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Target: £10,000.00
Raised so far: £9,137.14
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26/12 - Merry Christmas everyone!! Thanks to all the Christmas shoppers at Sloane Square and Pimlico who donated £567 in our best collecting weekend so far! :-) Less than £1000 to go now... please help us in this final push!

Thanks for visiting our fundraising page.

We have set ourselves the ambitious target of raising £10,000 for Raleigh and the Princes Trust, and the challenge of  taking on the 4100m Mt Kinabalu - a tough and demanding 9-day expedition in the formidable location of the Malaysian Borneo.


The money raised will directly benefit 17-24 year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds, giving them the life-changing opportunity to participate in a Raleigh expedition that will give them the confidence and self-belief to turn their lives around.

Extract from an article in The Independent:

Chris Murray went to Belize with Raleigh last year; it turned his life around, he says. "Three years ago, when I was 22, I was heavily involved with drugs and alcohol. I was kicked out of my home because I was aggressive to my mum and stepdad, so I was homeless. I was sleeping in bin bags, spending nights on people's floors. I ended up overdosing and going to hospital. My aunty told me about the Prince's Trust and I thought 'A week away - cool - and it's free.' " He was planning to do the week-long residential course and then leave, but at the end of seven days kayaking and abseiling in Wales, Raleigh International came to do a presentation. Lured by the prospect of the expedition, Chris began the training; he had an "amazing" time in Belize, promptly joined Raleigh as a volunteer and started a course as a youth worker. His ambition now is to work his way up to become a manager in a youth work project. Chris laughs at the idea that Raleigh is elitist. "You're working with people from Prince William to people like me, and whoever you are, you eat together, sleep together and you all s*** in the same hole." Capgemini has been working with Raleigh and The Princes Trust for many years, and the money we raise will go towards enabling young people like Chris from disadvantaged backgrounds to take part in activities that have this incredible and positive influence on their lives.

http://www.raleighinternational.org/
http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Raleigh gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please dig deep and sponsor us now to make a difference for Raleigh and for young people.

Thanks!!

P.S. Follow our training, preparation and all the latest news of our fundraising at our web site: www.borneoforthis.com

Donation by Anonymous 22/06/09  

£300.00

Good luck guys, all the pain and hassle of the fundraising will be worth it in the end Donation by Laura Harris 18/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by James Forrest 15/06/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Peter Taylor Donation by Susan Parry 15/06/09  

£5.00

4 Tennis Sweepstakes Donation by Ian Parry 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

<additional generic go get 'em> Donation by Robinho 11/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

4 tennis sweepstakes Donation by Sue Parry 10/06/09  

£10.00

Wimbledon draw Donation by Mike Parry 10/06/09  

£10.00

Best of luck and as always, well done Donation by Liz Benison 08/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Thanks to everyone at the BTC Dragons Den! Donation by Andy Jackson 08/06/09  

£234.00

Donation by Avri Bilovich 03/06/09  

£10.00

Thanks for coming to The Go Game everyone! Donation by Dan Cunningham 02/06/09  

£210.00

'Could you be'.../...'the only way is up'...just a couple of tunes to help you along the way ;) - it all sounds awesome Donation by Tom & Boo 01/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy Jackson 01/06/09  

£90.00 + £25.38 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Richard Marr 29/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Andy Jackson 29/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Donation by Roslyn Holt 28/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I'm coming in your bag! Donation by Sarah Jones 22/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Jack Kelliher Donation by Susan Parry 22/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Richard Hirst 22/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

was he head hunted for this? Donation by john lindsay 22/05/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

What an experience for you all. Good luck. Donation by Denise Jones 21/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

and I'll buy you some leech socks !!! Donation by Susan Parry 21/05/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good Job, Dan!! Takes a lot of drive to do this :) Donation by Julia Petrosyan 19/05/09  

£15.00

You've earned this, Dan, given all the meat-based taunting of the last few weeks. Good luck, Jon Donation by Jon Mills 18/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Way to go, Dan! Isn't life great when it's less meaty? ;) Donation by Holly Brekken 17/05/09  

£10.00

what an opportunity, go Ali! Donation by Lesley & Alan 14/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Alastair Parry 09/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck!! Sorry I'm not donating more - still a skint student :) Donation by Tania 08/05/09  

£15.00

Good on you! Expecting some wonderful pics honey! x Donation by Ashley 06/05/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
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