Lynn's Orangutan Fundraising Page

Lynn Hempsall is raising money for Orangutan Veterinary Aid
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OVAID Borneo Fundraising Tour 2019 · 1 November 2019 to 9 November 2019 ·

Orangutan Veterinary Aid supplies essential medicines, equipment and veterinary expertise to orangutan rescue groups and rescue teams in Indonesia and Malaysian Borneo. The charity shares knowledge, educates and works to improve the welfare of this critically endangered species.

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I am so excited to have the rare opportunity to return to Indonesia and in particular to the International Animal Rescue centre at Ketapang, Borneo where I spent a month in 2015. I can catch up with the team and the rescue orangutans that were there plus see how they have developed. This is where I first met Nigel and Sara and saw for myself the amazing work being done by Orangutan Veterinary Aid. 

I don't doubt that I'll find the experience physically and mentally demanding, as I did previously and, in truth, the thought of the flights and travel terrifies me again, but it is too much of a chance to turn down as the centre does not take volunteers now. Add to that a night in the jungle and a trek in the rain forest which might finally allow me to see an Orangutan in the wild, which will be a huge privileged.

I am paying for the trip myself but a condition of going on it, I am required to make a fundraising donation of £850, separate from the cost of travel to Orangutan Veterinary Aid towards the digital x ray machine. I am hoping to raise a round figure of £1000. All the money raised on this site goes directly to OVAID.

For more information about this excellent charity, please visit
www.ovaid.org

Donation summary

Total
£2,098.00
+ £17.50 Gift Aid
Online
£2,098.00
Offline
£0.00

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