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India break Boxing champs help orphanage fund hit 10k target
from exams Former world heavyweight boxing champion David Haye and British and Commonwealth super mid-
Fifteen Year 11 pupils at Bradon dleweight champion George Groves visited Swindon at the end of January to help Ali McCallum from
Forest School will be taking their Old Town to break through his fundraising target for the Palna orphanage in India.
GCSE studies to India for ten days The ticket only event at Fitzpat-
in March on a British Council sup- rick’s Boxing Gym attracted a sell
ported project to build links with out crowd keen to meet the stars
schools in the north of the country. and watch two boxers in the ring
The Bradon pupils will join fifteen seconded by Haye and Groves.
from St Laurence School, Bradfor- A great meal from Mama’s Jamai-
upon-Avon to spend time in Amrit- can Kitchen, a raffle and an auction
sar and Dharamsala. To get there of a signed picture of David Haye
each has had to raise £1,000 and raised £2,480 for Palna in New
they have been organising cake Delhi which cared for Ali in his
sales and boot sales throughout early years.
the last year. Churchfields pupil Ali, now 15,
started raising money for Palna in
2007. At first he chopped wood,
did gardening, cleaned cars and
sold cakes at Lawn Primary School.
On 1 February his third charity
curry night, quiz and raffle at the Left, Ali with his star supporters, from left David Haye, former world heavyweight
Bombay Lounge restaurant added champion, light middleweight prize fighter Robert Lloyd Taylor, George Grove’s
another £350 to his target. trainer Adam Booth, Paddy Fitzpatrick, undefeated British and Commonwealth
Ali set himself the target of raising super middleweight champion George Groves
Jack Tyler from Grange Park, pic- £10,000 by the time he turned 16.
tured above with Hanif Robani, held This year’s fundraising means he Paddy Fitzpatrick added: “I feel phanage, a net to cover a courtyard
a charity night at the Bombay Lounge has achieved over £11,000. blessed and humbled to have a to prevent monkeys getting in, as
in February which raised £400. He said: “We had a great evening gym where everyone looks out for well as vital medical and educa-
He said: “We’ll be staying with at the Bombay Lounge and it’s such each other. The fact that David and tional supplies for the children.
Indian pupils in their boarding a privilege to be part of Fitzpatrick’s George and their supporters and “Last year’s money is being spent
school, playing cricket and taking Gym. It’s like a big family and the the gym members committed their on blood transfusions for a three
part in studies. It’s an amazing fact that everyone wanted to help time to Palna makes you feel good. year old boy called Ishaan who
opportunity to learn about another Palna means so much to me. Meeting Everyone left smiling; it couldn’t desperately needs a bone marrow
culture from people of our own age. David, Adam, Robert and George have gone any better.” transplant. I really want to help him
I’m sure it will be a life changing was such an honour and they were Ali said the money raised so far as much as I can.”
experience for all of us.” so kind to give up their time to help.” has provided a new roof for the or- www.fitzpatricksboxinggym.com

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