Project Borneo and the Adventure of a Lifetime

Five local boys are going on the adventure of a lifetime to do something amazing for themselves whilst making a profound and lasting impact on disadvantaged local communities and wildlife on the island of Borneo.

Yelverton lads Archie Allen, Jake Houlberg and Christian Wilson, together with their Tavistock College school friends Ben Anning and Tom Roberts have signed up to join a school expedition organised by award-winning Camps International during the summer of 2017, to Borneo.

The boys will be spending 4 weeks on the island and live and work alongside local people. Core objectives of this expedition are:

• Improvement of educational infrastructure and living standards of a rural community within the      Sabah region of Borneo.

• Assistance with environmental conservation programmes along the Kinabatangan River: including seed collection, tree planting and wildlife monitoring.

•  Development of key life skills, cultural understanding and a global perspective for an increasingly international 21st century.

All funds for the expedition will have to be raised by the lads themselves, so fundraising is becoming part of their life for the next year and a half. They have made a cracking start with a bag packing day at Tesco, Tavistock just before Valentine's Day. February half term was spent crafting and making edible little gifts to sell at fairs and they are planning to cycle the length of the Borneo coastline, on static bikes in front of local supermarkets in the coming months.

They would be most grateful for any, and all, contributions the local community could make towards their fundraising. For further information, please visit their website:

www.project-Borneo.weebly.com and donate online on: www.gofundme.com/2qzsz7es.