A young man makes a mark

After a school talk from LEPRA Health in Action Mathew decided that he wanted to do something himself, independent of his school, to help the children and adults who have leprosy.

For his tenth birthday, Mathew opted to forgo gifts and asked instead for sponsorship for a bike ride that he organised for LEPRA. On 12th October, he and 12 friends, accompanied by parents, cycled 20 miles, and in so doing raised a magnificent £918.00 for LEPRA. Mathew’s mum Jude said: “Mathew decided to give up birthday presents in lieu of sponsorship by himself, and as a family we felt we wanted to support this very mature decision from our young son.”

A big thank you to Mathew from all at LEPRA Health in Action for raising funds in such an inspirational way.

If you would like to arrange a visit from LEPRA to your school please contact a member of our Community Team, they would love to hear from you.

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Posted by nicolettedawson 16:19 15.10.2009