Gearing up 4 Gorillas

Another brave soul has decided to take on a challenge in aid of G4G…….

Ashleigh is going to skydive on 1st September! His fund raising page can be found at http://www.justgiving.com/this_pig_might_fly

Thank you Ashleigh for thinking of the rangers and mtn gorillas in this way. Have a great experience - we’ll be thinking of you on 1st September!! If you see this Ashleigh, please email linda@g4g.co.uk as we’d love to thank you properly….

Good luck!

Linda

Chair, G4G

Nathan and Calissa are climbing Mt Kilimajaro in August and have put up a fund raising page on http://www.justgiving.com/lissnath for G4G! This is a really easy, quick and simple way to help G4G and at the same time support Nathan & Calissa in their climbing challenge…

Many, many thanks to you both - G4G, the rangers & gorillas really appreciate you thinking of them. If either of you see this, could you email linda@g4g.co.uk as we’d love to thank you properly….

Good luck to you both - bet it’ll be a fantastic trip!!

Take care & thanks again!

Linda

Chair, G4G

In the July edition of the above magasine, there’s a long article on the gorilla killings in Virunga National Park last July. It is an extremely good article and really tells it like it is. The first anniversary of the killings is Tuesday 22nd July.

Hi everyone - just to say a BIG thank you to all who came along to the G4G Barn Dance on 21st June. It was a great evening with everyone asking when the next one would be! G4G made a handsome £580 that evening and together with a dog show at a local agricultural college and a local school fete, we’ve managed to put over £1,000 into the account. Fantastic!

 It is desperately needed however, as the shipment of the 2 trucks is costing quite a bit and we are determined to keep up the £500 per month to support ‘our’ 5 rangers on the ground. 50 people donating a regular £10 per month would keep this donation very safe, without cutting into funds intended for other things. If you’re interested please contact linda@g4g.co.uk. You’ll get a photo of the rangers, a certificate and the quarterly G-bulletin.

4 rangers were captured by Interahamwe rebels last week, but thankfully were released unharmed, if extremely frightened. The rangers were trying to track down illegal charcoal making in the forest and were ambushed by those responsible. It is quite something that they were released…..

News of the trucks leaving soon….

Thank you for your support & interest 

Linda