Save the Orangutans!

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Thursday March 05, 2009 03:35

by Francesca - Orangutan Fran

info at orangutanfran dot org

Borneo Trek ISPCA 2010

20 year-old, Dublin born adventure instructor Francesca Loughran talks about her plans to trek to the highest point in Asia, Mount Kinabalu, to raise funds for the ISPCA. The focus of this Trek is to aide the Orangutans of Borneo who are now an endangered species due to Biofuel's adverse effects on the environment.

Fran in Thailand

I have decided to take part in the ISPCA challenge of raising €5,000 to help save the Orangutans of Borneo rain forest, Indonesia, from extinction.

By participating in the ISPCA Borneo Challenge, you will not only be helping cruelly treated and neglected animals in Ireland. You will also be helping to support the indigenous habitat, people and animals of North East Asia by engaging in green eco tourism.

-ISPCA

These beautiful creatures are predicted to have just 10 years left of survival. I am doing this by taking part in trekking the highest peak of south east Asia at 4,101 meters, Mount Kinabalu. This will require a serious amount of training to take on such a challenge. The trek begins on the 5th of July 2010 until the 18th of July.

(To find out more about the trek, visit the official ISPCA website.)

In order to do this I need your help to raise €5,000. I will be putting my own contributions from the money I earn on a regular basis. I will also be organizing a few events to raise money which I will announce on my blog.

I will also keep my blog up to date on my day to day progression trying to raise the money. If we're successful I’ll be able to write about my experiences in Borneo and post pictures. If we don’t manage to reach the target, we still will have helped greatly an animal in serious danger of extinction.

I just signed myself up to participate in the Flora mini marathon to raise money to donate towards the ISPCA fund for Orangutans. This marathon is going to be physically demanding, so I'm getting trainging straight away!

If you would like to sponsor me you can do so on my website. Every donation makes a difference. Even if you can only give a little, the smallest donations wil be greatly appreciated!

The marathon starts on the first of june 2009. Find out more about it on the Flora mini marathon website.

Your thoughts and input are important to me, so please let me know what you think.

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