{"id":3487,"date":"2008-10-23T16:29:55","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T16:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2008\/10\/23\/mission-to-mount-everest-for-haroon\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T11:23:13","slug":"mission-to-mount-everest-for-haroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2008\/10\/23\/mission-to-mount-everest-for-haroon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission to Mount Everest for Haroon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coventry man in fresh fundraising bid <\/h3>\n
\"\"A COVENTRY Council worker who had his dream of scaling the mighty K2 Mountain for charity cruelly dashed at the last minute is now setting his sights on Mount Everest.<\/strong> <\/div>\n

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Haroon Mota was expected to trek to K2 Basecamp in August as part of a fundraising initiative to raise money for orphaned children worldwide. <\/div>\n

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But despite raising a phenomenal \u00a310,000 and spending a year in training his trekking permit was rejected by authorities in Pakistan. <\/div>\n

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Haroon said the experience left him feeling \u201cdiscriminated\u201d and \u201cdeflated\u201d.<\/div>\n

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\u201cAfter my K2 trekking permit was unfortunately rejected by the Pakistani authorities in August, I was denied the biggest challenge of my life;\u00a0the\u00a0quest to trek to K2 Basecamp in the Himalayas, in aid of orphans worldwide,\u201d Haroon told The Asian Today.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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\u201cI had spent my final year at university, compromising study time to fundraise and train, only to have been\u00a0left feeling deflated and discriminated.\u00a0We watched our entire expedition group receive permits,\u00a0whilst myself and another colleague from Islamic Relief\u00a0were rejected for no apparent reason.\u201d<\/div>\n

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But Haroon refused to be beaten despite the setback. He is now setting his sights on bigger things and is gearing up for a gruelling two-week trek to the basecamp of Mount Everest next month. <\/div>\n

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Generous donations from friends and sponsors – ElectronicWorldTV.co.uk, MesmerEyez.com and SISTERS Magazine \u2013 have raised Haroon\u2019s current total to \u00a313,000.<\/div>\n

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But the 22-year-old is setting his sights firmly on \u00a320,000 and is urging Asian Today readers to help him reach his limit. <\/div>\n

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\u201cAll funds that are raised will contribute to the Islamic Relief Orphan General Fund which supports orphans worldwide with finance, clothing, food, shelter, education and medical care,\u201d he said. <\/div>\n

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\u201cBy donating\u00a0with as much or as little as you can, you will make a difference to the orphan’s lives. Please remember that these are children who are in desperate need of our help. Please also remind yourself that a little in this world goes a very long way in\u00a0Third-World countries. Your help\u00a0will improve their lives significantly. Please do a good deed, and help an orphan in need.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Haroon will leave for Kathmandu to complete the Everest Basecamp challenge on Saturday, November 22. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Donations can be made online at <\/strong>www.justgiving.com\/k2orphans<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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For further enquiries or for corporate sponsorship you can contact Haroon at <\/strong>haroon.mota@islamic-relief.org.uk<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/div>\n

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