Alkit Patel is fundraising for MAG (Mines Advisory Group)

Alkit lugs a tube around SE Asia!

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MAG (Mines Advisory Group)

Charity Registration No. 1083008

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation clearing the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide. MAG is co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for its work with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which culminated in the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty - the international agreement that bans antipersonnel landmines, sometimes referred to as the Ottawa Convention. MAG moves into current and former conflict zones to clear the remnants of those conflicts, enabling recovery and assisting the development of affected populations. MAG consults with local communities and works to lessen the threat of death and injury, while releasing reclaimed and safe land and other vital resources back to the local population, helping countries to rebuild and develop their social and economic potential. MAG has worked in around 35 countries since 1989 and currently has operations in Angola, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Lao P.D.R., Lebanon, Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Vietnam.

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Alkit Patel

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30/06/2010

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Raised: 97%

Target: £4,000.00
Raised so far: £3,870.50

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My story

I was in Vang Vieng, northern Laos, in mid-October. It was here that I went 'tubing', which basically involves floating down a river while sitting in a doughnut-shaped inflatable, and getting off every now and then to visit bars stationed along the route, which also have swings and zipwires where you can jump into the water from anywhere up to 30 metres above the water. Anyhow, because I returned back to town late, I was refused my deposit back for the tube and therefore kept it!

I decided to take this tube, inflated, which is a pain to carry, on local tuk-tuks from town to town, on buses, across borders by road/boat, and on planes, through Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo and finally to London.

For more information, go to http://alkitpatel.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html#6253758697294961453.

If you work for UBS in the UK, they will also match any amount you donate over £10, so please also fill out the form at http://bw.ubs.com/page/0/28/0,1080,5128-235696-1-0,00.shtml.

Thanks very much!

Alkit

	Donation by Ciara 22/02/09	£50.00
	Well Done Donation by Kam Patel 15/02/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sachin 30/01/09	£50.00
	Donation by Shabs 23/01/09	£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid
	You the Mr Biggie - Big ups, fanks Donation by Adam 20/01/09	£140.00
	So when are we tubing the Thames? - Well done Donation by G 20/01/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Impressive & worthy feat - well done! Donation by Bhav 20/01/09	£89.00 + £25.10 Gift Aid
	Great achievement! Donation by Jendrik 20/01/09	£77.00 + £21.72 Gift Aid
	Well done Alkit - fun and worthy endeavour Donation by Koj 20/01/09	£115.00 + £32.44 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anon 20/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	That thing's bigger than you! Donation by Dick 08/01/09	£140.00
	Good job tube boy! Donation by Rishi & Sheena Patel 07/01/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Wow, actually did some work yourself for once! Donation by Anon 06/01/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	A worthy cause for sure! Good work :) Donation by Christine Tindal 04/01/09	£25.00
	good work Donation by Gb Ladipo 04/01/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Smruti 03/01/09	£50.00
	Was impressed in Vietnam, even more impressed to see it get home Donation by Dave 02/01/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Crazy, but well done! Donation by Stephen Bergin 02/01/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Matt 02/01/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Bena and Kalpesh 02/01/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	good work tiger Donation by nick g (hanoi!) 02/01/09	£30.00
	Keep it real. Donation by Sumit Saigal 01/01/09	£150.00
	you head seems even smaller in that picture! Donation by riccardo 30/12/08	£100.00
	Donation by Rahul 30/12/08	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	totally daft! Donation by Elizabeth Paris 29/12/08	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Donation by Olivia 29/12/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	I thought the donut was for your piles (haemorrhoids for the americans)? Donation by Anish 29/12/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	jokes Donation by Indy and Nicky-Priya 28/12/08	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Nice one Donation by David 27/12/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Donation by Avni 26/12/08	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£3,123.50
Offline donations:	£747.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£542.53

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