NEWS AND EVENTS
2nd Africa Week for the Animals Coming August 1-14, 2011!
Animal World USA-International is pleased to announce that the 2nd Africa Weeks for the Animals is scheduled for August 1-14, 2011. The special weeks will highlight the importance that African animals play in our world and bring communities together on behalf of the amazing animals.
The wonderfully humane leaders and young people in Africa will be highlighted along with the African organizations that help the animals. The Africa Weeks are designed to celebrate and build awareness on behalf of African animals and efforts being made to save them from the challenges they face, including many species from extinction. Africa Weeks for the Animals is bringing together advocates, educators, humane organizations, sanctuaries, students, community leaders, and caring citizens in two important weeks of activities.
The weeks will feature festivals, fundraiser events, educational activities, animal watching/walking tours, blessings of the animals, low cost vaccination/spay and neuter opportunities, young people creating art and essays about wildlife, conservation initiatives, vegetarian festivals and more! African organizations will be spotlighted to help bring attention their needs in caring for the incredible animals they work with everyday. The Africa Weeks for Animals is a unique opportunity to help the African animals by all of us collectively coming together on their behalf.
Precious lives will be saved and important relationships built during the weeks. If you would like to learn more or become involved please call 877-454-0807 or visit the official website at http://africaanimals.org/ You may also learn more about the AWUSA-International Weeks campaign at http://www.animalworldusa.org/
Elizabeth's Fund Raising Event for Elephants
Here at The Bridge The Gap Foundation we LOVE Elephants and always like to support a worthy cause. Elizabeth held an event in April in Bosham to fundraise for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) (the details are below). The event was a roaring success and she has kindly sent us an update:
I am delighted to report that my fund raising evening for elephants was successful and well attended. Between us we
have raised the magnificent sum of £1,219.00. This will increase as many of you have kindly completed Gift Aid forms. I understand that
this sum will be used on the ‘front line’ for protecting elephants against poaching to include the purchase of Bush tents for rangers on
patrol, petrol, anti-poaching vehicles, for radios and GPS units to track elephants.
I would like to thank all of you who made contributions and sent
their good wishes for the event. We are all bound by a unanimous wish to see
the ivory trade end sooner rather than later.
I N V I T A T I O N
Elizabeth's Fund Raising Event
for Elephants
Saturday 24 April, 2010, from 7pm
at Hamblin Hall,
Bosham House,
Main
Road,
Bosham
PO18 8PJ.
Tel.01243 572109
Dear Friends, I am hosting a fund-raising event for elephants on Saturday 24 April at 7pm. I will be welcoming John Berry from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) who will tell us more about the plight of elephants, the Ivory Trade and how IFAW are addressing the current situation. Helen Claxton-Roper will bring her guitar and sing some sweet words. There will be a glass of wine and pizza.
The illegal trade in wildlife is second only to that of drugs and arms. Time is running out for the elephants – thousands are being slaughtered every year to supply the illegal ivory trade. In some Central and West African countries this is pushing elephant populations to extinction. Your support of this event would be much appreciated.
RSVP: Tickets are £10 per head (£15 for couple), in
advance, and all profits will go to the elephants through IFAW. Please make
your cheque payable to IFAW. To save postage, it would be helpful if you
could provide an email address and/or send an sae. By making a Gift Aid
declaration your gift will be worth up to 28% more to IFAW. If you are able
to Gift Aid your donation, forms will be available on the night.
Thank you in advance for your support of this event :-)
Elizabeth
Mother and baby elephant at Sanbona in South Africa - living the free life!