What a success, thank you so much to all our wonderful “trekkers”! The final fundraising total for the Great Garden Route Trek was £11,500. An astounding amount thanks to the great enthusiasm and support of participants from all over the world – from hardy winter sea swimmers, to indoor rowers to all weather dog walkers!
The Great Garden Route Trek in numbers:
Number of trekkers: 140+
Youngest trekker: 4 – Oldest trekker: 81
Greatest individual distance: 1,000km
Greatest group distance: 2,000km
Greatest endurance: the open water swimmers
Number of children fed: 500*
*A nutritious breakfast throughout the school year
A video from the children in Kleinmond thanking us in song in Afrikaans and Xhosa:
A special thank you from Shelley Godsell and the children of Knysna:
