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Portland AAZK held our "bowling event" on June 21, 2014. At the event we collected money that was pledged to bowlers, we sold Bowling for Rhinos t-shirts, and we raffled off some really cool prizes. Total as of July 15, 2014, the money collected for at the bowling event plus the money collected on this FundRazr site ($2737 as of July 15, 2014) is $21,000.
Portland AAZK has participated in the 25 year old Bowling for Rhinos
fundraiser, every year of its existance. In 2013, we set our all time
record, collecting $16,000 for Rhino conservation. The previous
record was 24 years old. :-) At, $21,000 we have already reset the
record, one year later. But that's not all! A very generous
individual has promised to match every dollar up to $25,000. So, our
$21,000 is actually $42,000. We have until the end of August to
collect money for our 2014 Bowling for Rhinos campaign and although we
have a goal to collect $25,000 to maximize the generous match, we do
not want to stop there.
In addition to providing for a long
peaceful life for the rhino and the others they share habitat with,
there are bragging rights also involved. In all likelyhood, Portland
AAZK will reclaim the title of most money collected all time for
rhinos, from Oklahoma City, but every dollar allows us to cushion our
position and maintain Portland Pride.
The 25th Anniversary of this amazing fundraiser.
The AAZK Bowling for Rhinos program provides zoo keepers of the world
with an avenue to raise funds and awareness for rhino and habitat conservation.
“AAZK’s Bowling for Rhinos” fund raiser began on a small scale
and is now an AAZK-sponsored North American event raising between
$200,000- $300,000 annually. Our goal now is to raise at least
$500,000 annually. In 1990, we began by supporting the Lewa Wildlife
Conservancy (formerly Ngare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary) in Kenya.
AAZK realized that the zoo keepers of the world were extremely
conservation oriented and wanted to help save rhinos and their
habitats, yet did not have the financial resources themselves to make
any significant impact. That’s when the idea came to start a national
bowl-a-thon called Bowling For Rhinos.
The beauty of the idea is that these fundraisers are organized
by volunteers, who donate their time and organizational skills to help
raise money to send directly to the places in need. Since all the
people involved are volunteers, 100% of all donations are sent
directly to these in situ rhino conservation areas!
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