David Vaughton to run for Sri Lanka Aid Project

On Sunday 6th October, David Vaughton, director of venues for EEF Venues, will run the Cardiff Half Marathon in aid of the Sri Lanka Aid Project (SLAP) to raise funds for victims affected by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in Sri Lanka.

David has been involved with this project for the past six years. Funding to date has supported repairs to the hospital in Bentota and, more recently, invested in Bondupitiya School on the fringes of the town where facilities and amenities are extremely basic.

“I had the privilege of visiting in December 2012, meeting such humble, charming and grateful people,” said David. 

“We oversaw the installation of running water into the school as a consequence of a significant donation from a major corporate organisation. The next project is to raise £5,000 to build a new classroom to accommodate the growth in numbers of pupils to over 300. We plan to undertake this project during January 2014 and as part of our fundraising activities for that, I will be attempting to complete the half marathon.” 

All materials and labour are sourced locally to support the community and all transport costs are funded at the volunteers’ own expense.

Event industry charity, Meetings Industry Meeting Needs (MIMN) is supporting David to help raise funds for this very worthy cause. 

MIMN trustee, Tim Chudley, commented: ”‘It's great to support David, a leading figure in the hospitality sector, with this very worthwhile project.”

A charity auction will also be held in November as a further fund raising activity to meet the target and prize donations would be gratefully received.

For further details or if you would like to sponsor David, please contact him on 01926 310504.