Local company raises money for Orphanage with Golf Marathon
Posted on 03/06/09. By Kate Mackinder
Two Basingstoke-based IT professionals at Original Software, yesterday raised more than £3000 sponsorship for a Nepalese Orphanage by running a marathon combined with three full rounds of golf in one day.
George Wilson, one of the company's founders, and Stuart Bishop, Head of Development, managed to complete the rather insane ‘Golf Marathon' during daylight hours yesterday, setting off at about 6am from Horton Heath and running between South Winchester, Royal Winchester and Hockley Golf Courses, playing 18 holes at each.
Mr Wilson's daughter who is doing voluntary work with the children out in Nepal, found out that the Orphanage was likely to have to close when their landlord decided to sell the premises. They are now desperately trying to raise money in order to fund a new home for their children.
The aim is to raise £5000 sponsorship to help with some of the costs of securing a new home for the children. By continuing to campaign for this cause, and through events such as this they are aiming to open people's eyes to the children's plight and gain as much sponsorship and support for this cause as possible.
Mr Wilson reported on yesterday's event "Well, we did it! 27 miles including the three rounds of golf at three courses. It was a tough challenge but we achieved it and even managed to play some good golf! The last leg of the run was really hard and we are both pretty exhausted today. My thanks to everyone who sponsored us and continues to support the charity and for the help and support we received from each of the Golf Clubs - they have been really accommodating".
If you are interested in finding out more or donating money to this great cause, please visit: http://www.justgiving.com/georgeandstuart
About our Charity Appeal ...
There is a small orphanage in Kathmandu Nepal where Mr Wilson's daughter, Laura, and her friend Claire Gomer have been working as volunteers since the end of January. They found out that the Orphanage was likely to have to close when the landlord decided to sell the premises.
Buddhiman and Indra Pariyar who run it are honest, caring, and hard working, looking after some 25 children. They have just had to leave the orphanage and been forced to relocate into smaller rented accommodation. The kids have very little but are loved, fed and cared for in a basic manner. The Orphanage is now in debt from rent, food bills, school fees and other costs, hence this project to raise money for them. It is intended to use the money to help cover some of the bigger costs such as the rent and school fees so that these basics are no longer a concern going for a while.
Child Action Nepal is a UK registered Charity running a number of its own Orphanages in Nepal, and, after looking carefully at this cause, has kindly agreed to help us with fund raising for this project.
If you are interested in finding out more or donating money to this great cause, please visit: http://www.justgiving.com/georgeandstuart
About Original Software ...
Original Software offers software testing and quality assurance products that deliver tangible benefits across a wide range of IT and application environments. As a recognised innovator, Original Software's goal is to reduce business risk and improve application time to market for IT departments through the development of powerful, next generation automated software solutions.
Over the last 10 years, more than 400 organisations operating in 25 countries have come to depend on Original Software for their software testing solutions. Current users range from small software development shops to major multinationals, including Cargill Global Financial Solutions, Circuit City Stores, Pfizer Pharmaceutical (Ireland), DHL, Coca-Cola, Skandia and hundreds of others.
Original Software operates central offices near Chicago and London. Their solutions can be obtained through these offices or through a network of qualified and knowledgeable business partners throughout Europe, the Middle East, Australasia and the Americas.
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