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Hey all

 

As some of you may know I have signed up to do the London marathon in April this year. I have also decided that I want to use this opportunity to raise money and awareness for a cause that is very close to my heart (and I’m sure yours too!). 2011 saw a record number of rhinos poached (443 in South Africa alone!!!) with two sub-species having been declared extinct - the Vietnamese Javan Rhino and the Western Black Rhino. I’m sure that I’m not alone in saying that this senseless killing of these beautiful animals is disgraceful and has to be brought to an end before it’s too late!

 

I have chosen Save the Rhino International as my charity - It is a UK based charity that works to conserve populations of critically endangered rhinoceros species in the wild. Their aim is to increase rhino numbers by providing financial and in-kind support for rhino projects and for community-based initiatives across Africa and Asia.

 

I have pledged to raise £1500 (c. R19,000) for the charity and would really appreciate your help here with any donations however big or small. You can make donations (from anywhere in the world!) securely via the following web page http://www.justgiving.com/StuM-Save-the-Rhino and funds will go directly to the charity. Thanks in advance for your help – hopefully together we can all make a small difference!

 

Please also forward this on to anyone else you think may be willing to help.

 

http://www.savetherhino.org/eTargetSRINM/site/1218/default.aspx - For those interested here is a short video about the charity and what they do.

 

  

Stu

 

 

http://www.savetherhino.org/

 

 

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Save the Rhino International

Save the Rhino International

Charity Registration No. 1035072

Save the Rhino International works to conserve genetically viable populations of critically endangered rhinoceros species in the wild. We do this by fundraising for and making grants to rhino- and community-based conservation projects in Africa and Asia.

Donations 83

Good Luck...thank you for the efforts to ensure our children see these beautiful animals....

Donation by Bianca Hitha-Neumann on 06/02/12

£10.00

Donation by Stuart McKechnie on 03/02/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck Stuart!!!

Donation by Teresa Webster on 03/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Stu! Run like a rhino... 40 mph and you'll finish the marathon in no time!

Donation by Natalie Windle on 02/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Let me know if you want to borrow my 'barefoot' shoes!!

Donation by John Turner on 01/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck Stu, hope to see you running in a Rhino suit! ;)

Donation by Laurence on 01/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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A pound a mile... Good Luck & Enjoy!!

Donation by Mikyla Dodd on 31/01/12

£26.00

+ £6.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Stu, if you get tired at any stage just pretend you're chasing the poachers

Donation by Einat Tahor on 31/01/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$2,859.32
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$2,859.32
  • Gift Aid$465.12

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