{"id":5413,"date":"2020-08-12T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5413"},"modified":"2024-10-23T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:40:12","slug":"kolkata-covid-challenge-tops-120000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/08\/12\/kolkata-covid-challenge-tops-120000\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolkata Covid Challenge Tops \u00a3120,000!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5413\" class=\"elementor elementor-5413\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no 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Kolkata Covid Challenge last month \u2013 so far we have raised an astonishing \u00a3120,000 (Euros 134,000\/ 1,17,24,884 rupees!)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is by far the most money Calcutta Rescue has ever raised for an appeal and it will be used to fund the charity\u2019s Covid-related costs over the coming year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These include buying PPE to protect staff, sanitation packs for people in the slums, food for patients who have lost their jobs because of the Covid crisis and for the families of 650 schoolchildren, tablet computers to help doctors doing telephone consultations and so much more\u2026<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More than 130 walkers around the globe took part in a 10km walk on July 25 \u2013 timed to coincide with the 90th birthday of the charity\u2019s founder Dr Jack Preger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2c6b7 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no 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August 12, 2020 Massive thanks to everyone who supported the Kolkata Covid Challenge last month \u2013 so far we have raised an astonishing \u00a3120,000 (Euros 134,000\/ 1,17,24,884 rupees!) 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