Volunteers were joined by former England Cricketer and Ashes Winner Matthew Hoggard, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Ed Davey and Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening.
Source/Credit: AMYA - UK
By News Release | April 26, 2015
LONDON -- Young Muslims from around the country travelled to London'sHyde Park to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for several UK and international charities. Hundreds of volunteers, as young as 6 years old, took part in the 31st "Mercy for Mankind" charity challenge organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA).
In previous years, the charity raised a total of 1.6 million pounds for dozens of charities. This year they hope to raise the amount by £400,000 to bring the total to 2 million. Due to the AMYA's continued commitment to charitable causes, charities such as CLIC Sargent and Humanity First came forward to support the event as official partners and suppliers.
Leading up to the event, volunteers arranged a number of local fund raising initiatives in schools, football stadiums and supermarkets to raise money for great causes such as Save the Children, NSPCC, Barnardo's, CLIC Sargent, UNICEF, The Silver Line, The Royal British Legion, Macmillan Cancer Support, British Heart Foundation, LLR, RNIB, and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability.
Volunteers were joined by former England Cricketer and Ashes Winner Matthew Hoggard, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Ed Davey and Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening.
Matthew Hoggard commented:
"Mercy for Mankind - I think mankind says it all. It doesn't matter where you come from, what your background is. We all have the same beliefs, the same upbringings and to see so many youngsters, raising money for great causes is great"
Speaking about AMYA's contribution to society, Ed Davey said:
"The AMYA is an amazing group within your community that brings everyone together and does such amazing things"
"Your whole focus is on goodness and helping other people. I've had the privilege of listening to his holiness talk about charitable works and the importance which he places on charitable works"
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