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.

Miaow Cat! Good luck lovely - think its great that you're doing this! Donation by Doop 01/07/08  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

Good luck Sarah & Co x Donation by Angela Thomas 30/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Have fun Donation by Nigel Le Neve Foster 27/06/08  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

Good luck Rob! Have an awesome time! Why can't you have tax on my donation because we're related? Donation by Lizzie Greenberg 26/06/08  

£50.00

Good Luck Sarah. x Donation by Claire Newman 26/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck. (You'll need it) Donation by Martin Faherty 25/06/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

You're all mad! :-) Donation by Rebecca Powell 25/06/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Rob, Jae and everyone else. Donation by James Cook 23/06/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Wow - very impressed guys; puts what we get up to into perspective! Best of luck and hope all of you complete!! Donation by Jez Robinson 21/06/08  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Su Jung Pae 20/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Robert! Donation by Alison Wright 19/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good luck, hope you all come back safely!!!!! Donation by peter meehan and fam 18/06/08  

£100.00

Good luck Rob! Donation by Andrew Mulholland 18/06/08  

£50.00

Does this mean you won’t do any more volunteering after this? Southwark still needs you .. Donation by Lulzim Osmani 17/06/08  

£20.00

Good Luck! Donation by Brenna Daloise 16/06/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Is there some kind of discount for astecs on this site?? Donation by James Girth 13/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Ive finally got round to sponsoring! Donation by conners 12/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Emma BC 10/06/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I'm jealous and in awe - Good luck guys. Ps - please smuggle me an orang-utan back Donation by Jo 09/06/08  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Go team Pongo! & Cat :) Donation by Ann 09/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Donation by Sanjay 05/06/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Sorry it's not more, London prices are crippling me! Donation by Claire 04/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck!!! Donation by Phuong Tran 03/06/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck and keep in touch with parents! Donation by Hugh and Frances Facey 03/06/08  

£125.00 + £35.26 Gift Aid

Stupid bet - oh well I guess it's for a good cause... :-) Donation by James Cooper 02/06/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Susannah Martin 31/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck all! Donation by Jon Haycock 31/05/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck guys Donation by Andrew Hudson 29/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All sounds good, my fingers are crossed for you all.... Donation by Laura Ko 29/05/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good luck to you all! Cat - don't you get all overexcited and start running up hills! You will faint... remember? Donation by Deborah Faherty 28/05/08  

£50.00
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