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Dear Friends, Supporters,

Thank you very much for  taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  Please support my fundraing excercise.

What is this about?

I am very excited to to go to the geographical North Pole! 90 degrees North - the top of the world! We are going with 1 English friend and 7 Dutch men including our team leader, a well known, very experienced Dutch Polar explorer, named Marc Cornelissen.  We depart the UK on the 30th  March 2010 and return 14 days later.

The Last Degree - is a very exciting and somewhat daunting venture. We will ski pulling our own sleds, or pulks (weighing 30-40kg) from the 89th degree latitide to the 90th Degree, the geographical North Pole. The trip itself will probably take about 7 days, skiing 8 hours a day aiming to cover approximately 20 km a day. We will sleep in tents (see picture above). Temperatures will be between  -15C and -40C without the wind-chill factor.........

This expedition is also special as only a handful of North Pole expeditions also do research. We will spend up to 2 hours every day measuring ice and snow thickness etc. The data will be used by many climate researchers including  the European Space Agency to calibrate their new CryoSat 2 satellite, the University of Alberta and other research institutes.  We will set up a webpage where you can track our progress.

Please support me in this great adventure by giving to a charity for which I am a trustee, the Uganda Charity Trust Fund.

Started 9 years ago, the purpose of UCTF is to give under-priviliged children (mostly orphans) an education and the opportunity to develop their sporting talents, in order to foster self esteem and self confidence so that they can improve the quality of their lives. The charity is unique as at least 92% of funds raised goes directly to schooling. In 2009 we sponsored 168 children compared to 4 children in 2000. 

Last year I visited Uganda and I have seen first hand the great work that the charity does and the amazing results that are being achieved! There are now 5 children from the charity who made it to the under 19's national cricket team!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. It really works.

Please also look at my friend Rupert-von-Eisenhart-Goodwin's page - he is joining me on this adventure! Rupert supports two other amazing charities (Down's South and HemiHelp) - have a look here: http://www.justgiving.com/Rupert-von-Eisenhart-Goodwin0

http://ww.justgiving.com?Rupert-vn-Eisenhart-Goodwin-HH

Thank you very much for reading this and for your support.

Marius Brinkhorst

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Very well done Marius!! Donation by Kees van Dijkhuizen on 20/02/11

 
£50.00

Donation by robert & marilies vd Hoeven-vadev on 04/05/10

 
£100.00
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Marius, well done, great achievement! Donation by Jeroen Berns on 27/04/10

 
£100.00
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congrats Donation by Jochen Mehltretter on 23/04/10

 
£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
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Hey well done! And sorry better late than never! Want to hear all about it!! Donation by Silje Augustson on 21/04/10

 
£100.00
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dear marius, we zijn trots op je, vooral omdat je ook nog gezwommen hebt gauw met een autoband bij ons? chris en eduard Donation by eduard van wensen on 19/04/10

 
£150.00
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Well done, Marius! Donation by Fruhling Rijsdijk on 19/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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well done! great initiative! Donation by jan brouwers on 19/04/10

 
£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid
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Held! Donation by Menno Antal on 19/04/10

 
£200.00
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Dear Marius. Only you would think of doing something like this! (secretly very jealous!). Love from Sally and the boys down under x Donation by Sally Wade on 19/04/10

 
£100.00
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Mooie actie Marius! Donation by Eric-Joost Ernst on 18/04/10

 
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
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Lieve Marius,we zijn trots op je en blij dat je héél terug bent.Onvergetelijk en stoer! Enjoy the memories and the friendships.Love M+P Donation by jantien Brinkhorst-Heringa on 16/04/10

 
£500.00
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Thanks for the personal posting! Congrats! Donation by randolph sesson on 16/04/10

 
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
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Congrats - sounds like a fascinating trip. Alex Donation by Alexander Large on 16/04/10

 
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Donation by Paul-Jeroen and Rowena van de Grampel on 14/04/10

 
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Marius, what an achievement. Well done! Donation by Paul-Jeroen and Rowena van de Grampel on 14/04/10

 
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
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Marius, wel iets anders dan een partijtje voetbal, heel knap Donation by maarten oldenhof on 13/04/10

 
£100.00
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Well done, Marius! What a fantastic cause and an original way to raise money. Donation by Tereska Lynam on 12/04/10

 
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For the effort of Marius Brinkhorst.Good luck.Koos Breen Donation by Koos Breen on 12/04/10

 
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Marius-- come back safe! Donation by Alex Glantz on 08/04/10

 
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Marius, Kijk uit naar de dia-avond. Oeganda en Noordpool. Job Donation by Job van Dooren on 07/04/10

 
£100.00
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Crazy trip - come home safe.. Marc Donation by Marc Bolland on 06/04/10

 
£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid
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Zo te zien ben je er al bijna! Veel plezier Donation by steven spiekhout on 05/04/10

 
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Succes mooi initiatief Donation by Yorick van Slingelandt on 05/04/10

 
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we'll follow the trip with interest and bring out a toast when you reach the pole!! Good luck.. Dick & Corrie Donation by Dick Harryvan on 03/04/10

 
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