Our dear Jack Chappell has died

Our dear friend and benefactor Jack Chappell died on 30th March 2015. He was 94.  

"With deep sadness I send this message knowing Jack is no longer with us. He was a remarkable and kind person. His love and generosity for the poor and children will live on at Brighter Future in India. I know how sad everyone at Brighter Future India is knowing of Jack's passing. My prayers are with them, Gary, Kate and all Jack’s  family at this difficult time.Thank you Jack for all your love and support.Rest in Peace Jack".

Danny, Brighter Future UK

"I am really grateful to Jack for his kindness in providing a wonderful building and place for the children in NEED. Without Jack's support in 2004 Brighter Future could not be in the position it is today.As Danny rightly said it wass Jack who gave stability and opened doors for the care services for our children".

Victor, Director Brighter Future India

My daughter Karen got to know Jack and his wife Dorothy when they were parishioners of St Mary's Bullwell in Nottingham. Jack and Dorothy admired the banners which Karen had embroidered for the church. Dorothy offered embroidery materials to Karen as she was no longer able to manage her craft making because of ill health. One thing led to another and Karen told Jack and Dorothy about my volunteering work in India with blind and polio as well as my work preventing deformity in leprosy. In those days I was living permanently in India and it was not until Christmas 2000 that I took a month's holiday and was able to meet Jack. When I returned to India he gave me £100 to buy educational toys and games for the blind and polio affected children in Orissa. I sent him the photos of the children and he noticed that one young man had a very broken wheelchair. I had moved on to work in Uttar pradesh but Jack  arranged for the purchase of a new wheelchair. 

 I had started writing the Brighter Future Newsletter in January 2005 so Jack got to know that we wanted to purchase a permanent home for the children so that they did not continually have to change their 'home' as the leases ran out on rented houses and schools changed with each move. I returned home and started an appeal to raise funds to buy a permanent home for the children. Jack said that if I  raised £6000 he would fund the rest of the purchase price and legal fees.   DMC House was born in memory of his dear wife Dorothy. We opened the home officially on February 26th 2006, Jack and Dorothy's wedding anniversary. This date is remembered every year by the children of the DMC House to thank Jack and to pray for him and Dorothy.

DMCHouse

Jack meets Victor for the first time
When Victor came to the UK two years ago the first person he visited was Jack to express his thanks and gratitude for the gift of DMC House.  

 When I again went out to India in November 2006 Jack again gave me money to shop for the children. I stopped  on my way through Delhi and arrived by train in Vizianagaram with umpteen large parcels. The 'Jack toys' were given to the children for Christmas. 

When we built new  houses for the elderly residents of Bapuji leprosy colony jack paid for a house for which the owners were very thankful.

When a fire  destroyed a whole village of huts and mud thatched houses and the reidents lost everything, Jack bought each household a rice cooking pot.

He bought a rickshaw for two Bapuji residents, who were not very disabled, to share and earn a living for their families.

Jack also sponsored three children for ten years. He gave to other charities too.

Jack was a real gentleman with a sense of humour, a fount of stories and a generous heart. We hope that he did not suffer greatly during this last year . 

Thank you Jack for all you did for Brighter Future, God Bless You.