Harjinder’s charity skydive raises £2,000
A Wolverhampton community radio presenter took the leap to fundraise for Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
On Friday, 13 September, Gulshan Radio Wolverhampton’s intrepid presenter, Harjinder Juttla, undertook the skydive to raise money for research into a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. The event took place at the popular Skydive Tilstock Freefall Club near Whitchurch and was at the fourth attempt, as the previous three had been cancelled due to poor weather conditions but this, and it being Friday 13th would not deter her!
Harjinder explains: “I did the skydiving event for MND because it was on my bucket list of things to do, and I wished to do it for a good cause. Every little helps in the fight against MND.”
The inspiration for the event came from Wolverhampton couple Harinder Singh and Harjinder Mangat who lost their son, Kola, in December 2012 to MND and set up a webpage dedicated to his memory to help raise both funds and awareness of this cruel illness.
Today Harjinder is an Association Visitor or AV, one of a group of volunteers who play a vital, valued and unique role in helping to ensure people with MND and their families receive the support and services they require across the Black Country.
Many AV’s like Harjinder have been directly affected by MND and they use their own experience to offer emotional and practical support to those in similar circumstances.
The total money raised was £2,000 and at a special presentation ceremony held at Gulshan Radio’s studios in October, a cheque was presented to MND Association Regional Fund Raiser, Amanda Devlin who accompanied by Black Country Group Leader, Michael Cronogue, were later interviewed by Harjinder Juttla on her programme about their vital work across our region in combatting an illness which affects approximately 100 people across the four boroughs and approximately 6,000 people nationally.
