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The Spoon-billed Sandpiper needs you!
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
£3,823.50 raised of £5,000.00 target
76 donations
My Target:
£5,000.00
£3,823.50 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/sandpiper
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Nigel Hewston's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text NIGE57 £10
to 70070
My story
The total above includes £481.50 Gift Aid.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I ran the Virgin London Marathon on April 22nd 2012, to raise money to support WWT's work to save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper. I started running in 2008, and this was my first marathon. It was an amazing (if painful) experience, running in a huge field with fantastic, supportive spectators lining the route. I finished in 4:19:35. Huge thanks to all my donors - your support made big difference to my motivation on the day, and, more importantly,will make a big difference to the sandpiper.
It is named for its unique bill, which it uses to sieve tiny animals from wet mudflats. It breeds on the coastal tundra of remote north-eastern Russia, and migrates 8,000 km to its wintering grounds in tropical South and Southeast Asia.
Its catastrophic decline appears to be caused by trapping on the wintering grounds and the loss of the inter-tidal habitats on which it refuels during its long migration.
A collaborative effort is under way to bring this amazing little bird back from the brink of extinction. In summer 2011 WWT led a successful expedition to the Russian Far East to collect eggs and rear chicks to establish a captive breeding population. This will buy time for conservation action aimed at tackling the trapping and the habitat destruction to take effect before the wild population is lost completely.
The plan is to build up numbers in captivity, so that within a few years, birds can be released back into the wild to augment the remaining wild population while work to reduce hunting and habitat pressure is completed. Any help you can give by donating through JustGiving is really important and will be greatly appreciated.
It's 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. You can donate in pounds sterling from anywhere in the world by debit or credit card or via Paypal.
So please dig deep and donate now, and please spread the word to anyone else you think might like to help.
Thanks
Nigel Hewston
My gallery 5
My charity
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Charity Registration No. 1030884
The Wildfowl & Wetland Trust (WWT) is an international leader in the development and protection of wetland habitats and the wildlife they support throughout the world. Founded in 1946 by the naturalist and artist Sir Peter Scott, the Trust’s national network of nine wetland visitor centres inspires over one million visitors a year.
Donations 76
Donation by Terry McMurtry on 18/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
As a birthday present to myself I am donating again! The 50th on-line donation to the Cause. All the very best Nigel. You deserve it!
Donation by Mo Warren on 17/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good to hear from you Nigel. Whether you're braver or madder than me remains to be seen! Very best of luck on Sunday
Donation by Andrew Bliss on 16/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck from the Home Counties
Donation by Anonymous on 15/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
On behalf of Michael and Corrinne Merrick.
Donation by Anonymous on 14/04/12
£30.00
Best of luck Zac - you'll be head and shoulders above the rest - Glenn
Donation by Glenn Moore on 13/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Keep on runnning Nigel, and keep on chirping little bird.
Donation by Ros and Pete Prest on 11/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 11/04/12
£10.00
Donation by Steve Clarke on 11/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
I hope your training is going well and the little Siberian birds are doing well too.
Donation by Amy Bevan on 08/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by david stanton on 03/04/12
£20.00
Donation by Colin Trainor on 02/04/12
£20.00
Good luck Nigel! Hopefully a few more OBC members will be donating! Brian Sykes, Chairman, OBC Council
Donation by Brian Sykes on 01/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck. Met you at Slimbridge in February
Donation by Anne Brooks on 31/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Great effort Nigel, and for a fantastic cause
Donation by Simon Roddis on 30/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by geoffrey greed on 25/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
All the best mate, it's fantastic you are doing this for these amazing little birds! I take it you'll be dress as a Sandpiper right??
Donation by Stephen Portlock on 21/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Run, Nigel, Run! And all my best wishes go with you.
Donation by Malcolm Tait on 21/03/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Morag Jones on 20/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi, Nigel, Our best wishes to you and we'll be watching on TV from Cyprus. Audrey & Andy
Donation by Audrey Perkins on 19/03/12
£20.00
Best of luck. Hope all goes well!
Donation by CARLO ROWE on 17/03/12
£10.00
Good luck Nigel and all the very best x
Donation by Claire Plowman on 13/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
I have just been reading about your fundraising in Bird Watching magazine - best of luck
Donation by Claire Longmoor on 09/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done, great cause and good luck
Donation by richard doore on 04/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
First time I have ever sponsored the marathon. Good luck!
Donation by Jan Schubert on 24/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,386.00
- Offline donations£2,387.50
- Text donations£50.00
- Total raised£3,823.50
- Gift Aid£271.50
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