Alkit Patel

Alkit, Arun and Dave run military style

Fundraising for MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
£416
raised of £1,500 target
by 23 supporters
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Alkit Patel's fundraising, 17 October 2009
We clear landmines and destroy weapons to save and improve lives worldwide.

Story

David, G (Arun) and I have completed a 5km run for a fantastic cause.

Some will say a 5km run is a piece of cake. Well, this wasn't like any normal 5km run. The race was organised by British Military Fitness. The course was ridiculously steep in places, very wet and muddy, and there were ditches waist high in water to navigate through. The clothes and trainers we wore will never be the same again. At the end, we were smelly, exhausted, but glad to have completed the race.

Dave and I have seen the excellent work of MAG first hand in Laos and Vietnam, where they have present since 1994 clearing unexploded bombs, rockets, missiles etc, dropped during the Vietnam War. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. For more information, please go to http://www.maginternational.org/.

We would very much appreciate your support. Whilst you can donate as little or as much as you like, a donation of as little as £10 from all would exceed our fundraising target.


Thanks very much!

About the charity

Every single day, 15 people are killed or injured because of landmines and other explosive weapons. Half of all civilian casualties are children. MAG finds and destroys these weapons to save lives and rebuild futures; helping people to grow crops, attend school and build homes.

Donation summary

Total raised
£416.00
+ £69.38 Gift Aid
Online donations
£416.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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