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Ali Ghobadi
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Parminder Singh
100% say yes 4 votes
£1370 of £1000
Pirates Of The Currybean
http://www.WillWeMakeIt.com/piratesofthecurrybean
Minimum donation £1.20 / €1.20 / $1.20
About the Adventure
3 Men, 1 Rickshaw and 2000 of the bumpiest miles of open Indian road.
This is essentially the story.
Travelling from the foothills of the Himalayas with 7 break-horse-power of unbridled automotive power, my travelling companions and I hope to snake along the eastern coast of India, taking in mountains, deserts and monsoons - all in the name of charity!
Bear in mind that this is all entirely unsupported, there is no set route and the definition of safe driving for truckers there is killing the headlights and going easy on the opium ..... there is a very real risk of death.
The daredevils in question are:
Paul "The Pirate" Heslop - 19 stone of angry beer-guzzling sun-worshipping geordie ready to unleash some furious road rage on any hedgehog/monkey in his way.
Parminder "The Parrot" Singh - ever the wheeler dealer, we fully expect him to come back on a container with several thousand sarees (to be later flogged at a market near you). And a wife. She won’t be flogged though.
Ali Ghobadi – devastatingly handsome, witty and charming. Without him this team would probably fall apart.
We've all had our jabs, loaded up the iPods and stocked up on baby oil ..... all that's left is for you lovely, generous, giving people to dip into your pockets and give to 2 incredibly worthy causes and help save lives.
Children's lives..... Many many children.
Think about it.
The charities in question are:
1. Mercy Corps has been helping some of Asia’s poorest families living around the foothills of the Himalayas to increase water and sanitation awareness, link isolated youth to vocational training institutions and to educate the local population about the threat and management of HIV.
(http://www.mercycorps.org.uk/countries/india)
2. Frank Water Projects has already helped fund the installation of a clean water project in the village of Kothapeta, Andhra Pradesh. Every project costs £7,000 and provides clean drinking water for up to 6000 people. Frank Spring Water is sold in the UK and helps to fund this – each litre of water sold here provides 200 litres of safe drinking water for villagers of the projects.
(http://www.frankwater.com/Frank-Water-Projects.html)
Please give generously (as we need to raise an absolute minimum of £1000) and wish us luck!!
We set off at the end of May and pray that we’re back in the middle of June sometime – you can track our progress at the website http://rickshawrun08s.theadventurists.com/currybean
Thank you. (Come again)
Minimum donation £1.20 / €1.20 / $1.20
| Supporter | Donation | Comment | Date | Amount | Gift Aid |
 george donoghue | £ 128.21 | 2008-07-15 10:49:29 | £ 100 | £ 28.21 |
 Parminder Singh | £ 153.85 | 2008-07-01 18:19:10 | £ 120 | £ 33.85 |
John Craven | £ 12.82 | 2008-06-24 00:30:09 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Foong-Yee Cross | £ 50 | 2008-06-18 09:49:40 | £ 50 | none |
Yang Yang Cheung | £ 12.82 | 2008-05-21 13:40:56 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
 Mike Wells | £ 128.21 | 2008-05-02 13:26:17 | £ 100 | £ 28.21 |
Lawrence Robertson | £ 51.28 | 2008-05-01 18:20:54 | £ 40 | £ 11.28 |
Susanna Wilson | £ 64.1 | 2008-04-24 08:57:09 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
 Andrew Nagi | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-21 15:45:50 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Vinu Hirani | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-16 18:50:12 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Sophie Raines | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-15 10:52:42 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Joel Stephen | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-11 08:43:58 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Abbie Lister | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-07 17:38:41 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Michael Stephenson | £ 64.1 | 2008-04-07 09:17:36 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
Dolores Guckion | £ 10 | 2008-04-03 16:44:51 | £ 10 | none |
Nyree Pinder | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-02 10:28:49 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Lucy Round | £ 6.41 | 2008-03-31 08:59:01 | £ 5 | £ 1.41 |
Peter Strouts | £ 11.41 | 2008-03-28 16:17:59 | £ 10 | £ 1.41 |
Rob Haigh | £ 19.23 | 2008-03-28 14:54:07 | £ 15 | £ 4.23 |
John Engleheart | £ 25.64 | 2008-03-28 14:46:02 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Sam Carson | £ 12.82 | 2008-03-28 14:32:36 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Ann Onymous | £ 256.41 | 2008-03-26 08:36:25 | £ 200 | £ 56.41 |
Mustava Go | £ 10 | 2008-03-21 18:00:02 | £ 10 | none |
Mabs Ghobadi | £ 6.41 | 2008-03-13 15:41:56 | £ 5 | £ 1.41 |
Rod Lockhart | £ 38.46 | 2008-03-13 14:38:59 | £ 30 | £ 8.46 |
Marion Quillery | £ 25.64 | 2008-03-13 09:41:28 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Jo Robinson | £ 12.82 | 2008-03-13 09:28:53 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Ribdominator | £ 32.05 | 2008-03-13 08:43:38 | £ 25 | £ 7.05 |
Elkie Robinson | £ 64.1 | 2008-03-13 08:29:52 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
Jo Murch | £ 6.41 | 2008-03-12 20:17:29 | £ 5 | £ 1.41 |
Chris Marinan | £ 64.1 | 2008-03-12 19:03:49 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
The Rickshaw Run Summer 2008 is pretty simple. With no preparation and less luggage one flies to the subcontinent and does one's damndest to force 150cc of Indian engineering over thousands of miles of questionable terrain in around two weeks.
Upon arrival in Nepal we pause briefly for a game of cricket followed by tea and cakes before revving our engines and setting off. We stop on...
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Kate Stephenson
Hope those bots are tough enough! Good luck and please come back in one piece x
Yang Yang Cheung
Pinder I told U I will donate! finally got round to doing it. Good luck and be careful!
paul leng
A message to Pinder: FFL quote : "Its not the taking part that counts but the winning. Second place is for losers" Lengbardo FFL Chiarman & President for life
Lynda Catt
Hope you find some luxury along the way...and roads well signposted!
Jerry Young
Best of luck to you all and stay away from ythe Indian curries.
Mike Wells
Go for it with the power of the bean, but not the rancour of Dehli Belly
Susanna Wilson
Pinder - you are mad, crazy, insane but v. v. brave. Please come back in one piece! All the best, Susie x
Andrew Nagi
With any luck you all wont return. All the best guys. Regards, The Nagi Family
Vinu Hirani
A Geordie on a 60mph ricksaw, drag racing along dodgy mountainous Indian roads...that I have to see!! Best of luck!
Richard Johnstone
take it easy lads; with some of grandad singh's vindaloo down the pipe you'll be finished in no time...
Sophie Raines
Good luck boys!!!!
Jane Hellens
Good luck boys... you may need it!! xxx
Abbie Lister
GOOD LUCK! From Rob and Abbie x
Michael Stephenson
Go you good things! All the very best!
Dolores Guckion
Good Luck - think you'll need it
Nyree Pinder
Have an amazing time - I'm back from Syria and feeling like I want to get the next flight out again!!!
Lucy Round
Hope you make it without too many injuries! Have fun!
Peter Strouts
Three sailors in a rickshaw, Ghobadi what am I sponsoring here?!
Rob Haigh
Best of luck Ali, I was going to leave a witty retort on the wall but i couldn't think of anything that would compete with Engleheart's!
Jenny Constantinou
Wishing you loads of luck on your venture and make sure you wear some padding!!
Michael Kirkland
Best of luck lads but I reckon it'll be you guys that'll need the clean water facilities by the end of it!
Sam Carson
Apparently rickshaws are not great to be in when they have a front blowout! All the best!
Jenni Welch
All the best
Mustava Go
Does your route take you any where near Durham School and do you think you will meet a new fella there there called Rick Shaw?
Mabs Ghobadi
Good Luck!!!x
£50
Unlikely I'd say, but hell - what an adventure and it's better than being stuck behind a desk & it can't help but add to your already straining stock of amusing stories and eclectic encounters! GOOD LUCK!!
Rod Lockhart
I'm sure you'll make it!
John Engleheart
take a puncture repair kit! i was going to suggest a 'spare tyre', ...actually I won't go into that - causing offence in the name of charity is not a good look.
Marion Quillery
Good luck boys! That will surely be a great adventure!
Jo Robinson
Well its the strangest thing I have ever heard but it's for a good cause and it sounds as if you need all the help you can get - no offence lads. Good luck!! x x x x
Elkie Robinson
I expect I'll have to suffer tales of this bizarre adventure for months to come... word of advice, do NOT let Ghobadi navigate, in fact, probably best not to let him drive either
Jo Murch
Good Luck Ghobadi...but mostly good luck to your companions who will have to suffer your jokes as well as a three-wheeler across India...eeeeek
Ann Onymous
You will only make it if Yong Neil manages to dope the others and finish the journey himself
Chris Marinan
I'm sure its safer than cycling in London.....