Malcolm Chapman

Malcolm's Cycle Challenge for Calcutta Rescue

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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>I took part in the Prudential London Surrey race on 10th August, and together with 20,000 other riders completed the 86 mile (138 km) course, shortened due to the awful weather.  Soon after my start the rain began and for much of the route battled against the remnants of tropical storm 'Bertha'. As well as rain and strong winds the road was flooded in many places with added hidden pot holes as hazards.  I survived around the tour without punctures and was pleased with my finishing time.   
I would be very happy to receive any small donations for Calcutta Rescue to mark this occasion.
Thank you very much, Malcolm
Here is a link to my course time - 
http://tinyurl.com/odxo3vb
or ....  
http://results.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/2014/       rider number  15214
Photos to follow...
 
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Unbelievable a year has past (all hair grown back!) This year instead of sending paper Christmas cards we're giving a donation to our favourite charity.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>EVA &amp; MALCOLM TO SHAVE THEIR HEADS FOR CHARITY</strong></p> <p>We met in 1989 while travelling around India and independently we also &lsquo;discovered&rsquo; Jack Preger&rsquo;s work on the streets of Calcutta. &nbsp;Eva visited the Middleton Row clinic with a friend and it made such an impression on them that they helped to start up the Swedish charity &lsquo;Hj&auml;lp Calcutta&rsquo; when they returned home to Stockholm.&nbsp; When Malcolm moved to Sweden shortly after, they realised that they both had common friends from Calcutta.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In 1992 we went back to India and Calcutta. &nbsp;This time with funds collected by Calcutta Rescue - Sweden that had been raised through charity sales and a fundraising party.&nbsp; During this visit we both worked for a short while at the Nimtala Ghat clinic which was extremely rewarding.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As we are now embarking on our anniversary trip back to where we met 20 years ago we would like to do our bit to raise some money towards Calcutta Rescue which is now celebrating 30 years.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We are not fit enough to do a sponsored trek across the subcontinent, run a marathon or do a triathlon but instead we will...&nbsp;<strong>shave our heads for charity</strong>&nbsp;and we hope that you will be willing to donate something towards this really good cause. &nbsp;Any amount, however small or large, will be most appreciated. &nbsp;We promise to post pictures, both when we are having the shave done, mid December, during the trip and when we reach Calcutta sometime during February 2010.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div><em>Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.</em></div> <p><em>&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. &nbsp;Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. &nbsp;Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. &nbsp;So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - We raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</em></p> <p><em>So please dig deep and donate now.</em></p> <p>Thanks,<br />Eva&amp;Malcolm</p> <p>www.evaandmalcolm.co.cc</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><!--StartFragment--></p> <div><strong>EVA OCH MALCOLM RAKAR H&Aring;RET F&Ouml;R V&Auml;LG&Ouml;RENHET</strong></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div>Vi tr&auml;ffades 1989 n&auml;r vi b&aring;da var ute p&aring; varsin l&aring;ngresa i Indien och under den resan "uppt&auml;ckte" vi, var &nbsp;f&ouml;r sig, Doktor Jack Pregers arbete med gatukliniker i Calcutta.&nbsp;&nbsp;Eva bes&ouml;kte Middleton Row kliniken med en kompis och det gjorde ett s&aring;nt starkt intryck att de hj&auml;lpte till att starta 'Hj&auml;lp Calcutta' n&auml;r de kom tillbaka hem till Stockholm.&nbsp; N&auml;r Malcolm flyttade till Sverige kort d&auml;refter visade det sig att vi hade gemensamma volont&auml;rbekanta fr&aring;n Calcutta.</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div>1992 &aring;kte vi tillbaka till Indien och Calcutta. &nbsp;Denna g&aring;ng med en donation fr&aring;n 'Hj&auml;lp Calcutta' som vi hade samlat ihop genom diverse loppmarknader och en v&auml;lg&ouml;renhetsfest som engagerade b&aring;de familj och&nbsp; v&auml;nner.&nbsp; P&aring; den resan arbetade vi som volont&auml;rer under en kort period p&aring; Nimtala kliniken vilket var enormt l&auml;rorikt och bel&ouml;nande.</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div>Nu ska vi &aring;terv&auml;nda till Indien igen,&nbsp; 20 &aring;r senare, och vi vill g&ouml;ra en insats f&ouml;r v&auml;lg&ouml;renhet och vi tycker att 'Calcutta Rescue', som har nu funnits i 30 &aring;r, k&auml;nns b&auml;st f&ouml;r oss eftersom vi vet att de g&ouml;r ett fantastiskt jobb. &nbsp;De har nu &auml;ven ut&ouml;kat verksamheten med bl.a. 2 skolor f&ouml;r 500 barn och 2 hantverksprojekt&nbsp; f&ouml;r kvinnor.</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div>Vi har inte tr&auml;nat tillr&auml;ckligt f&ouml;r att springa en mara, trekka &ouml;ver den Indiska kontinenten&nbsp;eller klara av ett triatlon MEN vi ska raka h&aring;ret&nbsp;f&ouml;r v&auml;lg&ouml;renhet!! Vi&nbsp;hoppas att du har lust att sk&auml;nka en slant f&ouml;r att hj&auml;lpa oss hj&auml;lpa de som bor i slummen och p&aring; gatorna i Calcutta och inte har r&aring;d med den enklaste sjukv&aring;rd. &nbsp;Alla g&aring;vor &auml;r lika mycket v&auml;rda, sm&aring; som stora.</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div>S&aring; fort vi kommer fram, mitten av December, kommer vi att g&aring; till barberaren och d&aring; l&auml;gger vi s&aring; klart upp bildbevis p&aring; den h&auml;r sidan, vilket vi kommer att g&ouml;ra under resan samt n&auml;r vi n&aring;r Calcutta i februari.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><em>Att donera pengar h&auml;r p&aring; JustGiving sidan &auml;r snabbt och tryggt. &nbsp;Din kortinformation &auml;r s&auml;ker med JustGiving - de s&auml;ljer inte dina kontaktdetaljer vidare eller skickar ov&auml;lkomna e-mails. &nbsp;N&auml;r du har s&auml;nt din g&aring;va g&aring;r dina pengar direkt till 'Hj&auml;lp Calcutta'. &nbsp;Gift Aid som n&auml;mns i den engelska texten g&auml;ller bara om du bor och betalar skatt i UK. Det h&auml;r &auml;r det mest effektiva s&auml;ttet att sk&auml;nka - vi kan samla mer, samtidigt som vi spar tid och utgifter &aring;t 'Hj&auml;lp Calcutta".</em></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Tack,<br />Eva&amp;Malcolm</div> <div>www.evaandmalcolm.co.cc</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <!--EndFragment--> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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Calcutta Rescue Fund

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Calcutta Rescue works to make life better for people living in the slums and on the streets of Kolkata. We provide free medical care for poor people, free education for their children, and skills training to help them to become self-reliant.

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