Dear friends,
Please dig deep and donate now in the memory of our Patron Rev. John Bradley,
who passed away suddenly on 12th Aug.09. John has been associated with
Gwalior Childrens Charity - Help Children of India (formerly known as
Gwalior Childrens Hospital) right from its start in 1997. I was shocked
and devastated when I heard of the sad demise of John so suddenly and
can not forget his last words when we met in June in Edinburgh, saying
that he was looking forward meeting me on return from India in Sept. to
hear all the news about our Snehalaya and its children, but...........
It has been an irreparable loss to me personally and to our charity
details on http://www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk
Rev.
Bradley has supported this work providing for disabled and destitute
children since beginning, first while we were starting the hospital and
rural health centres, which grew gradually added with eye and dental
centre, physiotherapy and other services including a mobile hospital
too. Then John was the first to start an appeal for the Orphanage to
provide a life with happiness and dignity to the disabled children on
streets of Gwalior. With combined efforts, we were able to start our
"Snehalaya meaning the Home with Love" on 23rd Aug.2006. Now it has ten
cottages, 63 children mostly disabled and or sick including HIV, C.P.,
Epilepsy etc. having been abandoned or orphaned. It also has a hospital
and school for special needs on site spread out in 25 acres of land
with farms, play fields, gardens, a cowshed, small poultry and bird
house too. In addition to the residents in Snehalaya, all services are
made available to the children and parents in surrounding villages too
through these facilities there. We know John will live in our
memories all the time but to make it more, we thought to make it for
Snehalaya itself by making a "Pucca" road connecting Snehalaya to main
road and naming it after Rev. John Bradley. It needs £10000.00 to do
so.
I on behalf of Gwalior Childrens Charity and its
all trustees, request you to donate as much possible for you to
complete this road to Snehalaya and I am sure we can do it with your
help and support. Please do not hesitate to call me or write to me for
any questions or further information, Thanks,
BK
Dr.B.K.Sharma,For Gwalior Childrens Charity (Regd. Charity No. 1063694), Snehalaya Trust & GHECT (India),
14,Magdalene Road, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3TA (U.K.)
Tel. +44(0)1922 629842 Fax. 01922 632942 Mobile. 07729929982 (send sms if not answering or phone 00919425113822, I am possibly in India).
Email: Gwalior.Hospital@care4free.net
(alternative e mail:
snehalaya.gwalior@gmail.com)
Website: www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk
and updates on http://gchvols.pbwiki.com
To help and provide for poor, underprivileged, disabled and destitute esp. Children, Women and The Aged of Gwalior and Chambal region, one of the most deprived regions in India. All donations in UK, USA and India are exempted for tax as per rules of the country. Any help in cash or kind or by any means, however small is much appreciated. You can donate on line now visiting our website and click on 'donate'. We welcome volunteers from all walks of life from their own place or to work with us in India to help us in this Endeavour, including students and trainees. Just ask us.
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