Good luck to all our amazing China trekkers: Anna, Deborah, Jo, Kaitlyn, Kate, Linda, Maren, Mike, Oliver, Sonya and Tracie, who will be setting off trekking for Animals Asia on 19 October, and we will be following their progress on this blog.
These 11 brilliant supporters will be trekking through dense forests, across rivers and over steep mountain passes, averaging 15km a day, for six-days, from Rock City to Lake Logu in one of the most remote areas of China. All to help the animals you and they care passionately about.
Every trekker has their own story to tell, for some it is a journey of a lifetime, a personal achievement, such as Sonya, who writes, “I have never done anything like this before, so it will be a personal challenge for me”. For others it will involve conquering fears or overcoming many obstacles but for all there is only one overall motivation, which is to help the animals as much as they can.
As Linda says on her justgiving sponsorship page “I am not young or adventurous but I am dedicated to bringing this dreadful trade in bear bile to an end.”
All our trekkers echo Linda’s sentiment, as Maren Dallmann, who stepped in to fill a last-minute cancellation, says, “blisters, aching legs, insect bites and uncomfortable nights in a sleeping bag are nothing when compared to what these innocent animals suffer.”
All our trekkers have been working their socks off raising money for the trek, Deborah Alexander is just one of the trekkers that has been busy for much of this year raising funds with, “several fundraising activities through the kind support of my workplace, colleagues, friends, book club, my daughter’s school and the local tennis club”.
This is not an easy task as Kate Whelan writes on her fundraising page “In these austere times, and with so many worthy causes in need of support, I realise it’s a huge ask for sponsorship. But if you’re an animal lover and would like to pledge, then it would be greatly appreciated.”
Finally, Anna Saville sums up what all the trekkers feel when she says, “I may not be able to change the world but I can be the change I want to see in the world.”
Can you help Kate, Maren, Mike and Tracie, Linda, Deborah, Sonya or Anna be this change and sponsor one or more of them on their justgiving pages? As Mike says “Your donation *will* make a difference.”
Please give what you can and wish all of our trekkers as much luck as possible.
