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Huge fundraising effort to help 5-year-old boy walk on his own

A FIVE-year-old boy with cerebral palsy moved a step closer to being able to walk on his own, thanks to a huge fund-raising effort.

Over £3,200 has been donated to an appeal towards an operation which will help little Vinay Sharma to walk without the aid of a walking frame.

Over 100 members of the Rugby branch of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh UK raised over £2,200 for the Hope4Vinay appeal at this year’s annual Sewa Walkathon at Draycote Water in June.

This was topped up by another £1,000 from Shree Kalyan Mandal members at Rugby’s Hindu temple.




The money raised will go towards a costly SDR (Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy) operation for Vinay.

Vinay’s mum Neelam Sharma said she was extremely grateful that the whole community had got behind the appeal.