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Councillor walks part of The Great Wall of China for charity
A Cardiff Councillor has just returned home after walking 22 miles of the Great
Wall of China for charity.
Councillor Dilwar Ali and his
cousin Mohammed Abdul Salam joined a group of fundraisers who decided to trek
along a stretch of one of the Seven Wonders of the World in order to raise
money for the Lord Mayor’s charity Cancer Research Wales.
Councillor for Llandaff North,
Cllr Dilwar Ali said: “Walking along the Great Wall of China was a fantastic
experience that I’ll never forget. I am delighted to say that we managed to
raise £6,713.00 in sponsorship from a number of organisations and in
recognition we ensured that their logos were prominently displayed on the
t-shirts we wore during the trek. I even got the chance to lay a brick at the
reconstruction site of the Badaling section of the wall! A huge thanks to
everyone who sponsored me and it’s still not too late to donate via my just
giving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dilwar-ali .”
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of
Cardiff, Cllr Monica Walsh said: “I would like to thank Councillor Ali and his
fellow walkers for choosing to support such a worthwhile charity whilst
visiting one of the most iconic destinations on the planet. I enjoyed looking
at Councillor Ali’s photos, everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves at this
amazing location whilst raising a lot of money for Cancer Research
Wales.”
To find out more about the
work carried out by Cancer Research Wales please visit:
