Inspired by Steve Backshall

BRGS student George Earnshaw has raised an amazing £700 to support the World Land Trust 's Saving Kinabatangan appeal.  George was inspired by wildelife television presenter and Patron of the WLT Steve Backshall.

To encourage George in his fundraising efforts, Steve posted a video on his social media especially for George stating "We are absolutely blown away.  To raise that much money is just amazing.  If I'd had your motivation at your age, goodness knows where I'd be right now."  

Steve's wife Olympian Helen Glover also sent a message two days before they started their fundraising kayak race (125 miles from Devizes to Westminster) saying "You've done such an amazing job, and when we start kayaking on Saturday, you're going to be on our minds because every time we've seen that you've raised a bit more money it's kept our spirits high."

George carried out fundraising at school with a 'Name the Orang-utan' competition and for Easter he decided to ask his family for donations instead of Easter Eggs, requesting that his friends donate a 'golden nugget' to the cause if they could.

Steve and Helen completed the kayak race over the Easter weekend with donations still arriving for the Saving Kinabatangan appeal which, thanks to the effort of George and many others, is now approaching the £100,000 target.

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