<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As some of&nbsp; you already know, from October through to and into December of this year I am volunteering with GVI in their Mexico Marine Expedition. In this programe I will be helping with coral reef and fish monitoring on the world's second largest barrier reef as well as helpiing with community education and sustainable tourism development programs In addition, from the 26th to 28th of October I am participating in a three day, 92km biathlon from Pez Maya to Tulum (40 km of kayaking, 52 km of cycling).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The goal is to raise $1500 in funds for the GVI's Charitable Trust projects by kayaking and biking through the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Wilderness Reserve . The two projects the money will go toward are the Amigos de Sian Ka'an mapping programme in the reserve and the creation of a recycling centre in the Punta Allen Verde community.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Punta Allen Verde community members wish to create and build a recycling </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">centre</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> where their recyclable waste can be temporarily stored once separated. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">people</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> are </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">already</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">separating</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">their</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">waste</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">making</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> compost. The</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">funds</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">raised</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">will</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> be </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">used</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">to</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">buy</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">recycling</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">bins</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">for</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">the</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">town</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">provide</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">maintenance</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">to</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">the</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">recycling</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> center </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">that</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">soon</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">to</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> be </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">built</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">. For more information, visit; </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #0070c0;"><a href="http://www.gvi.org/establishing-a-recycling-centre-mexico">http://www.gvi.org/establishing-a-recycling-centre-mexico</a></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Amigos de Sian </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Ka&rsquo;an</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">the first non-governmental, non-profit association formed in Quintana </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Roo</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">It</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">is</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">an</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> NGO </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">that</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> has </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">been</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">working</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">for</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> 25 </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">years</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> in </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">different</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">areas</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> of </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">conservation</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> in </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">the</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Sian </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Ka&rsquo;an</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Biosphere</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Reserve and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">the</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Yucatan</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Peninsula. Since 2006, with the support of many organizations and local fishermen, ASK have been conducting research dependent on funding on the Quintana </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Roo</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> coast. Through the Mapping program GVI intend to further define the whole Sian </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Ka&rsquo;an</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> Reserve to influence environmental regulation in the area. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> For more information, visit; </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: white;"><a href="http://www.gvi.org/protect-marine-ecosystems-in-mexico">http://www.gvi.org/protect-marine-ecosystems-in-mexico</a></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. 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