Javea Grapevine Issue 180 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 49

schools to explain
about wildlife and
the threats that
they face in the
future.

for
our
three Donations to their
websites, or via
supported wildlife
JustGiving
organisations,
www.justgiving.com/
which are:-

Many of the school
children
joined
the
walk
and
brought completed
sponsorship
forms,
jointly
raising additional
funds
for
the
cause. The gala
dinner, the fifth
event, included a
short presentation
to explain the
seriousness of the
current poaching
epidemic, a raffle
and an auction of
some
excellent
donated
items,
including an oil
painting by Rosa
Mansell, and an
elephant sculpture
by
our
local
sculptor, Toni Marí.
The five events
raised over €8200

Petitions have
been raised to
the American
and Chinese
Ambassadors in
Madrid.

The PAMS
Foundation,
Tanzania
(pamsfoundation.org)

To support rangers
against poaching.
Wild Life Direct,
Kenya
(http://wildlifedirect.org)

To fight corruption
and support jurisdiction in courts
in Kenya against
poachers.
The David Sheldrick Wildlife
Trust, Kenya
www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

To support an elephant orphanage
and release
programme.

MFERJAVEA2015)

The organisers
have set up an
on-line petition to
President Uhuru
Kenyatta which
has attracted
2,693 signatures
to date. If anyone
would like to add
their support, go
to http://tinyurl.
com/qbrt3y8
More details
available at
https://www.
facebook.com/
gmferjavea