Help Svalbard’s Dog yards impacted by Covid-19
Fundraising campaign by
Martin Fiala
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kr76,858raised of kr100,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Can you help our furry four-legged friends?
Covid-19 is impacting many lives, and not just of people. Worldwide quarantines have essentially shut off our arctic island from the rest of the world. With it, Svalbard's dog yards now find themselves with no visitors, and hence no income to support their dogs, who still need food, exercise, and looking after, and to whom we have not been able to explain the strange and surreal situation we all find ourselves in.
Our local dog yards and our dogs need your help, so they can still be around when things get back to some sort of new normal, when our island can once again welcome people.
Around 600 sled dogs call Svalbard home. 10 nok (1 euro) is roughly the cost to feed 1 dog for 1 day up here.
You can donate via PayPal or debit/credit card directly through this site.
For those in Norway preferring to use Vipps, you can send your donations to 48286296.
All donations will be divided between our local dog yards in Longyearbyen who have been pleading for help. Visit their websites to find out more about them!
www.svalbardvillmarkssenter.no
www.basecampexplorer.com/spitsbergen/
Spread the word, share with your friends, family, dog lovers, and everyone who left their heart in the arctic.
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Me & my fluffy hiking buddy Tequila would like to inspire any dog lovers out there to raise some funds, by hiking a marathon in our arctic backyard - the snowy mountain tops that surround our town of Longyearbyen. We will keep you updated on our polar adventure through photos and videos, to share with you the experience of life on this curious island next to the north pole - on Friday 22st of May (or any day after that in which weather and terrain conditions are safe and suitable). Hopefully, we’ll have a nice midnight sun, as it will be a looong walk..
Fundraising Team
- Martin Fiala
- Campaign Owner
- Longyearbyen, SJ
Me and Tequila are nature guides on the arctic island of Svalbard. Thanks to Covid-19 currently with a lot of free time on our hands and paws
Me and Tequila are nature guides on the arctic island of Svalbard. Thanks to Covid-19 currently with a lot of free time on our hands and paws
- Lucie Fiala
- Awesome Blossom
- NL
I am the awesome little sister
I am the awesome little sister
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 17, 2020
- Marie Stenshøj
- Donated on Jun 17, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 17, 2020
donations are being sent out now! many thanks to everyone!
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 04:30 amHi everyone!Time flies, and a few visitors have started to trickle to our island in the past weeks, putting us slowly back to work. Though it is still by far the calmest summer the island must have seen in a long time.This week marked 2 months since the fundraiser began,. . . . .
Update on the funds raised
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 02:47 pmHello everyone, After the video editing I took a little break, but now I'm back to wrapping up the donations; I have been in contact with the different payment platforms and tax office, to figure out when all the funds can be made available. This should largely all be ready
Here it is! Watch our 38 hour hiking aventure through our arctic backyard!
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 08:17 amHello everyone!It's finally done! Here is the account of our fundraising hike :DYou can still donate today and tomorrow :)Thank you to everyone for their support and generous contributions to the campaign over the past few weeks!Also, a special thanks to Sophia Mannush and Greg Tsouloufris for joining along on. . . . .
Wrapping up the fundraiser
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 06:13 pmHello everyone, uff.. I am so close to being done with the footage from the hike. Close, but not yet. It turned out to be quite a task. I hope to have it up by the end of tomorrow. To then give all that work a chance to raise so
extending the fundraiser
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 04:40 pmHi everyone, I'm still busy editing the footage from the hike, it's been going slow. So I extended the fundraiser by a few more days to give myself some more time.
Fundraiser Hike Log - Part 2 !
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 03:53 pmand here it is, part two of our arctic adventures :)Leaving the town once more, Nordenskioldfjellet rises in front us. Contrary to the forecast, there are no clouds or snowfall up there. The peak is glistening in the sun. Good. That looks promising. We are leaving at probably the worst. . . . .
Fundraiser Hike Log - Part 1 !
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 05:41 pmHello everyone! It's been taking some time, but here it is, the first part of our hike, in pictures and a short story! Part 2 will follow shortly :) As well as a video, though that is likewise taking its sweet time. So I decided to extend the fundraiser by. . . . .
the fundraiser hike is done :)
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 07:42 pmThe hike is over! Apologies but it has been tricky to put any updates here during the actual hike as I originally planned, and then we spent the last two days recovering..In the end, we hiked 46 kilometers, spread over 38 grueling hours with no sleep, on account of quite. . . . .
and we're off!
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 12:52 pmand we're off! on the marathon hike around Longyearbyen's neighborhood, for the fundraiser for Svalbard's sled dogs. We'll try and keep you posted along the way whenever there is some phone reception. It seems I can't post photos or videos via my phone on here, so if you want to
getting ready for our big hike
Update posted by Martin Fiala at 06:32 pmSo yesterday me a Tequila had a little warm up stroll up to the glacier behind town to see what we're in for. A bit of a blizzard, Rather slushy snow, but doable. I'll definitely pack a pair of snowshoes and spare socks.. For a short clip of our hike,
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 17, 2020
- Marie Stenshøj
- Donated on Jun 17, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 17, 2020
- Jonas
- Donated on Jun 16, 2020
- Adam Tidroski
- Donated on Jun 16, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 16, 2020
- Jazmine Cottrell
- Donated on Jun 16, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 16, 2020
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jun 15, 2020
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- Silke
- Donated on Jun 10, 2020
