The Fox Project and selection of animal rescue shelters

So.. who am I?

Hi, my name is Vitaliy and I'm just a regular guy, cabinet maker by profession, Ukrainian by birth, not a bad person, I hope.. not a saint either. I'm not a tree hugger and I'm not a massive animal adorer.. But I think i'm kind and caring, we all are! Some just don't realise it.

So why i decided to raise money for charity?

To be frank, I most likely wouldn't be bothered if it was about subject that doesn't touch certain strings within my soul.

Not a single animal deserves to suffer, even foxes :). Yeah, they dig holes in our gardens, and they leave their muddy paws on on our cars, or not let us sleep at night. And yes, they are very strategic when they choose where to drop one. But!! When this fourlegged little rascal gets in trouble, and loses half of his fur because of mange, and you see him from the 2armth of your house, limping, hungry and looking for scraps in the rain.. those strings are touched then..

Same with cats and dogs. Poor innocent sods do not deserve the trouble they sometimes find themselves in, and often not without human touch.

So sometimes, we need to help those who help them, and that is what I am set to try to do here.

So what is the challenge?

Around last May, just over a year ago, I pulled my courage together and went to local swimming pool to learn how not to drown. I had deeply rooted fobia of water and swam like a brick, literally. Since then i have made some improvements in my swimming skills, and now looking to challenge myself here and there.

Now about month ago or so, I've decided to swim full length of lake Windermere, will be around 20+km in very cold water, and so it occured to me that i could turn it into something better, a fundraiser for animal rescue charities.

And here I am!

So when am I planning to do it? As soon as water in the lake is of 15 degrees temperature, and preferably on the day with wind up to 20km/h.

Please donate what you can spare, it is for good cause, and will also help me to complete the distance, which is no less than monumental endeavor. Imagine from Whitechapel to Notting Hill. Twice!

Second half will be mind over body scenario..

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Thanks,

and have a wonderful day!

Vitaliy