The Pinks in Charge! are back for the 2009 Rhino Charge and need your support more than ever! With the economic downturn affecting the entire world, donations and support towards conservation projects and wildlife are significantly down. The 2009 Rhino Charge will raise important funds towards the Rhino Ark.
Your support to the Pinks in Charge ’s entry into the Rhino Charge is an investment in the completion and long term maintenance of Rhino Ark’s Aberdare Fence – a key management tool for the long term benefit of the Aberdare ecosystem. The significance of this cannot be understated. The Aberdares ecosystem is one of Kenya’s main rain catchments areas; it is the source of five of the country’s main rivers, which provide most of Kenya’s hydro-electrical power and water to millions of Kenyans. The myriad of flora and fauna in the Aberdares, including the Black Rhino, are an attraction for tourists, a keystone of the Kenyan economy. The fence being built by the Rhino Ark is an effort to harmonize all these interests, environmental, social, financial and political, in an equitable and sustainable way.
Each Ksh 15,000 shillings of your donation to the Pinks in Charge! that goes to the Rhino Ark will build 10 meters of fence, or in the event that the fence is completed, be invested in a maintenance endowment fund that will assure the long term sustainability of this initiative.
As an individual or corporate entity, you can support Pinks in Charge! Car No. 18 in a number of ways:
- Direct cash support to our entry can be given through our on line giving sites at www.justgiving.com/pinksincharge and www.firstgiving.com/pinksincharge.
- You can also make out a cheque to Rhino Ark Trust with a cover note stating that the funds are being put towards the entry of Rhino Charge Car No. 18
- In-kind support to our team – this could include materials and supplies to be used on the day of the charge (t-shirts, caps, water, energy drinks etc.)
- Purchase of Rhino Ark Raffle Tickets form our team members (each ticket costs Ksh 2,000 and there are a huge number of high value prizes to be won)
Pinks in Charge! is committed to ensuring that your invaluable support receives as much recognition as possible. To this regard, we will ensure that your donation is acknowledged under our entry in the widely read Arkive – the bi-annual newsletter of the Rhino Ark that is distributed in Kenya and available on the Rhino Ark Trust website. Pinks in Charge! will also acknowledge your donation on the Pinks in Charge! website – that has a wide readership among friends and supporters of Pinks in Charge! worldwide.
Stickers bearing the logos of our corporate sponsors will be placed upon the charge vehicle, guaranteeing maximum exposure during the Rhino Charge event that is very well attended, receives huge local and international media coverage. |
