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Cash for CALM and Brandon's appeal
Swindon's Children Cancer and Leukaemia Movement is celebrating its twentieth year supporting families in and around the town and
groups and businesses are getting behind the volunteers who run the organisation to boost its income.
CALM was one of the beneficiaries from a dinner and dance at the Hungary at the end of April.
Supermarine Rugby Club on 13 March organised by members of the Sushma Patel, one of the organ-
Hindu community in Swindon. isers, said Hindus in the town
In total £3,400 was raised to be divided amongst three good causes. wanted to help both international
The group made a major donation of £1,700 to Forgotten in Africa, a and local causes. "Many of us have
charity which runs community development projects in sub-Saharan roots in East Africa. It has a special
countries. When approached for suggestions The Linknominated CALM place in our hearts and we could
and four year old Brandon Humphries, who suffers from cerebral palsy. not say no when approached about
Brandon's parents from The Prinnells. West Swindon are raising £4,000 Forgotten in Africa. But we also
to send him for specialised conductive education at the Peto Institute in wanted to support local causes.
CALM does valuable work with
A 12 hour darts
Swindon families and little Brandon
marathon, disco. has such an immediate need."
bingo session and Above, CALM chairman Don Macarthur receiving a £700 cheque from
chest wax for char- Sushma Patel. Sarla Lakhani, Radhika Lakhani. Back Harish Lakhani
ity at the end of
February raised Below, Brandon Humphries and his dad Tony accept a cheque for
just under £800 in £1.000 from Sarla Lakhani. Radhika Lakhani and Sushma Patel
aid of CALM.
Event organiser
Rosaleen Healey,
assistant manager
at the Abbey Mead
pub. said she had
been moved by the
story of Matthew
Matty Fairs with his father Terry, centre, with
Fairs, 13, from
marathon dart throwers, from left, Shane Arnold,
Penhillwho had just
Mick Arnold. Adie Warr
returned home from
Great Ormond Street Hospital af- of Matty's cancer treatment, and
ter a heart transplant. "Matty's then the heart transplant, I decided
mother works at the pub; she was I wanted to do something to help
very good to me when I came to CALM which had given the family
work in Swindon. After she told me so much support."

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