John Mercer’s Bolivia Expedition
Fundraising campaign by
John Mercer
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£258.00Donated So Far
Campaign Story
In 2015, John Mercer and a group of fellow students from Langley Grammar School will be travelling to South America to take part in an expedition that will see them build a greenhouse in a village in the mountains of Bolivia. The mountain villages of Bolivia are at such a great altitude that it is impossible to grow certain foods without the use of such a greenhouse. The costs of this project would not normally be affordable to the village but through the volunteering efforts of these intrepid 17 years olds, it is hoped that lives can be not just improved but transformed.
By sponsoring John on his fundraising activities, your donation will help him raise the £4,000 he needs to raise to pay for his travel, food, accommodation and together with the other students, all the building materials necessary for the greenhouse. In the summer of 2014, John and his family will complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge during which they will walk 25 miles across the Penines in not more than 12 hours - quite a task for even experienced walkers! If you are sponsoring one of the family for this walk, thank you on behalf of all.
What makes this project even more impressive is that, in addition to these volunteers being so young, they will be doing all the work themselves, including all the arrangements for the trip (accommodation, food, travel, etc). And they will be constructing the greenhouse too. Every last bit. So please, give what you can and help John in this fantastic, life-changing endeavour!
Thank you.
Organizer
- John Mercer
- London, UK
Donors
- Aelwyn Taylor
- Donated on Aug 08, 2014
Good luck!
- Danny O'Keeffe
- Donated on Aug 06, 2014
I had a fantastic time in nearby Peru 10 years ago :-)
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Donors & Comments
- Hilary Place
- Donated on Sep 01, 2014
What an experience it will be
- Aelwyn Taylor
- Donated on Aug 08, 2014
Good luck!
- Danny O'Keeffe
- Donated on Aug 06, 2014
I had a fantastic time in nearby Peru 10 years ago :-)
- David and Bronwyn Milne
- Donated on Aug 01, 2014
Good luck with the challenge!
- Guest
- Donated on Jul 28, 2014
Christine and David hope you will have good weather for the Three Peaks Challenge!
- Valerie Graham
- Donated on Jun 30, 2014
Good luck with the expedition (and I hope the sun shines for your Three Peaks Challenge!)
- Dar
- Donated on Jun 06, 2014
Buena suerte, Senor Mercer.
- LilyB
- Donated on Jun 03, 2014
You guys are nuts!!! Hope you get good weather for the walk. xxx
- Lindsay Strawa
- Donated on Jun 02, 2014
- John Mercer
- Donated on May 26, 2014
Raised at Hayes End Methodist Church by selling tomato plants
What an experience it will be