Gambian school girl by Jason Florio
We are both covering our personal expenses for the expedition but we also need to help raise funds for other on-the-ground expenses which will help to pay for i.e. two local guides from Makasutu’s Mandina River Lodge (www.makasutu.com), their gear, food and for pitching the tents (each village we stay in will receive a remuneration for the courtesy), emergency medical insurance and two donkeys – we have our eye on the very affable Neil ‘Mungo’ and Paddy ‘Park’ from The Gambia Horse & Donkey Sanctuary.
We have been receiving amazing donations from friends and family since we started the campaign on 1st September, 2009, and it looks as if we may well reach our target for the to begin the walk on November 1st!
We also hope to set up at least one of the school gardens in The Gambia whilst we are there. So, please see below on how you can help us achieve that goal.
Jason’s offer of a ***’limited edition B&W expedition print’ has proved to be very popular indeed as an incentive for larger donations 
Please at the bottom of this post for more details on this fantastic opportunity to help the Gambia school kids and to get what is normally a very expensive Florio print at a discount price and feel good about into the bargain!
Target: 3000.00GBP (4500.00USD)
Donated to-date (8th Oct 09): 2158.60 GBP (3237.91 USD)
841.40 GBP (1262.09 USD) to go!
Donation MEGA thanks so far to – you guys rule!!:
Don & Beki, Cornwall, UK; Bob Jones, Florida, USA; Linda & Michael, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Rich, Santa Fe, NM; Carolyn, Wisconsin, USA; Kay & Tommy, CT, USA; Barbara, Chicago, USA; Susann, Dave & Jake, Guernsey, Channel Islands; Shannon, Vancouver, Canada; Renea, Miami Beach, FL, USA; Jen, Kawai, USA; Meagan & JC; NYC, USA; Gina, LA, USA; Alex, Leicester, UK; Chloe, Oxford, UK; Texas Ted, Houston, TX, USA; Tina & Dave, Spain; Julie, NYC, USA; Isak, NYC, USA; Matt, Gloucestershire UK; David & Lucie, Sloatsburg, NY, USA; Steve, Santa Fe, NM, USA; Rob, NYC, USA; Ignacio, Mexico; Thelma & Sandy, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK; Jay, NY, USA; Noreen, London, UK; Lucy and Jonas,Brooklyn, NY, USA; Daphne,Benjamin and Anna, Brooklyn, NY, USA; Leah and Steve, NJ, USA; Reg and Anita, Surrey,UK; Danielle, Devin, Frankie, NYC, USA; Anne & Thorsten, Heidelburg, Germany; Andrea, NYC, USA; Zac, London, UK; Kit, California, USA; Troy, LA, USA; Leila (Elisabeth), NYC, USA; Emily, NYC, USA; Elisabeth, NYC, USA; Paulo, Abbey, Matteo, NYC, USA; Kevin, Claire & Maddy, London, UK; Frederique, France; Jane, Surrey, UK; John, Sonam, Thinley & Pema, NYC, USA;
Product and Expedition Related Donations and Invaluable Help (Please see related URL links on the right hand side of the blog page). THANK YOU!!:
Lawrence Williams, James English & Malang Jambang @ Makasutu Wildlife Trust, The Gambia, W Africa
Don Murray (and Becky Marriot), Justine Quinn, Chris Rowe, Mike Petty & Rob Lowe @ The Eden Project, UK
Jo, Kate and Christine (thanks for the cameras!) @ The Eden Project, UK
Chris Rowles & Jenny Adams @ The Gambia Experience, UK
Heather Armstrong @ The Horse & Donkey Sanctuary, The Gambia
David Jefferies @ Addict Clothing, UK
Zac Leeks @ Caught In The Cross Fire, UK
Alan @ Fra-Angelica, UK
Robert Young Pelton @ Come Back Alive.com, USA
Anna Duffy @ Terra Plana (Vivo Barefoot Revolution), UK
Geri & Maurice @ Sandele Eco Resort, The Gambia, W Africa
Mark @ Bird Safari Camp, The Gambia, W Africa
Ongoing donations for Gardens for Life
If you would like to kindly donate, however small or large will be much appreciated, please follow the instructions below:
Go to: http://www.paypal.co.uk/uk
Sign into your account
Or: Sign up (if you aren’t registered for PayPal you need register and email address and password – takes 2 minutes. You will then receive an email from PayPal asking you to confirm your account)
Once logged in – from ‘my account’ page go to ’send money’ tab on the left of the top tool bar
Enter who to (Email): 700miles@floriophoto.com
Enter Amount: scroll down for relevant currency
Choose ‘personal’ tab then ‘gift’ then ‘continue’
Enter payment method
Check amount and then press ’send money’ tab
And thats it! Takes but a few minutes to help us to put one foot in front of the other and to raise money for the Gardens For Life charity in The Gambia.
***As mentioned, for those of you who have resources to donate a little more, you will receive special limited edition B&W prints from the expedition:
Over $100 / 65 GBP will receive an 8 x 10 limited edition print
Over $500 / 315 GBP- 11 x 14 limited edition print
Over $1000 / 625 GBP – 16 x 20 limited edition print
Over $2000 1250 GBP- 30 x 40 limited edition print
Thanks a million to those who have very generously donated so far. We are one step further……..
Florio & Jones xx
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