By Donal | Communications and Advocacy Manager
Well, it's official! We've moved in to our beautiful new home on Lesvos, bigger and better than the last gym! And this is all thanks to the generous support of you, our donors! We can't thank you enough for responding to this urgent need.
Honestly, when we launched this fundraising campaign our hopes and spirits were low. Hearing you've been evicted with no notice and with no recourse for the rent you've paid in advance is a huge shock, especially for a non-profit organisation operating on a small budget.
But our international community rallied behind us and with generous donations from all of you plus the support of one of our existing funders, we've managed to secure the future of Lesvos gym for all of 2026! It's such a relief to have our community space funded for the whole of next year already. The only thing we need on Lesvos now is a van, to help deliver our students to swim classes and outdoor excursions. Don't worry, we are working on that one too!
Below you will see some photos from the climbing wall rebuild, the last step to bring Lesvos gym back to full capacity. It took some time, but we finished the climbing wall build just two weeks ago, including a beautiful new paint job and new wall layout. I can tell you it is proving VERY popular with the community. The problem we have lately is how to manage so many climbers on the wall at once - a lovely problem to have!
Once again, thank you so much for your generous support and interest in our little project. Have a great holiday season and see you in 2026!
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