In January I will be
taking on the Tough Guy challenge in aid of CINI’s work to help poor mothers
and children in India.
Following an eight-mile (12.9km) cross-country run I will face a horrific
two-miles, with 25 obstacles designed by a former Grenadier Guardsman. The task
involves wading through energy-sapping mud and plunging into ice cold
water. I will face 30 foot obstacles, underground crawls through muddy
wet tunnels, walking on slippery muddy planks across fire pits called the Fiery
Holes, chest deep in water. It will hurt!
Showing my softer side, I have also set myself the demanding goal of raising
£500 for CINI’s work. Given that you can pay a full time, fully qualified
doctor for a fortnight for £23 in India, that should go a pretty long way!
CINI’s work helps to ensure that severely malnourished children in Kolkata have
somewhere to go to be nursed back to health. The charity makes sure their
families have high quality support and training on providing a nutritious diet
on the tightest of budgets, preventative health care, and the home treatment of
diarrhoea. CINI runs a mother and child health clinic used as a model of
best practice, visited by 3,000 government staff and health personnel a year to
help them identify ways of improving state services. CINI also helps
child labourers get into the mainstream school system, and stops them dropping
out in the first place.
It is a fabulous cause, so make my pain worthwhile by giving generously and
helping me reach the most important goal of making a difference. Donating
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Thanks so much
James
PS: If I don’t survive we hope you will make in memoriam donations to the
charity!
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Good luck you nutter Donation by Hector Chinoy on 01/12/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Take it easy... Donation by yvonne king on 26/11/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Can't be worse than a Wednesday morning clinic! Donation by Neil Snowden on 24/11/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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I look forward to the photos! Donation by Louise Mercer on 23/11/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Hey Jim, a small donation on behalf of Kartik and myself. Hope you complete the obstacle course. x Donation by Ayesha on 23/11/09 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Donation by sarah galloway on 19/11/09 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Donation by sahena haque on 19/11/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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Why don't you park at the playground and save yourself the 8-mile run? Donation by Will Dixon on 17/11/09 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £770.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £770.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £203.08 |
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