A letter from the International Porter Protection Group

On 27th October 2013 last year we held our Galoppen at Godshill. One of the major problems we face when holding events in the New Forest is finding suitable car parking. Through contacts of Eamon Staunton's in the village of Godshill we were fortunate that, on this occasion, we were able to use the field adjacent to the village hall where we had registration and download, along with some wonderful catering.

When Eamon broached the subject of payment with the field owner Nick Arnold he responded by requesting that we donate the car park takings to a charity of our choice. Through the voluntary work that both Eamon and Kirsty have both undertaken we selected the International Porters Protection Group. The IPPG is registered charity that works to improve the welfare of porters in Nepal, providing free medical treatment and other support for the porters.

Below is a copy of the letter received from IPPG thanking us for the donation. On the letter there are more details and a link to the IPPG website.

We are very lucky to be able to call upon the network of contacts we have in and around our mapped areas, allowing us to consistently put on good quality orienteering events, with the blessing and in this case generosity of the land owners and local residents.

Andrew French
Chairman

 

 

Photograph: Mount Everest from the south (Wikipedia)