A BUSINESSMAN has raised £3,600 to help children in care find a loving home and hopes to raise even more when he takes part in Sunday's London Marathon
Sumir Karayi CEO of software company 1E in Uxbridge Road, Ealing, is raising the cash for the British Association of Adoption and Fostering.
He said: “I want to contribute to helping disadvantaged children to a more stable and better future.
“I want to affect the negative statistics where only two per cent of children in state care go on to further education versus 50 per cent of kids that are in a family.
A disproportionate number of those in state care end up in prison so it seemed best if we can contribute to get children out of state care.”
In the past 12 months 1E has raised £12,000 for the charity with regular bake-offs, quizzes and other events.
Sumir started a running club for 1E employees about a year ago and runs with the Ealing Eagles.
It will be his first marathon.
He said: “The only long distance I’ve run is the Ealing Half Marathon last year, which I loved.
“My goal on Sunday is to finish the course and enjoy the run and feel privileged to raise so much money for the charity.”
Brought up in India, Sumir has lived in Ealing for more than 20 years with his German wife and 14-year-old son.
