Raised: 91%
Target: £18,600.00
Raised so far: £17,012.45
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My story

 

In late September a team of intrepid adventurers from EY London will be travelling to deepest darkest Borneo to perform a series of physical and mental challenges to raise money and awareness for the Prince's Trust. They will be known as Team Pongo...

pongo pygmaeus - orang utan - a large, long-armed anthropoid ape of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.

Andy has overcome many great challenges in his life, including co habitation with a french girl, and saw a chance to aim, if possible, even higher.

Cat loves small furry animals and decided to take the chance to add some more to her collection with a visit to tropical Borneo.

Jae has long harboured a secret desire to shave his head and saw an event involving charity fund raising as an ideal opportunity to do this under the auspices of doing something productive with his life.

Karen lives to organise things and saw yet another opportunity to utilise her vast skills and expertise in this area whilst keeping an eye on Jae.

Rob decided that this sort of jaunt was all rather in keeping with having some sort of early mid life crisis.

Sarah was feeling jaded after living the glamorous London lifestyle for too much of her short life so went looking for some gratuitous hardship.

What we are doing

257 kilometres in seven days... from the summit of Mt Kinabalu, 4,101 metres above sea level, to the shores of the South China Sea.

Our aim is to raise £18,600 towards the Prince Trust by biking, trekking and rafting through mountains, jungle and rapids in Borneo's tropical climate.  Our target is to raise £12,600 by the beginning of July.

And finally,

why we are really doing it

The Prince's Trust (www.princes-trust.org.uk) helps change young lives.

Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training. Youth unemployment costs the UK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity, while youth crime costs £1 billion every year. The Prince's Trust gives practical and financial support to the young people who need it most. They need to raise £1m a week to continue giving this support so every little bit helps.

How you can help? Please sponsor us

Any donation, no matter how small will be gratefully received and will go some way towards helping this great cause.


Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Prince's Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor us now

Many thanks for your support and please watch our progress via this website or facebook.

Better late than never! well done ! Donation by Melanie DS 16/11/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

You're fabulous ! Donation by Melo 06/11/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well Done! Donation by Chris 23/10/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

A remarkable effort, even with tumbling Rob Donation by George Thompson 15/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congratulations lads and lasses - great job!! Donation by Diarmuid 12/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done guys, awesome work :-) Donation by Tom Guglielmi 10/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry it's late. Well done Sarah!! Donation by Eleanor Hall 09/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry this is so late. Well done all - Cat you're a wee star! Donation by Kiri 07/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congrats guys on a great achievement Donation by Andrew Daly 06/10/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done guys Donation by Duncan Wren 04/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Rob! Donation by Carmen 03/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I did it!! Donation by Jon Morris 03/10/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done and sorry I didn't make it any of your events! Donation by Wendy 03/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done!! Donation by John Rooms 03/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

great effort guys Donation by Jimmy 01/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done guys! Rob - Trailwalker will be a breeze now. Donation by Ben Mellors 01/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry only just got my arse in gear to sponsor you, luckily i'm not on your team! Good luck x Donation by Elise Babbington 28/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck, blonde cousin Rob! Can't wait to hear about it. Donation by Tara Mulholland 25/09/08  

£25.00

Better late than never! Good luck. Donation by Kate and Simon 21/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck guys! Donation by Nicole Nixon 21/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck everyone Donation by Leah 19/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry it took so long. Good luck Baz and Jae Donation by Rich 19/09/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Dad, I hear you sponsored 20? Not bad.... ;-) Go Baz and all team Pongo, have a great time, Jx Donation by Jono 19/09/08  

£20.01 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by kellie 18/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck guys! Donation by Hannah Hobson 18/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Steve Dobson 18/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

to apologise for not making it to any of your events! Donation by Justine 17/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck to you all, Sarah don't come back with an Orangutan however cute they are! Donation by John Walker 17/09/08  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Donation by San 16/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck. Donation by Marcus Tregoning 15/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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