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Greg Williams is raising money for Project AWARE Foundation (International)
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Mazda London Triathlon 2008 · 9 August 2008 to 10 August 2008 ·

The AWARE Foundation engages and leverage the collective influence of divers to take conservation actions to address key threats facing the marine environment, further elevating and supporting the vision to achieve balance between humanity and ocean.

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Welcome to my sponsorship page!  Various people have convinced me to sign up for the London Triathlon next year!

I'm only doing the half distance (750m swim, 20k bike ride, 5k run), but those of you who know me well know that that in itself is quite a challenge for me!  I have never done anything like this before, so have no expectation around what time I'll do.  For me the challenge is completing it without stopping (or walking during the run!).

Project AWARE is something I've come across on my diving trips - they aim to educate divers and non-divers about species of magnificent aquatic animals which are in decline due to human activity, and petition local authorities to help prevent extinction through hunting and the other ways in which humans are harming the animals (pollution, habit destruction, environmental change, food-chain disruption).

Examples of such animals which I've had the pleasure of sharing encounters with are:

The West-Indian Manatee: http://gregwilliams.eu/photos/florida_2007/_MG_2292.jpg

Turtles: http://gregwilliams.eu/photos/maldives_2006/_MG_1505.jpg

Sharks: http://gregwilliams.eu/photos/australia_2007/_MG_6895.jpg (they are most definitely NOT all out to eat us!)

Donation summary

Total
£335.00
+ £64.87 Gift Aid
Online
£335.00
Offline
£0.00

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