In the summer of this year I travelled to India to make arrangements for Cycle India and visit some of Heal’s projects, including the main project the Children’s Village in Guntur. I travelled with two special people Anniek Verholt and Shilendra Selvan who visited the Heal Children’s Village for the first time and produced this beautiful video.
I often get asked why I support Heal, where funds are sent to a different country, rather than supporting a charity closer to home. Well, hopefully this video explains why I feel just a small amount of my spare time diverted to helping this charity is so worthwhile.
On New Year’s Day I will be travelling to India with Jon Twigge from Roofwright and a group of 30-40 other people to take part in a 265km charity bike ride. We are aiming to raise around £100,000. All the funds we raise will go towards helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive an education, and a chance for them to escape the cycle of poverty.
I’m very grateful for all the people who have already sponsored me to take part. If you haven’t got around to sponsoring me, and enjoy reading my blog, then please consider helping this charity by sponsoring me at:
http://www.justgiving.com/matthewglover
Alternatively, you could sponsor Jon Twigge instead of me at:
http://www.justgiving.com/jontwiggecycleindia
Thank You.
Tags: anniek verholt, Charity Bike Rides, Cycle India, Heal Charity, jon twigge, shilendra selvan
