Hey guys!
**MARATHON NOW COMPLETE - WILL BE UPDATING THIS PAGE SHORTLY! PLEASE DONATE STILL!!
My name is Deepak Shukla – a recent young grad from Warwick (www.myspace.com/deepimpakt), now living and apparently working in
London.
On
October the 8th
I flew
to the United States to
run the third
biggest marathon in the world for
the British Asian Trust, a charity that is a member of
The
Prince's Trust –
The British Asian Trust serves as a
conduit that British people can use to give
charitable
donations to the incredibly deprived
children of the slums of
India (if you've seen Slumdog Millionaire that'll give you an idea!). Having been able to visit family living in villages in India, walked past the slums of Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta, I really would love to do something to change the fortunes of these people. This charity seems best fitted to help me achieve this goal.
This was
my first ever marathon, and I flew all the way to Chicago to run this event –
along with the other 45,000 participants of the world's third biggest marathon.
I
would be
really grateful, as would the
British Asian Trust (and soon after these children),
if you choose to sponsor me in this endeavour, crazy escapade,
light headed whim of mine that took me across the Atlantic and had me
running
of horror for you!
If you would like to sponsor me (and I hope you do!!) please
leave a donation here of 20 pounds or more. Although the marathon is over it is still not too late to save a child's life. This page will go down by October 20th.
I would love to have the support of yourself, along with any friends
of family you have
that would
like to support this cause which will prove a great aid for the deprived people
in this still developing country that is trying to raise 350 million children.
Many
thanks,
Your friend and sacrificial lamb,
Deepak!
P.S - meanwhile feel free to contact me on
deepakshukla@gmx.com or contact Hitan at the British Asian Trust -
hitan@britishasiantrust.org for more information!! :)