Gwyn on the road to a Charity boost
By Kate Hallam
A charity worker from Barwell is pushing himself to the limits for others as he takes on a 1250-mile cycle challenge for Feed the Hungry.
Gwyn Williams, operations manager for the charity which provides food for more than 31,000 children across the world, has decided to complete his sponsored bike ride from Barwell to Brosteni in the mountains on northern Romania.
He will be tackling the tough route early next spring, but needs help from the people of the borough to get him there.
Gwyn said. “ The big problem is that I am way overweight and totally unfit but wanted to do something special to celebrate my 50th birthday, I have bought a bike for £25 off eBay but its bearings are shot and I am finding it hard to get into the swing of training. If somebody out there would like to help me get motivated and help with the organising of the trip, I would really appreciate it.”
Speaking at his Kirkby Road home, he talked about how leaving his job in sales and marketing to work for the non-profit Christian organisation was one of the best decisions of his life.
Despite only being with the charity for eight months, Gwyn has already flown out to various projects in Kenya, Uganda and Romania to see the terrible situation first hand.
“it is amazing getting to Kibera ( A famous slum in Kenya where the charity supports 1,500 children) because the school is right in the centre of the slum we had to go right in there to where it was all happening,” said Gwyn.
“ The Great thing is that now the school has won the award for being the best school in the country which is all down to providing the students with nutritional food to make the difference in their wellbeing; Just seeing the smiles on the kids faces makes it all worth it,”
If you can help Gwyn with organisation or training, get in touch at gwilliams@feedthehungry.org
The Charity also has a new campaign, Take away Hunger, where people can donate £4 to sen 100 meals to hungry street children in Thailand and more countries across the world.
Go to www.feedthehungry.org.uk to find out more information and donate.
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