David Rasiah

David's fundraiser for Ride4Ceylon 2024

Fundraising for Ride4Ceylon
£3,736
raised of £3,500 target
by 18 supporters
485km Bicycle Ride from Kandy to Jaffna, 28 February 2024
Team: R4C2024
Ride4Ceylon

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We raise funds for Green Memorial Hospital to rebuild and develop medical services

Story

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Since 2017, I’ve been involved in a charity called Friends of Manipay Hospital.

The charity was set up to restore and renovate a hospital in the war ravaged region of northern Sri Lanka. Green Memorial Hospital was no longer operational and in a state of disrepair.

As many of you know, I lost my daughter Gabriella in 2017. Hence, I’ve been passionate about leaving a legacy in her name and assisting other parents enduring the pain of a sick child. I’ve been cycling for the paediatric department and the rest of the hospital ever since.

This year, we are fundraising, by riding a gruelling 485km from the historic city of Kandy which is perfectly perched amidst the central hills of Sri Lanka and finishes in Manipay in the northern Jaffna province. We are raising funds to complete the Paediatric Unit, Hope Beyond Cancer Unit and restoration of other buildings within the hospital compound.

No donation is too small - so please dig deep.

Thank you for your generosity.

www.ride4ceylon.com

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About the charity

Ride4Ceylon

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The Ride4Ceylon Team has its nucleus in a group of friends from St Thomas’ College in Colombo, Sri Lanka, now established among the Sri Lankan diaspora community overseas. Passionate to support their troubled homeland, and to give Sri Lankan children of tomorrow the opportunities they had enjoyed, the Old Boys – with other alumni, international friends and contacts – came up with the idea of a charity cycle ride from Colombo to Jaffna. The cycle ride recreates the sport, fun and bonding that marks the Old Boys’ connection, while also providing a visible means to attract support. Symbolically, by traversing the island from Colombo to the war-devastated north – it offers a journey of heart-rending beauty, healing and hope. The R4C2022 organising committee would like to thank the brand ambassadors Dan Norton, Jen Orr, Pia De Girolamo and Russel Arnold for their support. www.ride4ceylon.com

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,735.07
+ £509.72 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,797.57
Offline donations
£937.50

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