Pride of Reading Community Champion award
This year’s award for Community Champion went to a man who has worked tirelessly over the past 15 years to raise more than £30,000 for charity.
Hackney Carriage driver Aftab Malik, of Anstey Road, West Reading, has done everything from walking over coals, sponsored walks to abseils and parachute jumps, for a range of causes.
Cancer Research, Save the Children, the Royal Institute for the Blind, these are just a few of the many causes that have benefitted from Aftab’s efforts.
He said: “I started with a sponsored walk and after I thought it was too easy just walking to raise money so I decided to do something more daring.”
His next challenge is the Reading Half Marathon in March 2013.
Aftab has been no stranger to winning awards over the last 15 years – in 2010 he was given the Mayor’s Award in the Reading Sports Personality of the Year, yet when talking about his work he remained as modest as ever.
He said: “I can’t believe it. When I saw everyone who was up for the award I didn’t think I was even up to their standard. I feel very privileged.”
Aftab planned to celebrate winning with his family.
source: http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/specia ... pion_award
