournament has adopted a Tiger theme for this tournament. All teams and Pony Club shirts are tiger themed.
The Salute. Photo by Sadiq Asyraf
These are ten things this tournament is doing:
- Raising awareness for the conservation of the Malayan Tiger.
- A portion of every player’s entry fee is donated to the WWF’s Tiger Conservation Fund.
- A talk by Christopher Wong, Manager of Tiger Habitat Conservation for WWF-Malaysia.
- All team names will be tiger themed.
- All teams will have special tiger jerseys designed in different colours.
- All merchandise will be tiger themed, with a portion of each sale donated to the WWF’s Tiger Conservation Fund.
- All Pony Club shirts will have special tiger jerseys designed in different colours.
- Pony Club members will be asked to raise money by pledges.
- Auction of very special, unique items and experiences. All funds will be donated directly to the WWF’s Tiger Conservation Fund.
- Donations to the WWF’s Tiger Conservation Fund. Donations are direct to the WWF’s Tiger Conservation Fund.
The WWF-Malaysia’s Tiger Conservation Fund
On Sunday 6th March, just before the prize-giving, we will run an auction, with ALL proceeds going directly to WWF-Malaysia. It will be a very quick auction, with only four awesome items in the line-up. They are:
1 Sakura Dinner for 2 at Sushi Ryu
2 Nadodi Experience Journey Dinner for 4 pax
3 KLAP Introduction to Riding – 16 Lesson Introductory Package
4 Conqueror Polo Saddle
In addition, the Pony Club Members will be selling Raffle Tickets. The minimum price of a raffle ticket is RM10 per ticket. Again, ALL Raffle proceeds are going directly to WWF-Malaysia. There are some of the awesome Raffle Prizes.
We would like to thank the awesome donors who have contributed these auction and raffle items, including Datin Charlene Yeo, Datuk Kannan Baba, Serai, Nala Designs, World of Feng Shui, MiCasa All Suite Hotel, Tribe Boxing Studio, Lululemon, Quartic Spa, Kuala Lumpur Academy of Polo, and Zack’s Tack.
Flag Parade
Photo by Sadiq Asyraf
Pony Rides for Charity
On Sunday morning, the Pony Clubbers will assist with pony rides for the public. Each ride is priced RM10 each for one round, but you can donate as much as you would like.
Outright Donations
Anyone who is inspired by all that we are doing and feels the urge, may make an outright donation to WWF-Malaysia.
Go to: https://www.wwf.org.my/how_you_can_help/donate_now/save_our_malayan_tigers/
Use the Codeword: 1MYPT2022
Join us in our fight to save the Malayan Tiger!
