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Vicky Melfi is raising money for Paignton Zoo
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Virgin London Marathon 2011 · 17 April 2011 ·

Our natural world is being degraded, lost at momentum that is gathering speed, Paignton Zoo is home to thousands of amazing animals and plants. Our main aims are species protection and education so future generations can enjoy the diversity of our world. Your help is really needed and appreciated.

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Thank you for visiting :)  I am running the London Marathon to raise money for Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and the EAZA Ape Campaign.   

The EAZA Ape Campaign aims to raise money 1 Million Euro, to save our closest living relatives: gibbons, orang-utans, gorillas, chimps and bonobos.  Apes are in danger of extinction due to three main factors: 1) habitat loss; 2) illegal trade and increasingly, 3) disease problems. 

Money raised will fund 4 conservation programmes which will make meaningful contributions to saving all five apes (see: http://www.apecampaign.org/projects) and also enable the creation of a long-lasting foundation to support future conservation activities.

Despite completing a couple of long runs before, the London Marathon is both a daunting and exciting prospect.  I do hope you can support me and by so doing, also help us help ourselves....'we're all apes after all!'. 

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Donation summary

Total
£1,441.00
+ £297.19 Gift Aid
Online
£1,441.00
Offline
£0.00

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