Young supporter sells bracelets to help orangutans
It really buoys our enthusiasm for what we do when young people get so involved in helping raise awareness about the plight of the Orangutan. Another case in point: young Dominic Hammond and his family…
Keep up the good work Dominic!! Hopefully, you will be an inspiration to many other young potential fundraisers out there.
Thank you so much!
BOS UK
A message from Dominic, our latest fundraiser:
My mum and I adore orangutans, and are deeply saddened by the continual suffering they encounter due to their habitat being destroyed at such an alarming rate. My dad upholsters furniture, much of which is leather. We thought that it would be a great idea to use all the off cuts of leather and make and sell bracelets, in order to raise money for BOS. We dye the leather in all different colours, so there are many designs to choose from. We cut it into thin strips and then plait the pieces. They are really quite attractive and everyone who sees them buys them with enthusiasm.
I have been selling them to all my friends at Stagecoach in Shrewsbury for £1.00 and also neighbours in the village we live in, have been really supportive and have bought many. Now that I am on my school holidays, my mum is booking market stalls and village fetes in order for us to sell our bracelets. So far we have already raised £200.00!
I also wrote to the T.V. vet and patron of BOS, Steve Leonard, who lives close by to us, explaining our venture. He was really pleased to hear what I was doing and invited me to his surgery in Whitchurch to meet him and his staff and have my photo taken with him in order to help our sales. He was very supportive and offered a lot of help.
We recently saw the Planet Earth programmes and were particularly interested to see Nick Knowles reporting from the foundation and were so moved to see the great commitment and love being given to the orphans by all the staff involved. They all do such a brilliant job out there. It was mentioned during the programme that it actually costs a thousand pounds a year to care for an orangutan. This is now our aim– to sell as many bracelets as we can to make this amount. As long as my dad keeps getting the leather, we can carry on for as long as it takes!
If anybody lives nearby, and would be interested in purchasing one of our bracelets, or if any schools would be interested in selling some of the bracelets in the Shrewsbury/Telford area, this would be great!
Please contact Alison or Dominic at our email address - j.hammomd1@btconnect.com
