At Midnight AEDT
At Midnight AEDT
About Our Auction
We are raising funds for the beautiful Lemur and helping to build The Lemur Forest Adventure at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia. The Lemur is a charismatic and playful creature whose habitat has been severely compromised in its homeland of Madagascar and as a consequence a number of lemur species are now endangered.
About Harry's Lemur Forest Adventure
My son Harry died last year in a tragic accident and at the time I felt a massive urge to do something in his honour to make sure that his short life was not simply forgotten.
My oldest friend, Andy Oddie, flew out from London to attend Harry’s funeral and it was on this day that we both agreed to challenge ourselves and to team up and compete in The SB20 World Sailing Championship being held at Hamilton Island in December 2012.
We decided to name the boat in honour of Harry and to raise money for a charity which would continue Harry's memory and create a lasting legacy for his brother Christo - for this reason we chose to support Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.
Harry absolutely loved animals and his favourite show was Life by David Attenborough. Most of all he LOVED going to Taronga Zoo which I took him to for his 3rd birthday, just a few days before he left us.
We are raising funds for the beautiful Lemur and helping to build The Lemur Forest Adventure at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia. The Lemur is a charismatic and playful creature whose habitat has been severely compromised in its homeland of Madagascar and as a consequence a number of lemur species are now endangered.
The Lemur Forest Adventure is the newest and one of the most exciting exhibits planned for Taronga Zoo and will be situated on the site of the historic seal pools. Construction has just commenced on the new exhibit and it is on track to be completed by the end of 2013.
The vision for the Lemur Forest Adventure is that of a highly innovative and interactive exhibit aimed at engaging children in play whilst taking out some important messages about how critical forests are to our survival and the survival of many species of animals within it. The purpose of the exhibit is very well summed up by the actor John Cleese in this video...
https://vimeo.com/52207184 (you may have to copy and paste this link!)
LEVELS OF GIVING
Our mimimum aim for fundraising is $50,000 and Taronga Zoo has generously offered us recognition at varying levels of funds donated from this point. If we make it to $150,000 they will name the Lemur Forest Adventure mascot Harry in perpetuity, creating a lasting legacy for Harry and a place for our loss to bring happiness and adventure to thousands of other children and adults.
We would LOVE it if you can help us get there!
TO MAKE A TAX DEDCUTABLE DONATION (over $2) PLEASE GO TO OUR DONATIONS PAGE AT http://personalchallenge.gofundraise.com.au/page/BlenckeF