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CHELMSFORD TAXI FIRM OWNER DETERMINED TO RAISE £25,000 TO HELP PAKISTAN FLOOD VICTIMS
A Chelmsford taxi company owner has raised nearly £5,000 to help the victims of severe flooding in Pakistan but is determined to raise five times that by the time he visits the country in November. EssexLive reports that Umar Hussain, 33, who owns Happicabs, has family living in Pakistan close to the areas most affected by the devastating floods that have displaced more than 33 million people and taken the lives of at least 1,000 - including hundreds of children. As well as the record floods, the country is now facing the spread of waterborne diseases and other health challenges in affected regions. Millions of people
£25,000 in support.
Mr Hussain set up the fundraising page asking people to “give whatever we can to help by providing the necessary medical means, clean toilets and sleeping facilities”.
have been left without proper shelter or food. Mr Hussain’s GoFundMe page:
https://gofund.me/72c9c7f5 has already made £4,895 but, with a £6,000 donation from his company still to come, he is confident of reaching at least
AYRSHIRE CABBIES HOST FUNDRAISER AFTER COLLEAGUE LOSES SON
Employees at Irvine TOA have raised £595 for Samaritans after a highly competitive beat-the-goalie event at the Circuit in Irvine. According to the Daly Record, drivers decided to raise the sum to aid the emotional support charity in honour of their colleague who supports the cause following the death of his son. All funds were raised in-house as drivers took their chance at trying to beat 'super goalie' Kevin Flaherty. Driver Rob Guidi said: “You wouldn't think it to look at him but Kevin is known as the super goalie because he has an obsession with beating everyone.
“He did an amazing job, really impressive.
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He said: “Not only do the citizens of Pakistan need moral support, but they also need financial support to provide. This is where we come together and give whatever we can to help by
providing the
necessary medical means, clean toilets and sleeping facilities. “Every little bit of help makes a difference. All of the money will help assist in providing medical assistance, necessary shelter, safe sleeping facilities, food and water to those who have lost absolutely everything in this devastating flood.”
“All the money was raised in-house and we’re super proud to have raised so much towards such a worthy cause. “One of our colleagues lost his son a couple of years ago and we wanted to help him contribute to the charity of his choice. “I want to say a huge thank you to everyone at KA Leisure for letting us use their facilities “And a huge thank you to everyone who donated.”
Mr Hussain says he has plans to visit Pakistan in November where he will be filming a documentary alongside a Pakistani production company to highlight how the country has been impacted. He says plans are in place for this to be rolled out on Amazon Prime. On September 1, the Government Foreign Office announced £15 million of humanitarian support to help the response to the flooding - but Mr Hussain is not convinced that this is anywhere near the level of funding needed to make an impact. He said: “Whole cities have been wiped out in Pakistan. By the time that money goes to the country, and by the time the people who need it receive it, there will not be huge amounts left so I want to help out in any way that I can.”
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