Hello, and thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. On Saturday, April 20, I begin a challenging charity trek into the Sumatran rainforest in aid of Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary. Over seven days and nights in Gunung Leuser National Park, I'll be helping raise money towards the sanctuary's work with abandoned and abused dogs and cats.

In case anyone thinks this is going to be some sort of 'free holiday', think again. I and my fellow adventurers will be hiking for up to seven hours each day, across rivers, over mountains and through dense forest. We will need to clear paths, build camp each night and find our own food in the jungle. The veggie options can't be any worse than they are in Belfast!

Thanks to friends and family putting up with me shaking them down for sponsorship once again, I've almost hit my fundraising target of £3,150. The money will go towards Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary's ongoing £600,000 rebuild project, as well as the sanctuary's general running costs, which can top £220,000 annually.

Thanks to everyone who has pledged money through JustGiving, and to the following for their generous cash donations:

Ruairi McGreevy - 01/08/12 - £50.00
Paul Branagh - 01/08/12 - £50.00
Jean Johnston - 01/08/12 - £100.00
James Johnston - 01/08/12 - £100.00
Pauline Johnston - 01/08/12 - £50.00
James McCullough - 14/09/12 - £15.00
Paula Molloy - 25/01/13 - £20.00
Maureen Crawford - 31/03/13 - £100.00
Shane Steele - 13/04/13 - £10.00
Louise Scott - 16/04/13 - £10.00
Margaret Cranston - 18/04/13 - £10.00
Maeve Finn - 18/04/13 - £10.00
Liam Gorry - 27/04/13 - £5.00
Chris Lindsay - 27/04/13 - £4.00
Betty Reid - 11/05/13 - £10.00
Andy McCullough - 01/08/13 - £11.00
Johnny Reid - 08/10/13 - £15.94

Thanks also to the companies that have sponsored me:

Belfast International Airport - 24/01/13 - £400.00
David McCaughey Dental Ltd - 05/03/13 - £40.00

And finally, a fundraising comedy gig on 23/01/13 added £91.34 to the total.

Now the official bit:

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